Dongguan RaisesThe Minimum Remuneration To RMB 574

Starting from 01 December 2004, the new minimum remuneration standard of Guangdong Province enterprise has been adopted. Therefore, the Dongguan Government decided to raise the worker's minimum remuneration from RMB 450 to RMB 574 per month in effective on 01 March 2005. The minimum remuneration per hour for part-time worker has also been adjusted to RMB3.91.

The minimum remuneration standard is only applicable to the enterprises facing financial difficulties in business operation, which can only afford paying worker for the minimum working remuneration that are stated on the employment contract. Otherwise, the minimum remuneration standard is not applicable to those profitable enterprises.

南方網訊
2004年11月1日

自2004年12月1日起，廣東省企業職工最低工資標準新標準實施。因此，東莞市政府決定，從2005年3月1日起正式實施最低工資新標準，將市企業職工月最低工資標準從原來的450元調整為574元，非全日制工(鐘點工)小時最低工資標準調整為3.91元。

最低工資標準僅指少數的生產經營確有困難的企業，給提供正常勞動(勞動者按勞動合同的約定，在法定工作時間內從事的勞動)的勞動者支付的最低勞動報酬；有能力的企業，不能以最低工資作為工人工資的發放標準。