BEIJING, June 25 (CEIS): China is stepping up protection of part-time workers in its highly-debated draft labour contract law.
"The wages of part-time workers should not be lower than the statutory minimum wages set by local governments," said the draft, which was tabled to lawmakers for the fourth reading yesterday.
"Wages should be paid within 15 days," the draft says.
Wages of part-time workers drew headlines in April this year, when several international fast food chains in China were exposed for underpaying part-time employees, mostly students.
It was reported that McDonald's, KFC and Pizza Hut in southern Chinese city Guangzhou paid their part-time Chinese employees four yuan (52 US cents) per hour, more than 40 per cent less than local minimum wage of 7.5 yuan (97 US cents).
China stepping up protection of part-time workers
FE Team | Published: June 26, 2007 00:00:00 | Updated: February 01, 2018 00:00:00
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