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Huawei employee reshuffling causes controversy

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Nov.3 - Huawei, China's biggest maker¹ of telecommunications network equipment, is encouraging more than 7,000 of its employees who have been working for the company for at least eight years to "retire" and sign new short-term contracts. This large-scale reshuffling is expected to be completed by Jan. 1, 2008, when the revised Law on Employment Contracts takes effect in China, Nanfang Daily reported.

Sources with the company revealed that the group of veteran employees who face "retirement²" will be offered the chance to stay on by signing new contracts valid³ for one to three years. The company also promised to compensate⁴ those who volunteer to leave. The compensation total may amount up to nearly one billion yuan ($134 million), which has sent shockwaves since its announcement.

The Shenzhen-based telecom company has taken this bold move in response to an article written in the new labor⁵ contract law. The law stipulates⁶ that an employer and an employee may conclude an open-ended contract upon reaching a negotiated consensus⁷ if the employee has been working for the employer for a consecutive⁸ period of at least 10 years.

The group of telecom elites⁹ who face "retirement" still have two years ahead of them before reaching the 10-year employment mark, which may make them eligible¹⁰ for open-ended employment contracts under the new labor contract law, and thus permanent employees of the company.

Some human resource experts say Huawei is taking this measure in order to cut down on the number of open-ended employment contracts with employees.

The revised labor law highlights employees' rights and threatens to impact the competitiveness of certain enterprises. Some people expressed their understanding of recent corporate¹¹ behavior, noting that certain companies may take protective measures so as to keep operating costs low and maintain a competitive edge.

Yet there are also some speaking out against such practices, saying it is both irresponsible to have employees voluntarily resign short-term contracts and possibly damaging to a business's reputation.

Insiders worry that many other domestic companies may follow Huawei's example before the new law takes effect on January 1.

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1 maker
n.制造者，制造商
参考例句：
He is a trouble maker，You must be distant with him.他是个捣蛋鬼，你不要跟他在一起。 A cabinet maker must be a master craftsman.家具木工必须是技艺高超的手艺人。

2 retirement
n.退休，退职
参考例句：
She wanted to enjoy her retirement without being beset by financial worries.她想享受退休生活而不必为金钱担忧。 I have to put everything away for my retirement.我必须把一切都积蓄起来以便退休后用。

3 valid
adj.有确实根据的；有效的；正当的，合法的
参考例句：
His claim to own the house is valid.他主张对此屋的所有权有效。 Do you have valid reasons for your absence?你的缺席有正当理由吗？

4 compensate
vt.补偿，赔偿；酬报 vi.弥补；补偿；抵消
参考例句：
She used her good looks to compensate her lack of intelligence. 她利用她漂亮的外表来弥补智力的不足。 Nothing can compensate for the loss of one's health. 一个人失去了键康是不可弥补的。

5 labor
n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦
参考例句：
We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。 He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。

6 stipulates
n.（尤指在协议或建议中）规定，约定，讲明（条件等）( stipulate的名词复数 )；规定，明确要求v.（尤指在协议或建议中）规定，约定，讲明（条件等）( stipulate的第三人称单数 )；规定，明确要求
参考例句：
The trade contract stipulates for the settlement of balances in RMB. 贸易合同规定余额以人民币结算。来自《现代汉英综合大词典》 The contract stipulates for the use of seasoned timber. 合同上订明用干透的木料。来自辞典例句

7 consensus
n.(意见等的)一致，一致同意，共识
参考例句：
Can we reach a consensus on this issue?我们能在这个问题上取得一致意见吗？ What is the consensus of opinion at the afternoon meeting?下午会议上一致的意见是什么？

8 consecutive
adj.连续的，联贯的，始终一贯的
参考例句：
It has rained for four consecutive days.已连续下了四天雨。 The policy of our Party is consecutive.我党的政策始终如一。

9 elites
精华( elite的名词复数 )；精锐；上层集团；（统称）掌权人物
参考例句：
The elites are by their nature a factor contributing to underdevelopment. 这些上层人物天生是助长欠发达的因素。 Elites always detest gifted and nimble outsiders. 社会名流对天赋聪明、多才多艺的局外人一向嫌恶。

10 eligible
adj.有条件被选中的；(尤指婚姻等)合适(意)的
参考例句：
He is an eligible young man.他是一个合格的年轻人。 Helen married an eligible bachelor.海伦嫁给了一个中意的单身汉。

11 corporate
adj.共同的，全体的；公司的，企业的
参考例句：
This is our corporate responsibility.这是我们共同的责任。 His corporate's life will be as short as a rabbit's tail.他的公司的寿命是兔子尾巴长不了。

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