it is illegal for restaurants to fine employees, but in real life, there are still many units that will be fined. If there is no fine, employees may make the same mistake again. A fine is a form of punishment that forces the offender to pay a certain amount of money to the state within a certain period of time, causing him to suffer certain economic losses.

Do you need to sign a labor contract to work in a restaurant?

You also need to sign a labor contract to work in a restaurant. If a restaurant has not signed a labor contract for more than one month after the worker's formal work, in this case, the worker has the right to ask the labor arbitration institution to pay twice the monthly salary. If the contract has not been signed for more than one year, it needs to sign an open-ended labor contract. In this case, the restaurant can't fire the employee at will, and all the choices are in the hands of the employee, so the restaurant is passive. To conclude a labor contract according to the law, we should follow the principles of legality, fairness, equality and voluntariness, consensus through consultation, honesty and credibility. The labor contract concluded according to law is binding, and the employer and the employee shall perform the obligations stipulated in the labor contract.

Legal basis: Article 51 of the Labor Law of the People's Republic of China

Wages shall be paid to the workers themselves on a monthly basis in monetary form. The wages of workers shall not be deducted or delayed without reason.