"公司發孝親金給員工父母"

「孝」或孝道是中國文化中重要的詞彙。孩子從小就被教導要尊重並照顧父母。因此傳統上，中國人開始工作後，會買禮物或送錢給父母。但在現今經濟狀況下，許多年輕人靠自己薪水過活已很困難，存錢寄回家也很困難。

去年六月，一間四川顧問公司的關係企業決定減輕員工負擔，除了一般薪水外，每三個月還發1000元人民幣（合160美元）給員工父母。他們希望藉由此舉，員工能更專注於工作上，而不是為錢苦惱。

雖然父母們殷切盼望著這份免費好禮，許多員工卻相當畏懼。每筆孝親金都附上績效成績單，告知父母孩子的工作表現。如果有人不遵守公司規範，或表現不佳，公司會從孝親金中扣錢，或是完全不寄錢，並寫封信解釋「為何您的孩子這個月不能寄錢給你」。

(Local) Company Sends Employees Parents Money

Xiao or filial piety is an important word in Chinese culture. Children are taught at a young age to respect and take care of ones parents. Therefore, it is traditional for Chinese people to give money and gifts to them when they become working adults. But in todays economy, many young people are having a hard time living off their paycheck and saving money to send home.

Last June, one company, which is connected with a consulting firm in Sichuan, decided to lessen their employees burden by sending 1,000 yuan (US$160) every 3 months to their parents in addition to paying their regular salaries.They hope that by doing this, the workers will be able to concentrate on doing their jobs rather than worrying about money.

While parents eagerly wait for this free gift, some workers dread it. Each money packet comes with a report card that informs parents about their childs work performance. If the person didnt follow company rules or did poorly at his job, the company would deduct or not send any money at all and just write a letter explaining why your child couldnt send you money this month.

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