Sino-Singapore Jingwei Client, June 17th (Dong Xiangyi) Recently, Beijing raised the minimum wage to 2,320 yuan per month. The Sino-Singapore Jingwei Client found that within the year, Beijing, Tianjin, Jiangxi, Heilongjiang, Shaanxi, Xinjiang , Tibet has successively raised the minimum wage standard.
In addition, many places have clearly adjusted and formulated relevant plans, and the majority of migrant workers will benefit from it.
Experts told the China-Singapore Jingwei reporter that raising the minimum wage standard can directly bring about wage growth, mainly by increasing the basic wages of frontline workers and the base of overtime pay to promote wage growth for workers.
If the minimum wage is not adjusted, companies will rarely take the initiative to adjust the wages of frontline employees.
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7 The minimum wage rate has been raised
Shanghai is up to 2480 yuan
According to the "Minimum Wage Regulations", the minimum wage standard generally takes the form of a monthly minimum wage standard and an hourly minimum wage standard.
The monthly minimum wage standard applies to full-time employees, and the hourly minimum wage standard applies to part-time employees.
Recently, the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Human Resources and Social Security announced that from August 1st, Beijing will adjust the monthly minimum wage.
Among them, the monthly minimum wage was adjusted from 2,200 yuan to 2,320 yuan, an increase of 120 yuan.
The Sino-Singapore Jingwei client combed and found that during the year, including Beijing, Tianjin, Jiangxi, Heilongjiang, Shaanxi, Xinjiang, and Tibet successively raised their minimum wage standards.
Tianjin began to adjust the minimum wage standard on July 1. The monthly minimum wage standard was adjusted from 2,050 yuan per month to 2,180 yuan per month, and the minimum hourly wage standard was adjusted from 20.8 yuan per hour to 22.6 yuan per hour.
Heilongjiang raised the minimum wage standard from April 1.
The adjusted monthly minimum wage is divided into three levels by region, the first level is 1,860 yuan, the second level is 1,610 yuan, and the third level is 1,450 yuan.
Similarly, the adjusted hourly minimum wage standard is also divided into three levels, the first level is 18 yuan, the second level is 14 yuan, and the third level is 13 yuan.
Shaanxi raised the minimum wage standard on May 1, and the monthly minimum wage standard in various districts increased by 150 yuan.
The first, second, and third types of districts will be adjusted from 1800 yuan, 1700 yuan, and 1600 yuan to 1950 yuan, 1850 yuan, and 1750 yuan respectively.
Jiangxi has raised the minimum wage standard since April 1. The minimum wage is 1,850 yuan/month in the first category, 1,730 yuan/month in the second category, and 1,610 yuan/month in the third category.
The minimum wage standard in Xinjiang is divided into four grades, which will be implemented from April 1.
The monthly minimum standards are 1900 yuan, 1700 yuan, 1620 yuan, and 1540 yuan, all of which are raised by 80 yuan.
Since July 1, the Tibet Autonomous Region has adjusted the current monthly minimum wage of 1,650 yuan to 1,850 yuan; and the current hourly minimum wage of 16 yuan to 18 yuan.
Up to now, the first monthly minimum wage in the six provinces of Shanghai, Beijing, Guangdong, Tianjin, Jiangsu, and Zhejiang has exceeded 2,000 yuan.
Among them, the highest in Shanghai is 2,480 yuan.
What are the benefits of the minimum wage adjustment?
Professor Sun Zhongwei from the School of Politics and Public Administration of South China Normal University said in an interview with a reporter from China-Singapore Jingwei that the adjustment of the minimum wage directly brings about wage growth, and it mainly promotes wage growth for workers by increasing the base wage and overtime pay of frontline workers.
"Because, in a large number of manufacturing and low-end service industries, the wages of front-line employees are mainly basic wages + overtime. The basic wage is the local minimum wage or slightly higher than 50-100 yuan, and the basic wage is also labor. Calculate the base of overtime pay." He said.
Attorney Yang Baoquan, senior partner of the Bank of China Law Firm, told reporters from China-Singapore Jingwei that the increase in the minimum wage will help increase the income of low-income groups to a certain extent and protect their legitimate rights and interests; to a certain extent, they have narrowed the unequal income gap. , Is conducive to maintaining social stability, preventing and reducing the occurrence of wage deductions.
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Many places are brewing for adjustment, is there your hometown?
According to the "Minimum Wage Regulations", the minimum wage standard is adjusted at least once every two years. The determination and adjustment of the monthly minimum wage standard should refer to the minimum living expenses of local employees and their dependents, the consumer price index of urban residents, and the social contributions paid by individual employees. Factors such as insurance premiums and housing provident fund, average wages of employees, economic development level, and employment status.
Up to now, in addition to the 7 provinces that announced the adjustment of the minimum wage standard, there are still many places that are considering adjustments during the year.
The Shanghai Bureau of Human Resources and Social Security issued the "Key Points of Shanghai Human Resources and Social Security Work in 2021" and proposed that the minimum wage should be adjusted steadily.
The Department of Human Resources and Social Security of Anhui Province stated that this year it plans to adjust the minimum wage standard in the province according to regulations. After the relevant statistical data is released, the minimum wage standard adjustment plan will be drafted, and the program will be released after approval.
Jilin proposed in the 2021 government work report to adjust the province's minimum wage standard.
Will multiple adjustments speed up the pace of national adjustments?
Yang Baoquan told reporters from China-Singapore Jingwei that the adjustment of the minimum wage standard in multiple places does not mean that the pace of national adjustment will inevitably be accelerated, because the formulation and adjustment of the minimum wage standard must take into account the annual living cost level of local residents and the average wage level of employees. , The level of economic development, the level of social security and housing provident fund paid by employees, the unemployment rate and other factors.
Yang Baoquan stated that, in addition, it is necessary to handle the balance between guaranteeing the minimum labor remuneration rights of employees and the enterprise's affordability. It is necessary to meet the basic living needs of low-income workers and their dependents, and To ensure that enterprises can withstand the increase in labor costs driven by rising minimum wages and achieve sustainable development, the two must grasp a degree of coordination and balance with each other.
What's the reason for the bottom of the Anhui minimum wage standard?
It is worth noting that the minimum wage standard of Anhui among the 31 provinces currently ranks backward.
On November 1, 2018, the monthly minimum wage in Anhui was adjusted to 1550 yuan, 1380 yuan, 1280 yuan, and 1180 yuan respectively.
In April of this year, a netizen posted a message on the leader’s message board of People’s Daily Online, “Recently, I saw the news that Anhui Province is about to adjust the minimum wage standard. Compared with other provinces and cities across the country, I found that the standard in Anhui Province is far lower than other provinces. The reason is that the statistical caliber excludes the content of social insurance premiums and housing provident fund paid by individual laborers, and most provinces are included, which leads to the illusion that the current Anhui wage standard ranks in the bottom of the country, and Anhui Province’s GDP in the country The ranking is seriously inconsistent."
Screenshot of the reply from the Department of Human Resources and Social Security of Anhui Province
The netizen suggested that in this round of provincial minimum wage adjustments, the minimum wage can be adjusted in accordance with the nationally announced standards, which include the social insurance premiums and housing provident fund paid by individuals.
On April 30, the Department of Human Resources and Social Security of Anhui Province replied to the above-mentioned netizens, saying that the policy basis for the adjustment of the minimum wage standard in Anhui Province in recent years is the "Minimum Wage Regulations of Anhui Province" that came into effect on February 1, 2017 (People of Anhui Province Government Order No. 272, hereinafter referred to as the "Regulations"), excludes the social insurance premiums and housing provident fund paid by individuals from the minimum wage standard (Anhui Province is the same as Beijing and Shanghai).
Such a provision will help low-income groups increase their immediate income and increase the “golden content” of the minimum wage standard.
The Department of Human Resources and Social Security of Anhui Province pointed out that the monthly minimum wage standard in 2018 is compared with the standard in 2015. From a numerical point of view, the monthly minimum wage standard adjustment is only 30 yuan. Including the social insurance premiums and housing provident fund paid by individuals, the standard released in 2015 is also based on this caliber). After the adjustment that year, the highest monthly minimum wage standard ranked 8th in the country and 1st in the central region.
The adjusted minimum wage standard is in line with the economic and social development of Anhui Province.
The Department of Human Resources and Social Security of Anhui Province revealed that this year it plans to adjust the minimum wage standard in the province according to regulations. Since the adjustment of the minimum wage standard in Anhui Province is based on the above-mentioned "Regulations", the published standards should still be in accordance with the "Regulations" before being revised. Regulations, exclude social insurance premiums and housing provident funds paid by individuals.
The minimum wage is a very important salary signal
Sun Zhongwei told the China-Singapore Jingwei reporter that the minimum wage is the main indicator of the level of labor costs in a certain area.
However, the minimum wage is also a sign of the wages of workers.
He pointed out that the minimum wage has another function-in the era of labor surplus, the lower the minimum wage, the more conducive to industrial transfer and investment attraction.
Anhui used to be the main undertaking site for the transfer of industries along the eastern coast. With its low labor costs and location advantages, Anhui attracted a large number of labor-intensive enterprises in the eastern region.
However, in an era of labor shortage, the minimum wage is too low, which is not conducive to retaining local workers, leading to labor loss.
Sun Zhongwei said that now, all provinces are robbing population and labor, and the minimum wage is a very important salary signal.
Developed regions like Guangdong, Jiangsu, and Zhejiang maintain their salary advantages, so that they can continuously attract labor from the central and western regions.
(Zhongxin Jingwei APP)
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