1, it is generally illegal for a company to reduce its salary. The company's salary reduction is an act of changing the labor contract without authorization, which is illegal. If the company adjusts the post and reduces the salary without reaching an agreement with the employees, the employees can apply for labor arbitration.
2. Legal basis: Article 17 of People's Republic of China (PRC) Labor Law.
The conclusion and modification of labor contracts shall follow the principles of equality, voluntariness and unanimity through consultation, and shall not violate the provisions of laws and administrative regulations.
After a labor contract is concluded in accordance with the law, it is legally binding, and the parties must fulfill their obligations under the labor contract.
Article 18
The following labor contracts are invalid:
(1) Labor contracts that violate laws and administrative regulations;
(2) Labor contracts concluded by fraud or threat.
An invalid labor contract is not legally binding from the time it is concluded. If part of the labor contract is confirmed to be invalid, the remaining part is still valid without affecting the validity of the remaining part.
The invalidity of a labor contract shall be confirmed by the labor dispute arbitration commission or the people's court.
Second, under what circumstances can the company reduce its salary?
1, employees who seriously violate the regulations of the unit are allowed to be demoted with pay according to law;
2. If the employee fails to reach the target for three consecutive months and meets the company's salary management regulations, the salary can be reduced.