1. For suspected patients and close contacts infected with pneumonia and novel coronavirus during isolation treatment or medical observation, and employees who are unable to provide normal labor due to isolation measures or other emergency measures taken by the government, the enterprise shall consider providing normal labor and paying employees wages for normal working hours;

2. If the enterprise stops production due to the epidemic and does not exceed a salary payment period (up to 30 days), the salary shall be paid according to the normal working hours. If the payment period of wages exceeds one period, wages can be paid according to the labor provided by the workers and the newly agreed standards; If an enterprise fails to arrange for its employees to work, it shall pay their living expenses according to the standard of not less than the local minimum wage, and the living expenses shall be paid until the enterprise resumes work, stops production or terminates labor relations.

Notice of the General Office of Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security on Properly Handling Labor Relations during the Prevention and Control of Pneumonia Infection in novel coronavirus

If an enterprise encounters difficulties because the epidemic situation affects its production and operation, it can stabilize its jobs by means of salary adjustment, rotation and shortening working hours. Through consultation with employees, and try not to lay off employees or minimize them. Eligible enterprises can enjoy stable job subsidies according to regulations. If an enterprise stops production within a wage payment period, the enterprise shall pay the wages of its employees according to the standards agreed in the labor contract. If the salary payment period exceeds one, and the laborer provides normal labor, the salary paid by the enterprise to the laborer shall not be lower than the local minimum wage standard. If the employees fail to provide normal labor, the enterprise shall pay the 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.