Legal basis: People's Republic of China (PRC) Labor Law.
Article 50 Wages shall be paid to labourers themselves on a monthly basis in the form of currency. The wages of workers shall not be deducted or delayed without reason.
Article 82 If an employer fails to conclude a written labor contract with the employee for more than one month but less than one year from the date of employment, it shall pay the employee twice the monthly salary. Where an employing unit violates the provisions of this Law and fails to conclude an open-ended labor contract with the laborer, it shall pay the laborer twice the salary every month from the date when the open-ended labor contract should be concluded.
"Interim Provisions on Payment of Wages" Article 18 Labor administrative departments at all levels have the right to supervise the payment of wages by employers. If an employing unit commits one of the following acts that infringe upon the legitimate rights and interests of workers, the labor administrative department shall order it to pay wages and economic compensation to the workers, and may also order it to pay compensation: (1) Deducting wages from the workers or failing to pay wages without reason; (2) refusing to pay overtime wages to laborers; (3) paying workers' wages below the local minimum wage standard. The standards of economic compensation and compensation shall be implemented in accordance with the relevant provisions of the state.