Legal basis: Article 12 of the Interim Provisions on Wage Payment. If the unit stops work or production within a salary payment period due to reasons other than the employee, the employer shall pay the employee's salary according to the standards agreed in the labor contract. If the wage payment period exceeds one period, and the laborer provides normal labor, the labor remuneration paid to the laborer shall not be lower than the local minimum wage standard; If the laborer fails to provide normal labor, it shall be handled in accordance with the relevant provisions of the state.
Legal analysis: here. If the employer decides to give employees a holiday due to the epidemic, they also need to pay employees' wages. Moreover, giving employees a holiday is not what employers want to do, but that government departments do not allow unrelated enterprises to return to work in advance during the epidemic prevention and control period. During the period of not returning to work, wages and benefits can be paid according to the minimum wage standard after both parties reach an agreement through consultation.
Legal basis: Article 12 of the Interim Provisions on Wage Payment. If the unit stops work or production within a salary payment period due to reasons other than the employee, the employer shall pay the employee's salary according to the standards agreed in the labor contract. If the wage payment period exceeds one period, and the laborer provides normal labor, the labor remuneration paid to the laborer shall not be lower than the local minimum wage standard; If the laborer fails to provide normal labor, it shall be handled in accordance with the relevant provisions of the state.