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ARTICLE · 08 JULY 2020

Can I Press The "Pause Button" On The Labor Contract?

At present, the epidemic prevention and control is in motion, and the company's resumption of work is gradually carried out in an orderly manner.

ChinaEmployment and HR
Liu Xiaoyan
Liu Xiaoyan

Translator: Normand Gauthier

At present, the epidemic prevention and control is in motion, and the company's resumption of work is gradually carried out in an orderly manner. However, in order to stop the spread of the epidemic, isolation measures were adopted throughout the country to reduce the flow and concentration of people as much as possible. The decrease in the flow of people may not have an obvious impact on production-oriented enterprises, but it may bring about the "disaster of extinction" to industries such as tourism, accommodation and catering. These industries would never expect to lose countlessly because of COVID-19. Many companies have announced collective salary cuts or even closed their doors due to the inability of funds to return or the rupture of capital chain. According to relevant reports, less than 10% of companies have enough funds to be maintained for more than half a year. When enterprises are caught in the epidemic and cannot

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