What is the scope and standard of union sympathy?

The scope of condolences of labor unions is mainly for festive condolences and birthday condolences. The specific standards for the distribution of condolences are determined by provincial labor unions at all levels according to the actual situation in the local area.

Trade union funds can be used for employees' collective welfare expenditures, including grass-roots trade unions' expenditures for the New Year's festivals and members' birthdays, weddings and funerals, as well as for condolences for retiring and leaving the workforce.

The annual festivals of the New Year's Day refer to the statutory festivals stipulated by the state (i.e., New Year's Day, Spring Festival, Ching Ming Festival, Labor Day, Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, and National Day) and ethnic minority festivals approved by the people's governments of autonomous regions or above.

In principle, the holiday souvenirs shall be supplies in line with traditional Chinese festivals and the necessities of the workers, etc., and the grass-roots trade unions may adopt convenient and flexible distribution methods in light of the actual situation.

Trade union members' birthdays can be celebrated with birthday cakes and other in-kind comforts, as well as cake coupons from designated cake stores. When a member marries or gives birth, a certain amount of condolences can be given. When a member is sick and hospitalized, or when a union member or his/her immediate family member passes away, a certain amount of condolences can be given. When retiring from work, a certain amount of souvenirs can be given.

The scope of expenditures on education and trade union activities for union-funded employees is as follows:

1. Expenditures on publicity activities. Including the publicity expenses for the union to organize daily study and labor competitions, and to hold various reports, exhibitions, lectures and other technical exchanges.

2. Expenditures on cultural and artistic activities. Including trade unions to carry out amateur cultural and artistic activities required for the purchase of equipment and maintenance costs, the organization of gala, art exhibitions to the funding of these cultural and artistic activities.

3, sports activities expenditure. Including trade unions to organize a variety of sports activities, equipment purchase and maintenance costs, funding, sports supplies and clothing costs.

4. Training expenses for trade union cadres, refers to the cost of training full-time trade union personnel.

5. Expenditures related to trade union administrative fees. Including the personnel expenses, office expenses, travel expenses and other expenses of full-time union officials.

6. Expenditure on subsidies. Including union members of the difficulties of subsidies and the cost of subsidies for collective welfare undertakings of employees.

7. Salaries of full-time union employees. The wages of full-time trade union employees are paid out of the funds of the trade union, and other kinds of treatment are the same as that of other employees in the enterprise, which is borne by the enterprise.

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Trade Union Funds