China-Singapore Jingwei Client, September 16th (Wan Keyi) Entering 2021, the minimum wage standards in various regions have been intensively adjusted.

According to incomplete statistics from the Sino-Singapore Jingwei Client, at least 15 provinces have raised their minimum wage standards during the year, and the majority of "workers" will benefit.

15 provinces raise the minimum wage

　　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.

　　The Sino-Singapore Jingwei client combed and found that during the year, 15 places including Heilongjiang, Jiangxi, Xinjiang, Shaanxi, Shanghai, Tianjin, Tibet, Beijing, Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Hubei, Ningxia, Gansu, Shanxi, and Liaoning successively raised their minimum wage standards.

　　Specifically, Heilongjiang raised the minimum wage standard from April 1.

The adjusted monthly minimum wage is divided into three levels by region.

The first gear is 1860 yuan, the second gear is 1610 yuan, and the third gear is 1450 yuan. The increase is 180 yuan, 160 yuan, and 180 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 is increased by 170 yuan, 150 yuan, 140 yuan.

　　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.

　　Shaanxi raised the minimum wage standard on May 1, and the first, second, and third category areas were adjusted to 1,950 yuan/month, 1,850 yuan/month, and 1,750 yuan/month, respectively, with an increase of 150 yuan each.

　　Photograph by Xiong Siyi, the new latitude and longitude in the data map

　　Shanghai has adjusted the minimum wage standard from July 1, and the monthly minimum wage standard has been adjusted from 2,480 yuan to 2,590 yuan, an increase of 110 yuan.

　　From July 1st, Tianjin will adjust the monthly minimum wage from 2,050 yuan per month to 2,180 yuan per month, an increase of 130 yuan.

　　From July 1st, Tibet will adjust the monthly minimum wage from 1,650 yuan to 1,850 yuan, an increase of 200 yuan.

　　From August 1st, Beijing will adjust the monthly minimum wage from 2,200 yuan to 2,320 yuan, an increase of 120 yuan.

　　Zhejiang has made it clear that starting from August, the monthly minimum wage will be adjusted from four levels to three levels of 2,280 yuan, 2,070 yuan, and 1,840 yuan, and the first three levels will be increased by 270 yuan, 270 yuan, and 180 yuan, respectively.

　　Jiangsu raised its minimum wage standard on August 1, and adjusted it to 2,280 yuan/month, 2,070 yuan/month, and 1,840 yuan/month in the first, second, and third-class areas, respectively, and increased 260 yuan, 240 yuan, and 220 yuan respectively.

Since September 1, Hubei has adjusted the monthly minimum wage to four levels of 2010 yuan, 1800 yuan, 1650 yuan, and 1520 yuan, and increased it by 260 yuan, 300 yuan, 270 yuan, and 270 yuan respectively.

The Sino-Singapore Jingwei client noticed that the 300 yuan increase in the second tier was also the largest among the 15 places.

　　Starting from September 1, Ningxia has adjusted the monthly minimum wage to three levels of 1950 yuan, 1840 yuan, and 1,750 yuan, increasing by 290 yuan, 280 yuan, and 270 yuan respectively.

　　Gansu also raised the minimum wage standard from September 1. The first, second, third and fourth types of areas were adjusted to 1,820 yuan/month, 1,770 yuan/month, 1,720 yuan/month, and 1,670 yuan/month, all of which were increased by 200 yuan.

　　Since October 1, Shanxi has adjusted the monthly minimum wage from the original four levels to three levels of 1,880, 1,760, and 1,630 yuan. The first three levels have been increased by 180, 160, and 130 yuan respectively.

　　Starting from November 1, Liaoning has adjusted the monthly minimum wage to four levels of 1910 yuan, 1710 yuan, 1580 yuan, and 1420 yuan, with 100 yuan, 100 yuan, 100 yuan, and 120 yuan raised respectively.

　　In summary, up to now,

the first monthly minimum wage in seven places including Shanghai, Beijing, Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Guangdong, Tianjin, and Hubei has exceeded 2,000 yuan.

Among them, the highest in Shanghai is 2,590 yuan.

In addition, in terms of hourly minimum wage standards, the first-tier standards in Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, Zhejiang, Jiangsu, and Guangdong exceed the 20 yuan mark, with Beijing being the highest at 25.3 yuan.

Shandong and other places are brewing adjustments

　　The Sino-Singapore Jingwei Client noticed that in addition to the above-mentioned regions, at least 4 provinces are considering adjustments during the year.

　　Among them, Jilin proposed in the 2021 government work report that the province's minimum wage standards will be adjusted.

　　In March, the Sichuan Provincial Department of Human Resources and Social Security released the key publicity tasks for Sichuan's human resources and social security in 2021.

In terms of labor relations, it is mentioned that the minimum wage standards and corporate wage guidelines have been adjusted and issued.

　　The Human Resources and Social Security Bureau of Wuhu City, Anhui Province replied to netizens in March that the Human Resources and Social Security Bureau of Anhui Province plans to carry out the determination and adjustment of the minimum wage standard in Anhui this year.

　　Screenshot source: Anhui Provincial Department of Human Resources and Social Security website

　　In addition, the Department of Human Resources and Social Security of Anhui Province issued an announcement in June that it intends to invite tenders for the province's minimum wage adjustment and evaluation project in 2021.

　　Shandong has recently announced the implementation of the "six stability" and "six guarantees" to promote the fourth batch of policies to promote high-quality development, which clearly stated that the provincial government announced the minimum wage standard by the end of September to ensure the basic livelihood of low-income workers.

What is the impact of raising the minimum wage standard?

　　It is reported that the minimum wage standard refers to the minimum labor remuneration that the employer should pay according to the law on the premise that the employee provides normal labor during the legal working hours or the working hours agreed in the labor contract signed in accordance with the law.

　　Professor Sun Zhongwei from the School of Politics and Public Administration of South China Normal University previously told the Sino-Singapore Jingwei Client that the adjustment of the minimum wage directly brings about wage growth, and it mainly promotes wage growth for workers by increasing the basic wages and overtime bases of front-line workers.

In addition, in an era of labor shortage, the minimum wage is too low, which is not conducive to retaining local workers, leading to labor loss.

Provinces are vying for population and labor, and the minimum wage is a very important salary signal.

　　Liu Tao, a partner of Zhejiang Jingheng (Ningbo) Law Firm and head of the labor law team of words and deeds, told the media that the most direct effect of the increase in the minimum wage standard is that various social security benefits will also be adjusted accordingly.

At the same time, when an employee has a work-related injury or a labor dispute with an enterprise applies for labor arbitration, the increase in the minimum wage standard will also affect the amount of compensation. For example, when calculating work-related injury payments, applying for double wages, economic compensation, and overtime wages, the specific amount involves the person. For wages, if one’s wages are lower than the minimum wage standard, the minimum wage standard shall be used as the base for calculation.

(Zhongxin Jingwei APP)

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