Is sick leave pay paid by the Social Security Administration

It is not just basic pay during sick leave. Sick pay is paid according to not less than 60% of the person's standard wage, and not less than 80% of the minimum wage. If an employee needs to take leave due to injury or illness, he or she should present a certificate of diagnosis of illness issued by the enterprise's medical institution or designated hospital and be examined and approved by the enterprise.

Opinions on Several Issues Concerning the Implementation of the Labor Law of the People's Republic of China59 During the period of treatment of an employee's illness or injury not caused by work, the enterprise shall pay the sick leave wages or sickness relief expenses according to the relevant provisions within the stipulated medical treatment period, and the sick leave wages or sickness relief expenses can be paid at a rate lower than the minimum wage standard of the locality, but cannot be lower than 80% of the minimum wage standard. Sick pay or sick pay can be less than the local minimum wage standard, but not less than 80% of the minimum wage standard.