What are the changes in the adjustment of the minimum wage standards in each province? What benefits will be affected? Let's take a look with Jinyu.com.
The latest notice on the minimum wage standards of each province
1. Xinjiang
On June 21, the website of the Department of Human Resources and Social Security of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region issued an announcement on soliciting opinions on the "Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Minimum Wage Standard Adjustment Plan (Draft for Comments)", soliciting opinions from the public.
The current monthly minimum wage standard and hourly minimum wage standard are proposed to be adjusted from four grades to three grades:
The first tranche is 2110 yuan/month (21.1 yuan/hour)
The second grade is 1890 yuan (18.9 yuan/hour)
The third level is 1750 yuan (17.5 yuan/hour)
2. Heilongjiang
The first tranche is 2080 yuan/month (19 yuan/hour), and the implementation place is Harbin urban area (except Hulan District, Acheng District, Shuangcheng District) and Daqing urban area;
The second tranche is 1,850 yuan/month (17 yuan/hour), and the implementation places are Hulan District and Acheng District of Harbin City, Qiqihar Urban District, Mudanjiang Urban District and Suifenhe City, Jiamusi Urban District and Fuyuan City, Jixi Urban District, Shuangyashan Urban District, Qitaihe Urban District, Hegang Urban District, Suihua Urban District;
The third tranche is 1750 yuan/month (16.5 yuan/hour), and the implementation place is Shuangcheng District, Yichun City, Heihe City, Daxinganling District, and other counties (cities) in the province. The standard will be implemented from May 1, 2024.
3. Liaoning Province
1. The monthly minimum wage standard is 2,100 yuan for the first level, 1,900 yuan for the second level, and 1,700 yuan for the third level.
2. The hourly minimum wage standard is 21 yuan for the first level, 19 yuan for the second level, and 17 yuan for the third level.
3. The monthly minimum wage standard applies to full-time employees, excluding the following:
(1) Wages for extended working hours;
(2) Allowances for special working environments and conditions such as medium shifts, night shifts, high temperatures, low temperatures, underground, toxic and harmful;
(3) Workers' welfare benefits as uniformly provided for by laws, regulations, and the state.
4. The hourly minimum wage standard applies to part-time employees, excluding social insurance premiums paid by individuals and units in accordance with the law
5. The adjusted minimum wage standard will be implemented from May 1, 2024.
4. Jiangsu Province
1. Monthly minimum wage
2,490 yuan for first-class areas; 2,260 yuan for second-class areas; 2010 yuan for three types of areas. Hourly minimum wage standard for part-time employment: 24 yuan in first-class areas; 22 yuan for second-class areas; 20 yuan for the three types of areas.
The internship remuneration paid by the enterprise to the top internship students and the labor remuneration of the work-study students shall be calculated on an hourly basis, and shall not be lower than the local hourly minimum wage standard for part-time employment.
2. The following items shall not be included as part of the minimum wage, and the employer shall pay them separately according to the regulations:
(1) Wages for overtime work;
(2) Allowances for special working environments and conditions such as medium shifts, night shifts, high temperatures, low temperatures, underground, toxic and harmful; (3) The housing provident fund paid by the worker according to the lower limit;
(4) Workers' welfare benefits as provided by laws, regulations, and the state.
5. Zhejiang Province
1. Monthly minimum wage
The first tranche is 2490 yuan, the second tranche is 2260 yuan, and the third tranche is 2010 yuan.
2. Minimum hourly wage for part-time work
The first tranche is 24 yuan, the second tranche is 22 yuan, and the third tranche is 20 yuan.
3. The adjusted minimum wage standard will be implemented from January 1, 2024.
6. Jiangxi Province
The adjusted minimum wage standards in Jiangxi Province are as follows, which will be implemented from April 1, 2024.
- 2,000 yuan/month for first-class areas and 20 yuan/hour for part-time employment
- The second-class area is 1,870 yuan/month, and the part-time employment is 18.7 yuan/hour
- The three types of areas are 1,740 yuan/month, and part-time employment is 17.4 yuan/hour
7. Henan Province
The monthly minimum wage standard for first-class administrative areas is 2,100 yuan, and the hourly minimum wage standard is 20.6 yuan;
The monthly minimum wage standard for the second-class administrative area is 2,000 yuan, and the hourly minimum wage standard is 19.6 yuan;
The monthly minimum wage standard for the three types of administrative regions is 1,800 yuan, and the hourly minimum wage standard is 17.6 yuan.
The adjusted minimum wage standard will come into force on January 1, 2024.
8. Hubei Province
From February 1, 2024, the provincial minimum wage standard will be adjusted as follows:
(1) The monthly minimum wage standard for full-time employed workers is divided into three levels according to regions, which are 2,210 yuan, 1,950 yuan and 1,800 yuan respectively.
(2) The hourly minimum wage standards for part-time employees are 22 yuan, 19.5 yuan, and 18 yuan respectively (the standards and applicable areas of each level are attached).
9. Ningxia Autonomous Region
1. Adjust the category of regions with minimum wage standards
The regional categories of minimum wage standards in the whole region have been adjusted from the current three categories of districts to two categories of districts. According to the economic development of all parts of the region, the average wage of on-the-job workers in urban units, and the per capita disposable income of urban residents, the county (city, district) minimum wage area category is readjusted and divided, and the original second-class districts Yongning County, Helan County, Lingwu City of Yinchuan City, Pingluo County of Shizuishan City, Litong District and Qingtongxia City of Wuzhong City, Shapotou District and Zhongning County of Zhongwei City are merged into first-class districts, and the original third-class districts are uniformly adjusted to second-class districts.
2. Raise the monthly minimum wage
Class I districts: Xingqing District, Jinfeng District, Xixia District, Yongning County, Helan County, Lingwu City of Yinchuan City, Dawukou District, Huinong District, Pingluo County of Shizuishan City, Litong District of Wuzhong City, Qingtongxia City, Shapotou District of Zhongwei City, and Zhongning County increased to 2,050 yuan per person per month. Second-class districts: Hongsibao District, Tongxin County, Yanchi County of Wuzhong City, Yuanzhou District, Xiji County, Longde County, Jingyuan County, Pengyang County of Guyuan City, and Haiyuan County of Zhongwei City increased to 1,900 yuan per person per month.
3. Raise the hourly minimum wage for part-time workers
The first class of districts is raised to 20 yuan; The second-class area was raised to 18 yuan.
4. What is included in the monthly minimum wage standard and the hourly minimum wage standard for part-time employees
The increased monthly minimum wage standard and the hourly minimum wage standard for part-time employees include all social insurance premiums that individual employees should pay in accordance with the law.
The above minimum wage standards and regulations will be implemented from March 1, 2024.
The impact of the adjustment of the minimum wage
1. Labor remuneration
Article 85 of the Labor Contract Law: The wages paid by the employer shall not be lower than the minimum wage standard stipulated by the local government, otherwise it will constitute an illegality.
2. Salary and treatment during the probation period
Article 20 of the Labor Contract Law stipulates that the salary of an employee during the probationary period shall not be lower than 80% of the minimum wage of the same position in the employer or the wage agreed in the labor contract, and shall not be lower than the minimum wage standard of the place where the employer is located.
3. Standard of severance payment
Article 27 of the Labor Contract Law stipulates that the monthly wage of severance as stipulated in Article 47 of the Labor Contract Law shall be calculated according to the wages due to the employee, including hourly wages or piece-rate wages, as well as monetary income such as bonuses, allowances and subsidies.
If the average salary of an employee in the 12 months prior to the termination or termination of the labor contract is lower than the local minimum wage standard, it shall be calculated in accordance with the local minimum wage standard. If a worker has worked for less than 12 months, the average wage shall be calculated according to the number of months actually worked.
4. Labor remuneration for part-time employment
Article 72 of the Labor Contract Law stipulates that the hourly remuneration standard for part-time employees shall not be lower than the minimum hourly wage standard stipulated by the people's government where the employer is located.
5. Wages for labor dispatch personnel
Paragraph 2 of Article 58 of the Labor Contract Law stipulates that a labor dispatch entity shall conclude a fixed-term labor contract with the dispatched worker for a period of more than two years and pay labor remuneration on a monthly basis. During the period when the dispatched worker is not working, the labor dispatch unit shall pay him monthly remuneration in accordance with the minimum wage standard prescribed by the local people's government.
6. Salary and treatment during the medical period
The "Opinions on Several Issues Concerning the Implementation of the Labor Law of the People's Republic of China" (Lao Bu Fa [1995] No. 309) stipulates that during the treatment period of an employee's illness or non-work-related injury, the enterprise shall pay the employee sick leave pay or sickness relief expenses in accordance with the relevant regulations during the prescribed medical treatment period, and the sick leave pay or sickness relief expenses may be paid lower than the local minimum wage standard, but not less than 80% of the minimum wage standard.
7. Wages for suspension of work and production
Article 12 of the Interim Provisions on Payment of Wages stipulates that if an employer suspends work or production within one wage payment cycle due to reasons not attributable to the employee, the employer shall pay the employee wages according to the standard stipulated in the labor contract. If the wage payment cycle exceeds one period, if the worker provides normal work, the labor remuneration paid to the worker shall not be lower than the local minimum wage standard; If the worker does not provide normal work, the employee shall be paid a living allowance of not less than 80% of the minimum wage.
8. Deduction of workers' wages
Article 16 of the Interim Provisions on Payment of Wages stipulates that if an employee causes economic losses to the employer due to his or her own reasons, the employer may require the employee to compensate for the economic losses in accordance with the provisions of the labor contract. Compensation for economic losses may be deducted from the employee's salary. However, the monthly deduction shall not exceed 20% of the employee's monthly salary. If the remaining part of the salary after deduction is lower than the local monthly minimum wage, it will be paid according to the minimum wage.
9. Wages and benefits of collective labor contracts
Article 55 of the Labor Contract Law stipulates that the standards of labor remuneration and working conditions in a collective contract shall not be lower than the minimum standards stipulated by the local people's government. The standards of labor remuneration and working conditions in the labor contract concluded between the employer and the employee shall not be lower than the standards stipulated in the collective contract.