In case of layoffs during the epidemic, according to the provisions of the Labor Contract Law, the company shall pay double compensation to the workers, and the economic compensation shall be paid to the workers according to the standard of paying one month's salary every full year. For more than six months but less than one year, it shall be counted as one year; If it is less than six months, economic compensation of half a month's salary shall be paid to the workers. 1. During the epidemic period, if a worker is unable to provide labor due to the isolation of the confirmed, suspected and close contacts, the employer shall terminate the labor contract, which is illegal to terminate the labor contract, and pay twice the economic compensation according to the provisions of the Labor Contract Law. Article 87 of the Labor Contract Law stipulates that if an employer dissolves or terminates a labor contract in violation of the provisions of this law, it shall pay compensation to the laborer at twice the economic compensation standard stipulated in Article 47 of this law.

According to Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, what are those?

The Notice of the General Office on Properly Handling the Labor Relations during the Prevention and Control of Pneumonia Infection in novel coronavirus stipulates that if an enterprise has difficulties in production and operation due to the epidemic, it can stabilize its jobs by adjusting wages, rotating posts and shortening working hours through consultation with employees, and try not to lay off employees or reduce staff. 3. If employees are dismissed without reason during the epidemic, compensation shall be made in accordance with the provisions of Article 47 of the Labor Contract Law, and economic compensation shall be paid to employees according to the standard of one month's salary every full year. For more than six months but less than one year, it shall be counted as one year; If it is less than six months, economic compensation of half a month's salary shall be paid to the workers.

To sum up, if the employer illegally lays off employees during the epidemic, it shall pay compensation to the workers in accordance with twice the economic compensation standard. The economic compensation shall be calculated according to the number of years the laborer has worked in this company, and two months' salary shall be paid for each full year.

Legal basis: Article 46 of the Labor Contract Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) is under any of the following circumstances, the employer shall pay economic compensation to the employee:

(1) The laborer terminates the labor contract in accordance with the provisions of Article 38 of this Law;

(2) The employing unit proposes to terminate the labor contract with the laborer in accordance with the provisions of Article 36 of this Law, and the labor contract is terminated through consultation with the laborer;

(3) The employer terminates the labor contract in accordance with the provisions of Article 40 of this Law;

(4) The employer terminates the labor contract in accordance with the provisions of the first paragraph of Article 41 of this Law;

(5) Terminating a fixed-term labor contract in accordance with the provisions of the first paragraph of Article 44 of this Law, except that the employer maintains or improves the conditions stipulated in the labor contract to renew the labor contract and the employee does not agree to renew it;

(6) The labor contract is terminated in accordance with the provisions of Item 4 and Item 5 of Article 44 of this Law;

(seven) other circumstances stipulated by laws and administrative regulations.