Is the salary paid normally during the isolation period in COVID-19?

1. Is the salary paid normally during the period of home quarantine because of the epidemic

Because the salary paid normally during the period of home quarantine because of the epidemic.

According to the Notice of the General Office of the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security on Properly Handling the Labor Relations during the Prevention and Control of Pneumonia Infected in novel coronavirus, the wages of the pneumonia patients, suspected patients and close contacts infected in novel coronavirus during isolation and medical observation shall be paid by the affiliated enterprises according to the wages during normal working hours. If a worker is not infected, suspected to be infected or in close contact, and does not need to be isolated and observed according to local management measures, but he/she requests to be isolated at home before going to work, it is suggested that the employer can take annual leave or negotiate salary with the worker during the period of self-requested isolation. If negotiation fails, it will be treated as personal leave or absence.

ii. Can the employer reduce the salary due to the difficulties in production and operation of the epidemic

If the unit stops working or stops production within a salary payment period due to reasons other than the employee, the employer shall pay the employee the salary according to the standards stipulated in the labor contract. If the wage payment period exceeds one, the wages can be paid according to the labor provided by the laborer and the newly agreed standard, but it shall not be lower than the minimum wage standard of this Municipality.

III. How to pay wages if the workers can't return to work on time due to the epidemic

If the workers can complete the corresponding work by telephone, internet, etc., the employer shall pay the employees wages according to their normal attendance; If the work cannot be completed in the above way, the employer can arrange employees to take annual leave, during which the workers enjoy the same salary as during normal work; If you can't return to work after the annual leave is used up, you can also arrange employees to make up attendance in the follow-up work; If you haven't returned to work for a long time, you still can't make up for it through the above methods. During the waiting period, the employer will pay the basic living expenses according to 7%-8% of the minimum wage in this city.

during the period when the epidemic is isolated at home, the unit needs to pay the wages of its employees. If the employee can't return to work for a long time because of isolation, the unit can use annual leave or other legal holidays to deduct after consultation with the employee.