Hello, everyone.
This is Enta.
If you're a construction company, I imagine you often work as a subcontractor for various other companies.
First-tier subcontractors, second-tier subcontractors, and so on.
XX% of the contract amountSafety Cooperation Association DuesDoesn't that put you off?
The other day, I worked for a new general contractor for the first time, but they told me they’d deduct 1% for safety association fees!
No, no, no
Nai Nai
That's what I think.
The reason is that the company is a construction firm, and this time, by chance, a job like that came up for a local project, and
Construction work we had no choice but to undertake. (According to the general contractor himself)
I don't think I could do business with that company after that.
So, I told them to cut me some slack this time lol (It’s only a few tens of thousands, but it’s money that’s important to me.)
And I've been thinking this all along, but thisThe "Safety Cooperation Association Fee" is incredibly opaque.That's it.
A lot of the big companies actually run their businesses pretty responsibly, but when it comes to local small and medium-sized businesses, they don't even have itemized statements, lol.
Even if there were...
Every time construction work is done, tens of thousands are deducted, and for larger projects, since it’s a percentage of the contract price, the amount can really add up.
If you think of it as small amounts adding up, that amount ends up being quite significant.
That gets "released" at the annual safety meeting, but a small portion of it comes back as prizes for various things...
What is this??I think there are subcontractors these days who feel that way.
I can't help but think that outdated customs still exist, lol.
Well, there are some conscientious mid-sized general contractors that operate their safety conferences on a membership fee basis.
In addition, there are even companies where the prime contractor covers all the costs.
What's more, the scary thing about this system is that—for example—let's say there's a safety meeting every June.
If you do something wrong in March and your business relationship with that company is terminated, that means you won’t get back the Safety Cooperation Association fees that have been deducted so far.
If the construction cost was 30 million, that would amount to several hundred thousand.
Where does that money go?? (It’s automatically deducted, and there’s no refund system.)
Those "safety cooperation association" fees are kind of shady, aren't they...
I feel like this is pretty common in one-man, family-run companies lol (just a guess)
Is this the kind of company that treats its employees like family?
These days, is it okay to refuse to pay the safety association fee, or should I ask for the amount and include it in the estimate?
In any case, I think there are more effective ways to raise awareness now than handing out items at safety meetings.
These days, web conferences are the norm, so it would be ridiculous to have to go to the office every single time, wouldn't it?
We want to work safely at all times, and we want to raise our employees’ safety awareness!
Almost all contractors prioritize safety above all else.
So, since we don’t need anything for the safety meeting, shouldn’t the membership fee just cover the venue costs and such?
Safety conferences are meant to raise safety awareness; they are not just about handing out such items.
I think companies that hold safety meetings, in particular, need to give this some thought.
And I think it should be optional.
See you later.
P.S. I found a pretty interesting website, so I thought I'd share it with you.
