The manager did not expect that the management position would also be cut, losing more than half of his salary.

Efforts to stay

At 10am on Sunday morning, instead of working overtime as usual, Mr. Bui Van Tan (37 years old, living in Hanoi ) lay down in his rented room looking at his phone. Although he had prepared himself mentally, when the company had less work and cut down on working hours, he still couldn't help but feel confused and worried.

"Now I only go to work 3-4 days a week, the rest of the time I stay at home. It's been like that for the past 3 months," Tan sighed.

Mr. Tan is worried after 3 months of being laid off and losing half of his income (Photo: Nguyen Son).

As a factory manager at an electronic components manufacturing company in Thang Long Industrial Park, Hanoi, Mr. Tan did not expect his position to have his working hours cut. With less work, his income has also dropped significantly.

"Normally, with full overtime, my monthly income can reach 15-17 million VND. However, since June, I only work 3-4 days a week, 8 hours a day. If I work 8 hours a day, I receive my full salary. If I stay home on my days off, the company pays 70% of my salary. My monthly income is now only 7 million VND," said Mr. Tan.

In a rented room of more than 10 square meters, Ms. Hien (Mr. Tan's wife) said that the couple rented this room for 600,000 VND/month to save money, just to "have a place to come and go".

The rented room was cramped, the couple only had a folding bed for themselves, the rest of the space was used as a living space. At night, the couple took turns sleeping on the bed and on the floor.

"My husband is a factory worker and I sell scrap. Our children are still young and we live far away, so my husband and I discussed having someone work freelance so that we can handle any work that comes up," said Hien.

She sat down and calculated the expenses for raising a child, rent, electricity and water... the total was exactly equal to her husband's income. With the loss of income, the couple had to cut down on their food budget.

"Before, when my husband worked overtime and had a high salary, combined with my income, we could spend comfortably and still have enough money to send back home to our grandparents to raise our children.

Now that our income has been halved, we are forced to tighten all our spending. There are days when my husband and I only have 30,000-40,000 VND for food, and our meals consist of just tofu and a bunch of vegetables," Hien shared.

Mr. Tan is determined to stay with the company until the difficult period is over (Photo: Nguyen Son).

According to Mr. Tan, although his current income has decreased by more than half compared to before, compared to the general level, the salary of 7 million VND/month is still much higher than that of many workers in other companies in the industrial park.

Early last week, his company announced that orders were expected to arrive by the end of the year, and workers would be allowed to work overtime again. That was the best news for him and his employees at the moment.

The male manager shared that while many people change jobs to look for places with higher income, he still chose to stay in the hope that the company will soon overcome difficulties.

"Before the difficulties, the company's treatment of workers was very good, so now that it's difficult, I'm willing to stay. Luckily, the company recently announced that it is in the process of negotiating to bring in 3 orders for the end of the year. We workers are looking forward to working overtime again," said Mr. Tan.

"Working overtime is lucky"

In the room across the street, Ms. Pham Minh Hang (32 years old) is quickly cooking lunch to get to work on time for the afternoon shift. Ms. Hang is currently a worker at the SEI electronic components manufacturing company in the Thang Long industrial park.

This is the company she has just transferred to work for over 2 months. Ms. Hang breathed a sigh of relief, saying that she felt relieved to find a job in a place that still regularly allows overtime and even weekends.

Even happier is that her husband has just found a new job so the family can have more money to support their living expenses.

Ms. Hang cooks lunch, preparing for overtime in the afternoon (Photo: Nguyen Son).

"Before, my husband and I applied to work for the same company but in different factories. My factory had a lot of work, but my husband's factory had less work, no overtime, and only a basic salary. So after two months, he quit and went out to work as a motorbike taxi driver," she said.

Ms. Hang said that since moving to the new company, she and her husband no longer have to work hard, calculate meticulously, and consider each meal like before, and the daily meals are more complete. For lunch today, she treated her husband and neighbors to braised carp with pickled cabbage.

Compared to other people in the same boarding house who have to stay home due to lack of work, Ms. Hang still regularly works overtime all week. In the midst of difficulties, she said, finding a company with work is difficult, being able to work overtime like her is a blessing.

"Compared to my old company, my job at the new place is harder, I have to stand more, but in return there is more work, overtime is regular so my income is much higher. Although we work at the same company as my husband, my monthly income is 9 million VND, while his fixed salary is less than 5 million VND," Ms. Hang compared.

Female worker shares food with colleagues in the same boarding house (Photo: Nguyen Son).

According to data collected by the Hanoi Employment Service Center, it is expected that recruitment needs of local businesses will fluctuate in the coming time.

From now until the end of the year, businesses have registered to recruit about 60,000-80,000 new workers, concentrated in key sectors such as trade and services (usually accounting for over 90% of total demand). Next is the industry and construction group; agriculture, forestry and fisheries...

According to data collected by the Hanoi Employment Service Center, from now until the end of the year, businesses in the area need to recruit about 60,000 - 80,000 new workers (Photo: Nguyen Son).

In the trade and service sector, businesses focus on recruiting accountants, market research staff, and quality management staff. The wholesale and retail sector recruits many employees in the positions of sales staff, cashiers, and business staff...

In the manufacturing and processing industry, businesses need to recruit workers for the positions of production workers, component assembly workers, and mechanical engineers.

As for the construction industry, positions such as technical supervisors, architects, project technicians, etc. will be in great demand.

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