As China's biggest shopping day approaches, a restaurant in Southwest China's Chongqing announced it wouldn't be paying employees until the end of the year, claiming the move aims to keep young workers from going on spending sprees.
In a questionably legal move, the restaurant stopped payroll in a bid to keep employees from blowing their paychecks on the upcoming Singles' Day on November 11, China Radio International reported.
Employees who are in urgent demand of money can receive their wages in advance, the manager said.
与此同时这名经理还表示,急需用钱的员工可以提前领取工资。
Lawyers said the restaurant's policy is not completely out of line.
但是律师表示这家餐馆的做法并非完全不合理。
Lin Gang, head of Chongqing's Tiansheng Law Firm, said that companies are entitled to postpone wages in cases of economic hardship with approval from labor unions, while the period of stopped payment differs according to regional labor departments.