Will the epidemic affect everyone’s wages? How to calculate salary for working from home? Attached is the response from the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security

Although the epidemic situation is developing in a positive direction, with the continuous decrease in confirmed cases and the continuous increase in the number of people discharged from hospital, many enterprises and units have resumed work one after another. But everyone still has many concerns, such as whether the epidemic will affect everyone’s wages? How to calculate salary for working from home? Let’s take a look at the response from the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security and relevant departments!

Will the epidemic affect everyone’s wages?

You Jun, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, made the following suggestions and responses:

1. Enterprises are encouraged to work together with their employees. Through negotiation, they can adopt measures such as shortening wages, reducing working hours, rotating shifts, etc. to stabilize jobs.

2. Local governments should provide adequate support and reduce the burden on enterprises. The deferral of relevant insurance premiums and the timely issuance of relevant subsidies will reduce the burden on enterprises. Let companies lay off fewer employees and try not to lay off employees.

3. If you really encounter difficulties and must lay off employees, you must urge the company to do so legally and in compliance with regulations to prevent illegal layoffs.

Everyone’s salary will be affected to varying degrees during the epidemic, but at this point in time, I believe that companies and employees share a shared future, and I hope that everyone can understand each other.

How to calculate wages if you are unable to report to work on time?

If employees are unable to report to work on time or enterprises are unable to start production due to the impact of the epidemic, enterprises should communicate with employees in a timely and proactive manner. Enterprises with conditions can arrange for employees to work from home through flexible working methods such as telephone and Internet to complete their work tasks; for enterprises that do not have the conditions for remote work, they should negotiate with employees to give priority to the use of various types of leave such as paid annual leave and enterprise-established welfare leave.

If you use paid annual leave, your salary will naturally be calculated based on the normal labor provided. Taking the Beijing Human Resources and Social Security Bureau as an example, for employees who are unable to return to Beijing to resume work in time due to the epidemic, enterprises can give priority to arranging annual leave for employees. Employees enjoy the same salary during annual leave as during normal working hours.

How to calculate salary for working from home?

Under normal circumstances, wages for working from home should be paid as usual, but the relevant company systems are different. If a company adjusts working hours or workload, a certain adjustment in wages is understandable.

Taking the Beijing Human Resources and Social Security Bureau as an example, during the epidemic prevention and control period, for enterprises that require employees to work from home through flexible means such as the Internet and telephone, employees’ wages will be paid according to the wage income during normal working hours.

The whole of China is currently in a stage of overcoming difficulties together. I hope everyone can understand and be considerate of each other. Friends whose wages have been severely affected or whose rights and interests are not protected should also seek help through legal aid in a timely manner.