New policy for trade union funds in Zhejiang Province in 2022 On July 18, the Zhejiang Provincial Federation of Trade Unions issued the "Fifteen Measures on Increasing Trade Union Fund Investment to S

New policy for trade union funds in Zhejiang Province in 2022 On July 18, the Zhejiang Provincial Federation of Trade Unions issued the "Fifteen Measures on Increasing Trade Union Fund Investment to Support Epidemic Prevention and Control and Economic and Social Development" ( (hereinafter referred to as the "Fifteen Measures"). What do these measures mainly include? What impact will they have on ordinary employees? What role will they play in supporting epidemic prevention and control and economic and social development? 1. Increase investment in labor union funds to let employees feel more warmth (1) Establish a special fund province The Federation of Trade Unions at this level has allocated a budget of 10 million yuan in 2022 to establish special funds for epidemic prevention and control. At the same time, trade unions at the county level and above are required to universally establish special funds for epidemic prevention and control, and conduct extensive condolence activities for medical staff and frontline workers in epidemic prevention and control. From 2022 to 2024, the Provincial Federation of Trade Unions will set up a special fund of 15 million yuan for grassroots trade unions in new businesses every year, and subsidize 250 grassroots trade unions in new businesses every year. (2) Improve the standard of condolences. It is understood that the Provincial Federation of Trade Unions has revised the "Measures for the Administration of Warmth-Sending Funds from Trade Unions of Zhejiang Province" to expand the objects of condolences to include workers in new employment forms, family members of those who died on duty and those who died on the job, and employees who acted bravely. and other groups are included in the scope of sending warm condolences; front-line workers' condolences are increased from no more than 500 yuan per person per time to no more than 1,000 yuan per person per time; employees who are disabled due to work-related injuries and occupational diseases, and employees who have been operated or hospitalized due to major diseases are provided with condolences. , increased from no more than 1,000 yuan per person per time to no more than 2,000 yuan per person per time. We will increase condolences and assistance to front-line workers in epidemic prevention and control and those who suffer temporary or sudden life difficulties due to the epidemic. 2. Promote economic recovery and make good use of trade union funds (1) Increase consumption assistance work. Trade unions at or above the county level should give priority to purchasing products from poverty-stricken areas under the same conditions as trade union canteens, affiliated hotels, hotels and other enterprises and institutions. In addition, a certain proportion of canteen food ingredients is reserved to purchase agricultural and sideline products from poverty-stricken areas. (2) Make good use of trade union funds to promote consumption recovery. Starting from 2022, the original annual holiday condolences limit for grassroots trade unions will be increased from 1,500 yuan to 1,800 yuan per person, and an additional 500 yuan will be added beyond the limit to purchase cultural tourism and catering consumer products; at the same time , Trade unions at all levels must actively implement consumption assistance policies and reserve no less than 20% of the total amount distributed in the current year for priority purchase of consumption assistance products. (3) Support industries and small and micro enterprises severely affected by the epidemic. Guide trade unions at all levels to actively organize and carry out employee recuperation activities, and entrust travel agencies and other difficult industries and enterprises seriously affected by the epidemic to undertake them through necessary procedures. The federations of trade unions at or above the county level should combine local realities, increase investment in recuperation activities for frontline workers, and drive more grassroots units to carry out recuperation activities. 3. Improve the strength and level of trade union services for employees (1) Vigorously carry out employment skills training for transferred and re-employed employees. Increase financial support for employment skills training for transferred and re-employed employees. The Provincial Federation of Trade Unions at this level will arrange 5 million yuan in 2022 and 2023. Arrange 10 million yuan to focus on providing free employment skills training for employees in enterprises with production and operation difficulties affected by various factors who need to transfer and re-employ under the normal conditions of epidemic prevention and control, so as to help employees with employment difficulties find employment as soon as possible. (2) Improve the level of employee medical mutual assistance and actively adapt to the new situation brought about by the launch of the "Smart Medical Insurance" platform to ensure the smooth operation of employee medical mutual assistance activities; target occupational injury risks for workers in new employment forms such as couriers and online food delivery workers In view of the fact that the large number of people lack medical insurance, we should explore the establishment of special insurance projects to effectively reduce their medical burden. (3) Encourage the implementation of financial support policies for employee entrepreneurship. Local federations of trade unions that meet the conditions can actively seek support from financial institutions to provide services such as micro-loans for employee entrepreneurship, and can arrange special funds for employees in need, and subsidized small-amount entrepreneurship loans for employees who have been transferred to and re-employed. Project to support employees’ employment and entrepreneurship. (4) Develop trade union re-employment service applications and improve the full-chain working mechanism of proactive discovery of employment training, on-demand training, employment services, and follow-up results, so as to improve the effectiveness of employment training. (5) Improve the online service level of trade unions, promote the digital reform of trade unions, develop innovative application scenarios, provide cross-department, cross-region, cross-system, cross-level, and cross-business system management and services to employees and grassroots trade unions, and continuously enrich service products, Improve service channels, innovate service models, improve the efficiency of the use of trade union funds, and promote the improvement of trade union online service levels. (6) Strengthen the public welfare service nature of trade union service positions. Trade unions at or above the county level can use workers' cultural palaces and other employee service positions according to local conditions to provide phased preferential office space for small and micro enterprises, employees in need, and re-employed employees to start their own businesses. 4. Do both “addition” and “subtraction”. On the one hand, we should increase investment in labor union funds, and on the other hand, we should implement the policy of reducing the burden of labor union funds. The "Fifteen Measures" require trade unions at or above the county level to strictly implement the province's policy on reducing enterprise trade union funds and the ACFTU's small and micro enterprise trade union fund support policies. Reduce or exempt small and micro enterprises and individual industrial and commercial households from renting trade union houses. Trade unions at or above the county level can refer to the regulations of the local party committee and government to reduce or reduce the rent for a certain period of time for small and micro enterprises and individual industrial and commercial households that are in difficulty renting properties owned by the union. In addition, the funds for trade unions in 26 mountainous counties and island counties will be tilted.