Legal basis: Article 20 of the Labor Contract Law stipulates that the wages of workers during the probation period shall not be lower than 80% of the minimum wage of the same position in the unit or the wages agreed in the labor contract, and shall not be lower than the minimum wage standard in the place where the employer is located.
Article 46 of the Labor Law shall follow the principle of distribution according to work and implement equal pay for equal work. The wage level is gradually increased on the basis of economic development. The state exercises macro-control over the total wages.