Legal basis: Interim Provisions on Wage Payment
Article 3 The term "wages" as mentioned in these Provisions refers to the wages paid by the employer to the laborers in various forms according to the stipulations of the labor contract.
Article 4 Wage payment mainly includes: wage payment items, wage payment levels, wage payment forms, wage payment targets, wage payment time and wage payment under special circumstances.
Article 5 Wages shall be paid in legal tender. Payment shall not be made in kind or negotiable securities instead of money.
Article 6 The employing unit shall pay wages to the workers themselves. If a laborer is unable to receive wages for some reason, his relatives or others may entrust him to receive them. The employer may entrust the bank to pay wages. The employer must record in writing the amount and time of employees' salary collection, the name and signature of the recipient, and keep it for more than two years for future reference. When paying wages, the employer shall provide the laborer with a list of his personal wages.
Seventh wages must be paid on the date agreed by the employer and the employee. In case of holidays or rest days, payment should be made in advance on the nearest working day. Wages are paid at least once a month. If the weekly, daily and hourly wage system is implemented, wages can be paid by the week, day and hour.