COVID-19 patients, suspected patients, pathogen carriers, close contacts and other people who are quarantined by medical institutions and the government and can not work as usual should be paid their regular wages during their quarantine, according to the city's human resources and social security authority.
This guide summarizes the current wage payment principles for employees in Tianjin for employers’ reference.
For the confirmed cases, suspected cases, and close contacts during their isolation treatment, medical observation, or other quarantine measures:
The employee shall be considered as working normally and receive his or her full normal pay.
For employees who need to take a break from work and get a medical treatment after medical observation, isolation treatment, or other emergency measures expire:
The employee shall get a sick pay.
For the shutdown period of the office:
Within one wage payment period, staff shall be full paid; for more than one wage payment period, companies should pay the “living expenses” to employees, which is no less than 80% of Tianjin's minimum wage standard.
For the employees required to stay home due to NAT testing or lockdown:
If the employee works remotely, the employees shall be paid in accordance with his or her normal attendance.
If the employee cannot work remotely, the employer shall pay the employee the fixed components of wage such as the basic wage and post wage in the employee’s normal working period, and may not pay the performance-related pay, bonus, commission and other non-fixed components of labour compensation as well as car allowance and meal allowance related to actual attendance. The payment shall not be lower than the city’s minimum wage.
If the employee undergoes isolation treatment or medical observation due to his or her violation of the epidemic prevention and control policy, the employee’s absence can be viewed as a no pay personal leave.
