Legal basis: People's Republic of China (PRC) Labor Contract Law.
Article 36 The employing unit and the employee may terminate the labor contract through consultation.
Article 37 A laborer may terminate the labor contract by giving a written notice to the employing unit 30 days in advance. The employee may terminate the labor contract by notifying the employer three days in advance during the probation period. Labor law of the people's Republic of China
Article 50 Wages shall be paid to labourers themselves on a monthly basis in the form of currency. The wages of workers shall not be deducted or delayed without reason.
Article 91 Where an employing unit infringes upon the lawful rights and interests of laborers in any of the following circumstances, the labor administrative department shall order it to pay the laborers' wages and economic compensation, and may also order it to pay compensation: (1) Deducting or delaying the laborers' wages without reason; (2) Refusing to pay overtime wages to laborers; (3) Paying workers' wages below the local minimum wage standard; (4) Failing to pay the laborer economic compensation according to the provisions of this Law after the termination of the labor contract.