New Rules Affecting These Provinces Starting June 1st!

High-temperature allowance

Between the months of June and September, companies in several provinces will begin paying out “high-temperature allowances” to workers asked to perform their duty outdoor and under hot weather conditions (35°C / 95°F or above) and inside their workplace if the indoor temperature cannot reach below 33°C / 91°F. 

In such cases, the additional “high-temperature” pay will be added to the employee’s monthly wage. However, it is important to note that employees do not have the right to stop paying their staff if they reduce their working hours or stop working altogether because of unbearable temperatures.

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Law enforcements in Beijing

Several rules have recently been highlighted by the city’s government to ensure public safety and remind its citizens are their potential law-breaking behavior, including:

• Walking your dog without a proper leash can be an offense, as is failing to clean after them on the streets.

• Illegal consumption and/or trade of protected wildlife.

• Covering your nose and mouth while coughing or sneezing in public areas. People are still expected to wear a mask if they feel unwell. 

• Catering services must provide public chopsticks and spoons, and enforce their table-separation rules wherever conditions permit to ensure people/groups remain safely distant from one another while dining.

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Waste management in Shanxi

Effective June 1st, Shanxi will begin rolling out garbage classification systems across its entire province, encouraging its people to properly dispose of their household waste and do their part to help protect our environment. 

Organizations and individuals who intentionally fail to properly recycle and dispose of their waste can be fined from RMB 3,000-10,000 and RMB 50-250 respectively.

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Walking your dog in Gansu

Also effective June 1st, Gansu province has stepped up its own regulations against dog owners who don’t walk their dogs with a leash attached when in public places nor pick up after them when they “do their business” on the street, If they refuse to comply with the law and forcibly enter with their pet regardless, their fine ranges between RMB 50-200.

If they bring their dogs inside places that prohibit pets from being brought in, such as public parks, restaurants, and other establishments, If owners refuse to comply with the law and forcibly enter with their pet regardless, their fine ranges between RMB 100-500.

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Food safety in Anhui

Anhui province is cracking down on food safety across its province by forcing businesses selling foods with infant formula to properly label them, while also prohibiting the consumption and trade of wildlife animals.

Editor: Crystal H

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