Chapter 37: Really Seeing It for the First Time! (Supplement)

The arbitrator arrived, and it was the first Labor Arbitration hearing of Zhou Yi's life.

Routinely, the middle-aged arbitrator asked if both parties required Mediation.

This is a procedure that almost all civil disputes must undergo; one could even say that Mediation is an extremely important, perhaps even core, procedure in our country's judicial practice!

It runs through the entire Civil Litigation process, from Mediation before a Lawsuit, to Mediation after Case Filing, to Pre-trial Mediation, and even after the hearing begins, the Presiding Judge will routinely ask whether both parties accept Mediation.

Furthermore, even if a First Instance judgment is rendered, if someone files an Appeal, they will be asked before the Second Instance whether they are willing to undergo Mediation.

This time, before Zhou Yi could even speak, Director Wang on the other side had already spoken: "Comrade, we accept Mediation; we only need the opposing party to return to work."

"And as long as the other party is willing to return to work, my Company can pay them a bonus equivalent to the compensation!"

Huh? Now it was the middle-aged arbitrator's turn to be dumbfounded; don't think I haven't read the case file—this is clearly a case where your Company fired the person first and didn't give them a single cent.

The person felt aggrieved, which is why they took the path of Arbitration, and now you want them to go back?

What is this all about!

But thoughts aside, if someone is willing to undergo Mediation, that is certainly a good thing. The middle-aged arbitrator turned to look at Zhou Yi: "Young man, what do you say?"

The middle-aged man's thinking was normal; since this young man was originally fired without cause, it meant he didn't have another job lined up, so he would still need a job.

If one can go back to work, of course it is better to go back to work!

However, Zhou Yi looked at the middle-aged man and shook his head directly: "Sorry, I refuse Mediation."

The middle-aged arbitrator looked full of confusion: "May I ask why? Young man, in this day and age, finding a job is not easy."

This statement is actually not quite right; it's not that finding a job is hard, but finding a job that one finds satisfactory is very difficult!

Otherwise, going to a factory to tighten screws or going to a construction site to move bricks and mix mortar—those are all jobs, but by comparison, more people are still willing to sit in an office, blowing air conditioning that can make one unable to sleep, while doing 996 manual labor.

What? You say you are from a 985 or 211 university and you also went to mix mortar?

Oh, then never mind...

"Actually, it's nothing, Comrade; it's just that the Company's overtime is unbearable, and I'm worried that one day my life will be at risk," Zhou Yi replied, a very solid reason.

Whether to choose 996 or choose the ICU, there is no need to say much about that.

The middle-aged man nodded and looked at Director Wang; he didn't know what to say. They were the Labor Arbitration Committee, and logically speaking, they were in charge of those who did not follow Labor Law.

But this matter is one where no action is taken unless there is a complaint, so it was... quite awkward.

Director Wang noticed this look; he really didn't want to talk anymore.

As a leader of the Company, when had he ever bowed his head to a low-level Employee? If you won't go back, then don't; without you, the butcher, must I eat pork with hair on it?

Someone from the countryside (Lincheng) really thinks that just by hiring a Lawyer, they can do something!

"Since the Plaintiff does not agree to Mediation, then let the hearing begin!"

Everything started according to plan. Despite having gone through one Mediation, Zhou Yi still felt that some things were a bit of an eyesore.

When the Little Cat Company was in Mediation last time, they were truly telling lies with their eyes wide open, and this time was no different!

Many people probably think that when a court hears a case, it is a clash of tongues, back and forth, and the Debate is lively, but in reality, anyone who has watched court hearing videos or gone to the scene to watch a trial knows that no matter how eloquently you speak, everything must be supported by evidence!

One could even say that for some small cases, basically after the pre-trial exchange of evidence, one already knows what the situation of the case is.

For example, right now, they just open their mouths and say that Zhou Yi was absent without cause, did no work without cause, and publicly insulted others in the Company, etc., violating who knows how many Company decisions.

In the end, the Company had no choice but to fire him...

Yes, they said a whole lot, but the evidence was pitifully scarce.

Most importantly, there was no Labor Contract!

And looking at Fang Dazhuang's side, even Zhou Yi, who didn't understand the law, could feel the other party's professionalism!

Fang Dazhuang not only formed a complete Evidence Chain from the salary records and attendance records that Zhou Yi had previously given him, but he also prepared the overtime records that Zhou Yi hadn't even taken seriously!

Yes, just by citing the daily chats between Zhou Yi and Director Wang, the HR Manager, and colleagues, as well as Zhou Yi's work records, it could be proven that Zhou Yi had worked overtime for many days in the past.

This kind of overtime was not voluntary, but arranged by the Company.

To say nothing else, Zhou Yi was truly dumbfounded; this is what you call professional!

"Alright, I have finished speaking, Comrade Arbitrator!"

Fang Dazhuang sat down leisurely. Zhou Yi had already happily brought over some water. It must be said that when a brilliant Lawyer argues, that energy is truly comfortable to watch!

Enjoying Zhou Yi's service, Fang Dazhuang narrowed his eyes, feeling satisfied and refreshed—great!

Needless to say, this win was very thorough. The middle-aged arbitrator announced the result directly: double wages and overtime compensation—these were all guaranteed.

According to Fang Dazhuang, it was fortunate that the time without a signed contract did not exceed one year, otherwise it could have been turned into an open-ended Labor Contract...

The Arbitration ended, and Director Wang walked away with a dark face, without saying a word.

Zhou Yi didn't get happy too early; normally, the other party would definitely file a Lawsuit, and in all likelihood, they would still claim he was absent without cause or something similar.

There is no need to worry about this point; when using legal procedures to solve problems, the biggest problem is never the law itself, but the issues of time and cost...

What Zhou Yi didn't expect was that as soon as Director Wang left, the legal assistant on the opposite side came running over with a fawning face.

"Teacher Fang, eh, I didn't expect it to be you here; that just now almost gave me a fright!" the assistant said, full of relief.

Huh? Now it was Fang's turn to be dumbfounded: "Do I know you?"

"Teacher Fang, don't you remember me? You once came to our school to give a lecture!" the assistant said fawningly, looking at Fang Dazhuang as if he had seen an idol.

This was a real big shot; he used to do criminal defense, but due to his personality, he later switched to civil cases.

"Oh..." Fang gave a long "oh": "Then you're done, right? If you're done, we're leaving; I have another case today."

"Ah, yes, yes, you two go ahead."

Although Zhou Yi was curious about Fang Dazhuang's past, he wouldn't easily pry. Currently, everything was going smoothly, and he could go back to edit his video first.

He had filmed quite a lot of videos of the family upstairs these past few days!

As for Fang Dazhuang, he took the evidence from Zhou Yi's hands and hurried to the Court.

This was the first time he had fought such a small case, but Fang Dazhuang was particularly interested; he even believed that the Guangming District Court had rarely, if ever, seen such a case before!

Facts proved that Fang Dazhuang had guessed correctly!

Two hours later...

The young lady at the Case Filing Division of the Guangming District Court looked at Fang Dazhuang in front of her with an extremely inexplicable expression: "Teacher Fang, this type of case of yours... I have truly never seen one before."

"Ah, are my materials complete?"

"Very complete, there are no omissions."

"That's fine, let's proceed with Case Filing!"

The third update, it's here, it's here; the promised three updates, I will absolutely not provide any less! Fang Dazhuang's background will also be written out slowly, referencing a certain Zhang San... hehehe.

(End of this chapter)