工资

　　工资分配应当遵循按劳分配原则，实行同工同酬。

　　工资水平在经济发展的基础上逐步提高。国家对工资总量实行宏观调控。

　　用人单位根据本单位的生产经营特点和经济效益，依法自主确定本单位的工资分配方式和工资水平。

　　国家实行最低工资保障制度。最低工资的具体标准由省、自治区、直辖市人民政府规定，报国务院备案。

　　用人单位支付劳动者的工资不得低于当地最低工资标准。

　　确定和调整最低工资标准应当综合参考下列因素：

　　（一）劳动者本人及平均赡养人口的最低生活费用；

　　（二）社会平均工资水平；

　　（三）劳动生产率；

　　（四）就业状况；

　　（五）地区之间经济发展水平的差异。

　　工资应当以货币形式按月支付给劳动者本人。不得克扣或者无故拖欠劳动者的工资。

　　劳动者在法定休假日和婚丧假期间以及依法参加社会活动期间，用人单位应当依法支付工资。

WAGE

　　Wages shall be paid according to the principle of "to each according to one's work done" and equal pay for equal work.

　　The wage scale shall be raised gradually on the basis of economic development. The State shall exercise macro control over the overall payroll.

　　An employer shall determine independently its own distribution of wages and wage scale according to the characteristics of production or operation and its economic results.

　　The State institutes the minimum wage protection system. The specific standards of the minimum wage shall be determined by various provinces, autonomous regions and centrally administered municipalities and submitted to the State Council for record.

　　The wage paid to a worker by an employer shall not be lower than the minimum wage standard of the locality.

　　In determining and adjusting the minimum wage standards, the following factors shall be taken into consideration:

　　1. The minimum living expenses of the worker himself and the average minimum living expenses of the family members he/she supports;

　　2. Average wage level in the country;

　　3. Labour productivity;

　　4. Employment situation;

　　5. Differences in the levels of economic development among different regions.

　　Wages shall be paid to the workers themselves in cash and on a monthly basis. In no circumstance is it allowed to deduct or delay the payment.

　　An employer shall pay wages according to law to workers during their statutory holidays and during marriage or funeral leave or during the time of participating in social activities according to law.