英语资讯—广东省拟对工资发放日期出台新规定.docx

Authorities in south Chinas Guangdong province are mulling over new regulations which would mean that employers have to pay workers salaries before the 10th of the next month, and violators would face a maximum fine of 200,000 yuan, reports Shenzhen Metropolis1 Daily on Monday. 《深圳都市报》周一报道，广东省政府正在考虑出台一项新规定：雇主必须在下个月10号之前向工人支付本月薪水，违反者将面临最高20万元人民币的罚款。 The new regulation stipulates2 that a monthly wage should not be paid later than the 10th of the next month. If employers do not process fair reasons nor have enough funds to pay employees in the full amount, they are deemed default on wages and will face fines with a maximum of 200,000 yuan (about 32,000 USD). The government is soliciting3 public opinions until July 30. Authorities are also considering setting up a wage protection fund and requiring companies to contribute to the fund before hiring workers. 94 percent of netizens have supported the move in an online poll with . A netizen with the name of Menglihualuozhiduoshao said the government is really doing something good for the people if the policy could be carried out in the future. Many netizens have shared their payday and company names. But another netizen with the name of Yongweixiaodaiguo said she did not oppose the new policy but it was really difficult for financial staffs to fulfill4 payroll5 sheets for so many workers within just a few days. According to the new regulation, five conditions are deemed default on wages and will be punished: Delay or deduction6 of wages for more than 10 people; Delay of wages for more than 2 months; Delay or deduction of wages of more than 100000 yuan (about 16,000 USD) within a year; Delay or deduction of wages for more than 3 times in a year; Delay that results in serious consequences or negative social influences. 词汇解析： 1 metropolis n.首府；大城市 参考例句： Shanghai is a metropolis in China.上海是中国的大都市。 He was dazzled by the gaiety and splendour of the metropolis.大都市的花花世界使他感到眼花缭乱。 2 stipulates n.（尤指在协议