News from Guangzhou Municipal Labor and Social Insurance Department is that from April 1, the minimum wage of RMB7.5/hour has been implemented among all non-full-time employees in Guangzhou, excluding Huadu, Fanyu, Chonghua and Zengcheng.

At the end of last year, GZMLSID released the province's first minimum wage standard for non-full-time employees. The standard consisted of five categories, ranging from RMB7.5 per hour to RMB4.3 per hour. The standard for Guangzhou is RMB7.5 per hour, which is the same as that of the provincial level minimum wage. The minimum wage for non-full-time workers in Huadu, Fanyu, Chonghua and Zengcheng is RMB6.6 per hour.

A representative from GZMLSID emphasizes that this minimum wage standard is only applicable to non-full-time employees, such as those who work on an hourly basis and work for no more than five hours a day, and no more than 30 hours in a week. The person says that companies should sign full-time labor contracts with those who work for more than 30 hours a week.

At present, Guangzhou's food and beverage industry uses the most non-full-time employees.