Unfair Tesla bonus pay cuts are allegedly affecting many employees at the Giga Shanghai facility.
Elon Musk pauses and looks down as he speaks during a press conference at SpaceX's Starbase facility near Boca Chica Village in South Texas on February 10, 2022. - Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk delivered an eagerly-awaited update on SpaceX's Starship, a prototype rocket the company is developing for crewed interplanetary exploration.
Numerous staff members have already shared their disappointment on the Chinese social media platform called Zhihu.
"Recently, in the Shanghai Tesla factory, ordinary employees received a notice that the company maliciously deducted wages," said a Tesla worker.
He added that being a Tesla factory staff is not an easy job; hardships are experienced from the first until the last process since they require great meticulousness and rigor.
Unfair Tesla Bonus Pay Cuts
According to CNN Business' latest report, the unfair Tesla bonus cuts amounted to almost $300 per month.
An employee assisted customers in a Tesla store on January 23, 2021, in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China.Covid-19 first break out in Wuhan, with a population of 10 million. subsequently, Wuhan implemented a 76-day lockdown from January 23rd to April 8th, 2020.
Also Read: Tesla Faces Lawsuit in California for Employee Access on Cabin Camera, Sharing its Videos Internally
This is around half of the monthly base salary for junior Tesla Giga Shanghai factory workers, which is $777.
Thankfully, Elon Musk noticed the problem. The billionaire said learned about the unfair reductions in bonuses during the weekend.
Since this is a serious issue, the billionaire confirmed that he would investigate the issue.
"Was alerted this weekend. Looking into it," said the Tesla CEO via his official Twitter account.
As of writing, Elon Musk hasn't provided any update regarding his investigation of the unfair Tesla bonus cuts in Shanghai.
But you can expect further announcements from the billionaire in the coming days.
Reason Behind Tesla Bonus Cuts
Affected employees said that the bonus pay cuts were announced after the fatal accident at the Shanghai factory, which happened in February.
They claimed that Tesla factory managers told them that the bonus cuts were needed so that they could pay for the compensation related to the welding incident.
Of course, this disappointed many factory staff because their bonuses were being reduced for something they were not responsible for.
They stated that the automaker should not penalize them because of the company's liability problems.
You can click this link to learn more about their rants about the unfair bonus pay reductions of Tesla.
In other news, a new Tesla Shanghai factory for megapack batteries was previously confirmed by the EV maker. Recently, Tesla conducted a Cybertruck suspension test to see if it is efficient against road obstacles.
For more news updates about Tesla and its EV business activities, always keep your tabs open here at TechTimes.
Related Article: Tesla Discloses 17th Fatal Crash in Bay Area, Involving Automated Driver-Assist System
