It was unexpected to learn that the Ceramics Expo was postponed early this morning. The organizing committee stated in the notice that the delay will not be later than 45 days before the official launch (the original time of the 35th Ceramics Expo is April 8-21). We are facing such a predicament at the beginning of 2020. Everyone is confused about when they will be able to adjust or overcome the difficulties. However, after seeing the sentence at the end of the notice, "The grass and trees are growing, spring is in sight." The author felt inexplicably Hope and strength arise spontaneously in my heart.
Ceramic companies have resumed production one after another
At present, bricks have been successfully produced in various production areas
Starting from February 19, corporate headquarters in Foshan have resumed work one after another. Firecrackers are heard in Huaxia Ceramics City, Ceramics Headquarters Base, Ceramic Sea International and other places. Jihua Road and Nanzhuang Bridge have resumed work during the peak commuting period. There was heavy traffic. No matter how much we wish for a good start, we can't dispel the dark clouds in our hearts. Because once the company resumes work, it will face a series of obstacles: unable to arrive, logistics has not been restored, the terminal market is deserted, projects are suspended, first quarter revenue is worrying, capital turnover is difficult, etc., and the production lines of general ceramic companies cannot (not Dare) to resume production normally, except for those few powerful companies.
On February 10, all employees at Dongpeng Group headquarters started working remotely, and Dongpeng Qingyuan production base resumed production on the same day ; On the morning of the 14th, the first batch of five production lines that were ignited and resumed production successfully produced bricks.
On February 10, Weimei Group announced the resumption of production; on the 13th, the Marco Polo Qingyuan production base officially resumed production; on the 14th, two production lines in Dongguan also resumed production and successfully produced bricks on the 18th; on the 15th and 16th, Qingyuan and Chongqing Two major production basesBricks have been successfully produced everywhere; on February 17, five production lines at the Fengcheng production base in Jiangxi were ignited and resumed production; it is expected that Marco Polo will fire up 20 production lines at the four major domestic production bases this month.
On February 10, Mona Lisa Group announced the resumption of work and production. On the same day, the production base in Teng County, Guangxi officially started production and has successfully produced bricks.
On February 10, Oceano Ceramics announced the resumption of work and production. On the same day, the production base in Teng County, Guangxi was fully ignited and resumed production, and bricks were successfully produced on the evening of the 11th.
On February 17, Jianyi marble tile Qingyuan production base officially resumed production.
On February 18, the No. 2 brick kiln-large slab production line of Xinyipai Qingyuan production base was officially put into operation.
According to statistics from the association in previous years, the sales of ceramic companies in the first quarter accounted for about 17%-18% of the annual sales. Affected by the epidemic, the first quarter will be a recovery period, and the revenue situation is not optimistic. In the long run, 2020 is the year when the "13th Five-Year Plan" ends and the "14th Five-Year Plan" begins. A number of major projects and infrastructure will be completed or constructed as scheduled, which will be an opportunity for ceramic construction companies. According to the analysis of professional institutions, it is expected that by the second half of 2020, the market demand affected by the epidemic in the first half of the year will be released, and the output value of building ceramics may be expected to grow. Therefore, when enterprises resume work and production, they should also plan how to fight the subsequent "battle".
Resuming work is not easy
The first round of "people-grabbing war" has begun
After China Ceramics Network and its group companies passed the resumption review, they officially returned to the office on February 20. However, according to the author’s understanding, there are still many companies that have not met the conditions for resumption of work or have automatically chosen to delay the resumption of work. In contrast, for companies that have the opportunity to resume work, I would like to say: it is not easy to resume work, so remember to cherish and cherish "people".
Xinhua Daily Telegraph reported that if companies want to resume work, they need to fill in 15 forms, 2 letters of commitment, develop an emergency plan, a resumption plan, a set of canteen protective measures and a set of dormitory protective measures, a total of 21 materials. Some materials also need to be stamped by the street. In the process of resumption of work, some areas even require nine official seals to approve the resumption of work. You can imagine how much time and how many steps it takes to complete these nine official seals. Epidemic prevention and control is a matter of life and death, and there is nothing wrong with being prepared rigorously. However, if all enterprises and institutions adopt the same approach, it will have a great impact on the economy.
The Internet is discussing how long it will take to restore the economy after the epidemic. It is believed that the economic recovery in various regions will accelerate There should be a certain gap. After all, some places have resumed transportation, while some places are still closing cities and villages; some cities have begun to rob people, and some cities are still guarding against people. Guangdong and Zhejiang, the two major provinces, immediately upgraded their first-level response when the epidemic broke out, and now they are the first to enter the recruitment mode to promote the resumption of work and production.
On the afternoon of February 16, Loong Airlines flight GJ8025 carried 154 returning employees of Jiashan County enterprises from Sichuan Guangyuan Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan Airport;
On February 16, Dongguan dispatched chartered buses to pick up employees from Zhaotong, Yunnan, to return to work;
On February 17, 15 return-to-work buses from Dongyang, Zhejiang, traveled all night and night to transport people from Guizhou back to Zhejiang to resume work, with police escorts throughout the journey;
The Secretary of the Yiwu Municipal Party Committee issued a fatal order: applications for resumption of work from enterprises are received online 24 hours a day, and even applications at 12 o'clock in the middle of the night must be processed;
The mayor of Foshan City publicly promised: We will never allow a company to be unable to resume work and production because it does not have masks. As long as the company reports the lack of prevention and control materials to the local government three days in advance, our government will help you solve the problem.
For Foshan, which has always been supported by manufacturing, people are definitely the most precious resource. Everyone thinks that China has a population of more than one billion, but they seem to have forgotten the proportion of aging people in this base. The demographic dividend is gone. If the manufacturing industry cannot achieve disruptive changes in mechanical automation, intelligence and other technological fields, the "war for people" in cities will only become more intense in the future. At this point, the leading companies in the construction and ceramics industry have alreadyThere is a layout, which is also an important reason why the above-mentioned enterprises can resume work and production smoothly.
Layoffs and salary cuts
It has become an unavoidable issue after returning to work
Last year we were still discussing personnel changes in ceramic companies, but before the dust settled, the "epidemic" prompted another turmoil.
"The house leaks only when it rains all night long" is the situation that small and medium-sized enterprises are currently facing. In this anti-epidemic risk test, the majority of small and medium-sized ceramic enterprises failed to pass the test.
Faced with heavy pressure, the first thing some business owners think of is to reduce losses by controlling costs. If there is no other way, they can only choose to lay off employees. As far as the author knows, more than one ceramic company has issued dismissal notices to some employees, although they are tactful but enough to make the employees involved feel like a bolt from the blue.
This is not over yet. When a company survives bankruptcy and layoffs, salary cuts have become the choice of most companies. In some companies, management and human resources departments use the excuse of "working together with the company to tide over difficulties" to force employees to cut their salaries. Moral kidnapping is inevitably offensive. On the contrary, there are also companies where employees actively request salary "discounts". However, after all, compared with ordinary employees, the risk tolerance of management is very different and cannot be generalized. Therefore, ordinary grassroots employees must be cautious about salary increases. This is just like the media propaganda during the epidemic that the elderly donated all their savings to support the fight against the epidemic. Instead of making those who heard it cry, they were reviled.
Regarding the issue of layoffs and salary reductions, an anonymous boss said: "Those who rely on sacrificing the interests of employees to get through difficulties will not be able to develop for a long time in the future, because once a person gives up and becomes a bear, it will be difficult to become a hero." Yes. Everyone is eager for heroes to appear in the current disaster, but we do not advocate the spirit of burning one's own candle to illuminate others. Since the problem cannot be avoided, perhaps we can treat it more rationally.
The General Office of the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security clearly stated in the "Notice on Properly Handling Labor Relations Issues During the Prevention and Control of the Pneumonia Epidemic of Novel Coronavirus Infection" issued by the General Office of the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security: If an enterprise has difficulty in production and operation due to the impact of the epidemic, it can take measures through consultation with employees. Stabilize jobs by adjusting salaries, rotating work and holidays, shortening working hours, etc., and try to avoid layoffs or reduce layoffs as much as possible. At present, the industry has not heard of any company's massive layoffs. Rotation of work and rest is the most common situation. Of course, these are only temporary measures. Regarding the salary increase, if it is reasonable, the author believes that employees will (reluctantly) understand that in order to defeat the epidemic, no one will stay out of it.
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“China’s economic development has never been carried out when the sun is shining, but bursts out when the weather is cold. From reform and opening up to 2020 now , it is still the case.”When I saw this sentence, I thought that our building ceramics industry was not like this. Although it has experienced glorious times, we must also remember the struggle and hard work in the beginning. The spirit of hard work and perseverance are what the ceramics builders should be proud of.
