Minimum wage means the minimum remuneration an enterprise should pay to its workers who perform regular work within the prescribed working time. However, it does not include the following: overtime work payment; allowance for swing shift, night shift or work under special conditions such as high temperature, low temperature, underground, exposure to toxic or hazardous substances etc.: staff insurance and welfare stipulated by the state, as well as non-cash benefit such as meal and housing allowances.
The wages an enterprise pays to its workers must not be lower than the minimum rates promulgated by the local labor administrative department.
