individual restaurants are affected by the epidemic and have a holiday, so they still need to pay their wages as usual within a wage payment cycle; If the wage payment period exceeds one, and the laborer goes to work normally, the wage shall be paid at a standard not lower than the local minimum wage; If the holiday continues, only the living expenses will be paid to the workers.

Legal basis

Article 2 of the Notice on Properly Handling the Labor Relations during the Prevention and Control of Pneumonia Infected in novel coronavirus

If an enterprise encounters difficulties in production and operation due to the epidemic situation, it can stabilize its post by adjusting salary, rotating posts and taking breaks, shortening working hours, etc. through consultation with employees, and try not to lay off employees or reduce them as much as possible. Eligible enterprises can enjoy stable post subsidies according to regulations. If the enterprise stops production within a wage payment period, the enterprise shall pay the wages of its employees according to the standards stipulated in the labor contract. If the salary payment period exceeds one, if the employee provides normal labor, the salary paid by the enterprise to the employee shall not be lower than the local minimum wage standard. If the employees fail to provide normal labor, the enterprise shall pay living expenses, and the standard of living expenses shall be implemented in accordance with the measures stipulated by the provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government.