Legal analysis: Yes, employees need to sign the payroll issued by the unit when receiving wages. According to the relevant laws and regulations, the unit is required to record the amount, time, name and signature of the payee in writing and keep it for more than two years for future reference. Therefore, it is normal for employees to be asked to sign when receiving wages, and the unit has the right to ask employees to sign for the record after receiving wages.

Legal basis: Article 6 of the Interim Provisions on Payment of Wages, the employing unit shall pay wages to the workers themselves. If a laborer is unable to receive wages for some reason, his relatives or others may entrust him to receive them. The employer may entrust the bank to pay wages. The employer must record in writing the amount and time of employees' salary collection, the name and signature of the recipient, and keep it for more than two years for future reference. When paying wages, the employer shall provide the laborer with a list of his personal wages.