On May 28th, it was reported that the Wuhan Internet celebrity "Mother Wang," who has tens of millions of fans, found herself at the center of public attention.
It is known that "Mother Wang" gained attention for speaking up for laborers in online short dramas. However, her affiliated company, Wuhan Wilderness Culture Media Co., Ltd., was exposed for serious issues regarding recruitment practices and employee rights. The contrast between these issues and the image of laborers portrayed by "Mother Wang" on screen sparked outrage among netizens.
This afternoon, the Internet celebrity "Mother Wang's" company, @Wilderness Culture Wuhan Wilderness Culture Media Co., Ltd., released a statement addressing the issues raised by netizens recently, such as "recruitment offering alternating workweeks, self-provided computers, some claiming salaries around 4000 yuan, overtime situations, and zero employees covered by social insurance in the past two years."
The statement expressed sincere apologies to employees for the company's management issues and apologized to concerned netizens and fans.
Recently, there were rumors circulating online claiming that a certain business information system showed our company had "zero employees covered by social insurance," which is false information.
As the number of insured employees is not mandatory for public disclosure, our company did not make it public, leading to some misunderstandings and criticisms in society, which we understand.
Since our establishment, we have consistently paid all types of social insurance for all employees in full. Currently, all formal employees of the company have no arrears in social insurance payments. Additionally, we have increased the employee's housing fund contribution rate to the highest 12%. We continuously improve various rules and regulations to effectively protect employees' legitimate rights and enhance their sense of security.
Our company has always adhered to a market-oriented salary system. The company and employees negotiate and agree on salary levels based on equal voluntary participation, mutual consent, and sign labor contracts to establish legal labor relations.
We have decided to pay a minimum monthly salary of 6000 yuan for new and existing formal employees. In the future, we will continue to gradually improve the salary management system and strengthen effective management of income distribution.
We deeply acknowledge the deficiencies in our previous management regarding social insurance benefits for probationary employees that have drawn attention from netizens. We sincerely accept criticism from netizens and will make earnest corrections.
In the future, our company will reasonably determine the salary and benefits for probationary employees according to relevant laws and market principles, fully pay social insurance, and contribute to the employee's housing fund at the highest rate of 12%. We will also create a positive, equal, and harmonious working atmosphere for new employees, providing them with ample room for growth and development.
As a startup company, since the establishment of the Wilderness Culture team, everyone has been running forward with their heads down, seemingly achieving certain results. However, inadvertently, we neglected to pay attention to the emotional needs of employees.
We always believe that employees are like family to us, and we deeply acknowledge the mistakes that have caused emotional and psychological distress to them.
In recent days, we have been communicating with employees and have decided to implement a two-day weekend policy, improve employee overtime benefits, and provide additional welfare leave and family care leave on top of statutory holidays and annual leave. We will also provide office supplies, including office computers, as needed.
The content produced by Wilderness Culture has long been loved by a wide range of netizens, with many even traveling to Wuhan to visit us and expressing a desire to participate in roles in short dramas. In the future, in addition to recruiting extras through formal channels and paying reasonable compensation as required, we will strive to meet the wishes of netizens and take corresponding measures to ensure their legitimate rights.
