Zhejiang: Wage Rises Will Become Normal

April 2nd, following several provinces such as Shandong, Jilin, Guangdong and so on.

"Since April 1st, the minimum wage standard of Zhejiang has been raised again. Last year, the four minimum wage standards were 1100 yuan, 980 yuan, 900 yuan, and 800 yuan respectively. The minimum wage standards for this year are 1310 yuan, 1160 yuan, 1060 yuan, 950 yuan respectively.

Zheng Yiqun, director of the Labor Relations Department of the Zhejiang Provincial Department of human resources and social security, said the four stalls were selected by various cities according to their own economic conditions.

Wenzhou businessman package Wei Jing told reporters that the minimum wage standard implemented in April 1st is more symbolic than practical significance.

"Take Hangzhou as an example, if enterprises recruit people according to the minimum wage standard of 1310 yuan provided by the government, they will not be competitive in the labor market.

The cost of labor is already a fact that can not be changed, and raising the minimum wage will never be the last. "

"Many small businesses in Wenzhou will encounter a shuffle in the process. Maybe this time they did not fall, but what about next time?" a leading shoe manufacturer in Wenzhou told reporters that before raising the minimum wage, "

In accordance with the latest provisions of the labor contract law, for the payment of wages below the minimum standard, the enterprise shall be ordered to reissue the difference within a specified time limit. If the employer fails to pay, the employer shall pay the worker the compensation according to the standard of 50%~100% payable.

Yuan Zhongwei, deputy director of the Zhejiang Provincial Department of human resources and labor and social security, told reporters that enterprises must adapt themselves to the fact that labor costs are rising and cope with their pformation and upgrading.