Legal basis: Article 50 of the Labor Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) shall be paid to the laborer himself on a monthly basis in the form of currency. The wages of workers shall not be deducted or delayed without reason.
Article 276 of the Criminal Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) evades payment of laborers' labor remuneration by transferring property or escaping. Or is ordered by the relevant government departments to pay laborers' labor remuneration, and refuses to pay, if the amount is relatively large, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years or criminal detention and shall also or only be fined; If serious consequences are caused, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than seven years and shall also be fined.
If a unit commits the crime mentioned in the preceding paragraph, it shall be fined, and the directly responsible person in charge and other directly responsible personnel shall be punished in accordance with the provisions of the preceding paragraph. "Whoever commits the acts mentioned in the preceding two paragraphs, but has not caused serious consequences, pays the remuneration to the workers before bringing a public prosecution, and bears the corresponding liability for compensation according to law, may be mitigated or exempted from punishment.