Chapter 19: Double Happiness Arrives!

"And Manager Wu, you say you're firing me, so you just fire me? What about the procedures? Bring out the paperwork for my termination. Also, I've been at the Company for a year now, I haven't made any mistakes or done anything wrong, and you're just firing me like that?"

"That's fine, pay me my severance, and we'll do everything according to the law, how about that!"

What?

At this moment, it wasn't just Manager Wu and Director Wang who were a bit stunned; even the colleagues felt they didn't recognize Zhou Yi anymore.

If one could say his argument with Director Wang yesterday had the air of a "shrew scolding in the street," then today, it had become needles hidden in silk!

His voice wasn't loud, but every word sounded reasonable!

However, Manager Wu was a veteran after all. After reacting, he said, "Legal regulations? Go find whoever told you you're entitled to severance and collect it from them. I'm telling you you're fired, so what?"

"That's right, this is our Company now, please leave," Director Wang chimed in from the side.

Yet, Up Master Zhou sat there as steady as a rock. Of course, the pinhole Camera he had placed on his chest had already started working.

Lawyer Fang had taught him that when a young man is out in the world, he must be careful to protect himself. As for evidence, one should always fear having too little, never too much.

For example, many newcomers entering the workplace often make the mistake of not leaving a paper trail.

It sounds very simple: no matter who tells you to do a job, if you should have the other party sign for it, you must have them sign. There can be no compromise on this point.

If they aren't willing to sign, then why should you do the work for them? If you finish it well, that's fine, but if you don't, you become the scapegoat.

When the time comes and they ask who told you to do it, you won't have anywhere to argue your case.

So now, Zhou Yi was filming quite happily, saying, "You two shouldn't try to scare me; I'm timid, and I know that just saying 'you're fired' isn't enough. I haven't signed anything, so I am still an Employee here. If you want to force me out, I'll call the police!"

Manager Wu turned his head to look; the other people in the Company were all watching this side. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Wang Zong, let's go."

He had originally thought this fresh graduate was a greenhorn, but he hadn't expected him to be so slippery!

Of course, they would never have guessed that someone had gone straight to a Lawyer because of yesterday's argument...

Watching the two leave, Zhou Yi didn't bother with them at all; he just sat there looking at his computer, having nothing to do.

It's not that I don't want to work, it's that you didn't assign me any tasks at all, so I can't help it, right? It's perfect, I can even mooch off the tea and snacks here.

For the next few days, Zhou Yi stayed in the Company peacefully, and he left the moment work ended, never delaying by even a minute.

Naturally, he was also constantly collecting evidence through his own channels and staying in contact with Lawyer Fang.

And Lawyer Fang also guessed that the Company should be providing the paperwork very soon.

After all, using "verbal termination" to actually make an employee commit absenteeism is a trick for newbies; if it doesn't work, you have to follow the normal procedures.

As it turned out, Lawyer Fang was right. On Thursday afternoon, just as Zhou Yi was preparing to pack his things to leave work, Manager Wu and Director Wang came over together.

"Didn't you want us to issue written paperwork? It's done, just sign it!" Manager Wu said, putting a piece of paper down in his hand.

Zhou Yi picked up the paper and looked at it carefully. The content was very simple: because Zhou Yi was absent without cause and violated such-and-such Company regulations, his labor relationship was now being terminated.

Zhou Yi was once again angered to the point of laughter; he really couldn't understand the thinking of these companies.

From his previous words, it was already clear that Zhou Yi was no longer a legal novice; he knew at least a little bit about labor-related matters.

But looking at the current situation, the Company was still treating him like an idiot.

Absenteeism without cause—that was his problem. If he were fired like this, he wouldn't get a single cent!

"Manager Wu, are you playing games with me?" Zhou Yi looked up and said, "I was absent? Me going home after work is called absenteeism? And what about my severance?"

As he spoke, the pinhole Camera on Zhou Yi's chest had already started recording.

"According to the law, I've been at the Company for a year, you have to give me at least one month's salary!"

Hearing this, Manager Wu was full of mockery: "Zhou Yi, what legal regulations? Who made them? Go find whoever made them to ask for it. Here, I can tell you very clearly: no!"

"Are you trying to talk to me about Labor Law? Who even follows Labor Law these days?"

If the Company had to pay severance every time they fired someone, they wouldn't be able to stand it.

Especially with some old employees; if you fire them, N+1, who could handle that?

"As for this termination letter, it doesn't matter if you sign it or not, as long as you've received it. You are no longer a person of this Company, please leave on your own!"

"Manager Wu, Director Wang, so we've torn off the mask, have we? Since that's the case, there's nothing left to say. Let's see each other at Arbitration!"

Hearing this, Director Wang's face twitched, but he still said, "Go complain wherever you want. The Company has been open for so many years; if we were scared off by a few words from you, why would we even run a company?"

"Also, I'll remind you, Zhou Yi, the road of Arbitration and Lawsuits is not easy to walk. Once you go down it, be prepared to never find work in Jingzhou City again!"

"You two are threatening me now," Zhou Yi smiled.

I have to say, Lawyer Fang is really something. Look at this, the Manager Wu and Director Wang opposite had said everything they needed to say and were caught red-handed.

Although many companies in society are this unreasonable, it is, after all, an unspoken rule. Once it's put under the sunlight, it's not so comfortable anymore.

Their looks, their expressions—they didn't hold any law in their eyes at all.

Not bad, very not bad.

"Alright, since the Company is like this, I have nothing more to say. Give me my contract; it was said to be kept here with you back then," Zhou Yi said again.

For a lawsuit, this contract was still very important.

Director Wang's face changed when he heard this, and he immediately exchanged a look with Manager Wu and said, "What contract? We don't know anything about it. Are you going to leave on your own, or should we have you escorted out!"

Huh? They won't even give me the contract? They just said they weren't afraid of me suing them.

Zhou Yi wanted to say something else, but he saw several security guards walking over. They forcibly took his things and started kicking him out without a word.

He was completely helpless. Zhou Yi had heard before that an employee at a certain company was fired and wouldn't leave, and ended up being carried downstairs by security guards. He hadn't expected to encounter this himself.

But why wouldn't they give him the contract? Could it be... that the contract was gone?

So Zhou Yi quickly told Lawyer Fang about this new situation and expressed his concerns.

"What? No signed contract? Wait, do you have any evidence in your hands that you've been working there? Like salary, attendance sheets, and other things..." Lawyer Fang asked hurriedly, his tone carrying a hint of excitement.

Zhou Yi didn't know how he had touched the other party's "g-spot" again, but he still said, "Of course I have those. I don't even need to collect them; they're right there on my phone and computer."

At this, Lawyer Fang became directly excited: "Brother Zhou, double happiness has arrived!"

"Where does the happiness come from?" Zhou Yi was completely confused.

"No signed Labor Contract, but there is a labor reality—double compensation!"

Zhou Yi: "(*^▽^*) Is there such a good thing?"

In Zhou Yi's former Company, Manager Wu and Director Wang did not take Zhou Yi seriously at all.

They had seen too many people like this; when they were fired, everyone shouted about not knowing where to go to sue, about doing this or that, but in reality?

Matters of Legal Aid, especially labor disputes, first require Arbitration; if one party is dissatisfied with the Arbitration, they can only file a Lawsuit, and then add the First Instance and Second Instance, and after the trial is over, they start dragging it out, all the way until Compulsory Execution...

In short, the long process will make many furious novices calm down.

Because in many cases, the money you win back from a lawsuit isn't even enough to cover the expenses of the lawsuit...

Added to that is the Warning; this Warning wasn't just Manager Wu talking nonsense, as when the next employer interviews someone, they will always ask about the situation at the previous workplace.

Especially in this city, within the same circle, everything is connected; considering all aspects, plus the fact that Zhou Yi was just a rookie who had only graduated from university for a year, they were not worried at all.

Meanwhile, Zhou Yi had already planned to entrust Fang Dazhuang to help him fight this Lawsuit.

To be honest, Fang Dazhuang's fees were really not low, but to be toyed with like this, even if he had to grit his teeth, he had to hold on!

He just couldn't stand the faces of those people, especially that Manager Wu; Director Wang was at least a shareholder of the Company and counted as one of the bosses, but wasn't Manager Wu just a wage earner too!

Better to first consider tomorrow's Mediation.

Since he was fired, he wouldn't even need to ask for leave tomorrow.

Fortunately, he had filmed such a large pile of material; once the system's task was completed, he could film another video about labor disputes, how delightful.

The second update is delivered; isn't Jiu Jian's speed top-notch? Liu Xu's plot will end in the next few chapters... Actually, these two chapters are a bit padded; originally, I just wanted to lead into the next task plot, but it turned out that this labor dispute plot was so exciting to write as an intro that I couldn't stop...

(End of this chapter)