Suzhou Municipal Bureau of Human Resources and Social Security interprets the problem of employees' income and vacation during the epidemic prevention and control: This newspaper (reporter Shao Qun) At present, Suzhou is at a critical moment in fighting the epidemic. Recently, some employees of enterprises were isolated and observed at home by "yellow code", or although they held "green code", they had to take relevant measures for epidemic prevention and control. During this period, there were many consultations on labor relations. A few days ago, according to the relevant policies and regulations of the state, province and city and the Guiding Opinions on Handling Labor Relations in Epidemic Prevention and Control, the Municipal People's Social Security Bureau put forward the Reply Opinions on Issues Related to Wage Payment and Vacation of Enterprise Employees in Suzhou City, responding to social concerns.

According to the "Reply", the Municipal Bureau of Human Resources and Social Security supports enterprises affected by the epidemic to apply for a comprehensive working hour system according to the needs of production and operation, implement centralized work and rest, and maintain normal production and operation. Enterprises that apply for the first time, implement the notification commitment system and perform democratic procedures according to law shall be examined and approved according to regulations. Enterprises that have implemented the working system of comprehensive calculation of working hours may extend the validity of the original reply after the expiration of the reply period in 2022 with the consent of the trade union and filing with the examination and approval department. If the production and operation of enterprises are difficult due to the epidemic situation, enterprises are encouraged to negotiate with employees through consultative democratic procedures, and stabilize jobs by adjusting wages, rotating posts and shortening working hours. , and try not to lay off employees or lay off fewer employees; For those who are temporarily unable to pay wages, guide enterprises to negotiate with trade unions or employee representatives to postpone payment.

The answer is clear, the employer should regard suspected patients and close contacts infected with pneumonia and novel coronavirus as providing normal labor, and pay their wages during isolation treatment or medical observation, as well as the isolation measures implemented by the government. Employees who hold "yellow code" for home quarantine observation, or employees who hold "green code" for epidemic prevention and control requirements (such as implementing closed control of communities and buildings, centralized nucleic acid detection, etc.). During the implementation of isolation observation, the enterprise shall pay the corresponding wages according to law; If an enterprise fails to arrange for its employees to work at home (according to Article 28 of the Regulations on Wage Payment in Jiangsu Province), it shall be deemed as providing normal labor and paying their wages; If an employee takes annual leave, funeral leave, family leave, maternity leave, nursing leave and other holidays, the enterprise shall (according to the provisions of Article 29 of the Regulations on Payment of Wages in Jiangsu Province) consider that the employee has provided normal labor and paid wages.