Pedestrians wearing protective masks walk past shuttered stores in Hangzhou, China, on Feb 11, 2020. Across China, companies are telling workers that there’s no money for them -- or that they shouldn’t have to pay full salaries to quarantined employees who don’t come to work - Bloomberg
HONG KONG (Bloomberg) -- A growing number of China’s private companies have cut wages, delayed paychecks or stopped paying staff completely, saying that the economic toll of the coronavirus has left them unable to cover their labor costs.
To slow the spread of the virus that’s claimed more than 2,000 lives, Chinese authorities and big employers have encouraged people to stay home.
Shopping malls and restaurants are empty; amusement parks and theaters are closed; non-essential travel is all but forbidden.
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