What should enterprises do to reduce employees' wages during the epidemic?

If an enterprise encounters difficulties because the epidemic situation affects its production and operation, it can stabilize its jobs by means of salary adjustment, rotation and shortening working hours. Through consultation with employees, and try not to lay off employees or minimize them. Eligible enterprises can enjoy stable job subsidies according to regulations. If an enterprise stops production within a wage payment period, the enterprise shall pay the wages of its employees according to the standards agreed in the labor contract. If the salary payment period exceeds one, and the laborer provides normal labor, the salary paid by the enterprise to the laborer shall not be lower than the local minimum wage standard. If the employees fail to provide normal labor, the enterprise shall pay the living expenses, and the standard of living expenses shall be implemented in accordance with the measures stipulated by the provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government. During the period of isolation treatment or medical observation for pneumonia patients, suspected patients and close contacts infected with novel coronavirus, and during the period of isolation measures or other emergency measures taken by the government, the enterprise shall pay the employees labor remuneration during this period, and shall not terminate the labor contract with the employees according to the provisions of Articles 40 and 41 of the Labor Contract Law. During this period, if the labor contract expires, it shall be postponed to the medical treatment period, medical observation period, isolation period or the expiration of emergency measures taken by the government.

What are the rules for enterprises to have difficulties in production and operation due to the epidemic?

You can work stably through salary adjustment, rotation and rest, and shortening working hours. Through consultation with employees, and try not to lay off employees or minimize them. Eligible enterprises can enjoy stable job subsidies according to regulations. If an enterprise stops production within a wage payment period, the enterprise shall pay the wages of its employees according to the standards agreed in the labor contract. If the salary payment period exceeds one, and the laborer provides normal labor, the salary paid by the enterprise to the laborer shall not be lower than the local minimum wage standard. If the employees fail to provide normal labor, the enterprise shall pay the living expenses, and the standard of living expenses shall be implemented in accordance with the measures stipulated by the provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government.

To sum up, cooperate with relevant communities and units in strict property management, do a good job in the daily health protection supervision and inspection of enterprise employees, fill in relevant travel information, and feel healthy! Enterprises returning to work should prepare corresponding protective articles, such as medical disinfectant alcohol, hand sanitizer, masks, etc. Provide a good office working environment for employees.

Legal basis: People's Republic of China (PRC) Labor Law.

Article 44 Under any of the following circumstances, the employing unit shall pay wages higher than the wages of the workers during their normal working hours according to the following standards:

(1) If the laborer is arranged to work longer hours, he shall be paid no less than 150% of the salary;

(2) If workers are arranged to work on rest days but cannot be arranged for compensatory time off, they shall be paid a salary of not less than 200% of their wages;

(3) If workers are arranged to work on legal holidays, they shall be paid no less than 300% of their wages.