Is it illegal to pay without a pay slip?

Legal analysis: It is illegal for a company not to issue payslips. The employer should issue a payroll to the employee and ask the employee to sign it for confirmation. Employees have the right to know and supervise the wage distribution plan stipulated by the enterprise, that is to say, employees have the right to know their own welfare and salary composition. Therefore, it is infringement for enterprises not to provide payslips.

Legal basis: Interim Provisions on Wage Payment

Article 5 Wages shall be paid in legal tender. Payment shall not be made in kind or negotiable securities instead of money.

Article 6 The employing unit shall pay wages to the workers themselves. If a laborer is unable to receive wages for some reason, his relatives or others may entrust him to receive them. The employer may entrust the bank to pay wages. The employer must record in writing the amount and time of employees' salary collection, the name and signature of the recipient, and keep it for more than two years for future reference. When paying wages, the employer shall provide the laborer with a list of his personal wages.