Legal basis: People's Republic of China (PRC) Labor Contract Law.
Article 38 A laborer may terminate the labor contract under any of the following circumstances: (1) Failing to provide labor protection or working conditions as agreed in the labor contract; (2) Failing to pay labor remuneration in full and on time; (3) Failing to pay social insurance premiums for laborers according to law; (4) The rules and regulations of the employing unit violate the provisions of laws and regulations and damage the rights and interests of workers; (5) The labor contract is invalid due to the circumstances specified in the first paragraph of Article 26 of this Law; (6) Other circumstances under which the laborer can terminate the labor contract as stipulated by laws and administrative regulations. If the employer forces the laborer to work by means of violence, threat or illegal restriction of personal freedom, or if the employer illegally directs or forces the risky operation to endanger the personal safety of the laborer, the laborer may immediately terminate the labor contract without notifying the employer in advance.
Article 85 In any of the following circumstances, the employer shall be ordered by the labor administrative department to pay labor remuneration, overtime pay or economic compensation within a time limit; If the labor remuneration is lower than the local minimum wage, the difference shall be paid; If the payment is not made within the time limit, the employing unit shall be ordered to pay compensation to the laborer according to the standard of more than 50% 100% of the payable amount: (1) failing to pay the laborer's labor remuneration in full and on time in accordance with the labor contract or state regulations; (2) Paying workers' wages below the local minimum wage standard; (3) Arranging overtime without paying overtime; (four) the dissolution or termination of the labor contract, not in accordance with the provisions of this law to pay economic compensation to the workers.