1. It is illegal for the company to reduce salary at will.
Unilateral salary reduction is actually an act of unilaterally changing the labor contract, which is a serious violation of the 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. It can be seen that the company unilaterally reduces the wages of workers, which violates the basic principles of changing the labor contract and the labor contract without consultation between the two parties. Therefore, employers cannot unilaterally reduce the wages of workers without reason.
If the company clearly stipulates in the labor contract or other rules and regulations that the post and salary of employees are linked to the company's operating conditions and employee's performance appraisal, then when the company's operating conditions decline or the employee's performance appraisal fails to meet the standards, the company can adjust the post according to the provisions of the labor contract or other rules and regulations to reduce the wages of workers. If the company does not expressly stipulate that there is no reason to adjust posts and reduce employees' wages, then employees can apply to the Labor Arbitration Committee for arbitration and ask the company to pay their wages in full.
Second, what should I do if I encounter a random salary reduction?
First of all, you can negotiate with the company. If negotiation fails, you can apply to the Labor Arbitration Commission for arbitration, and ask the company to continue to perform according to the post and salary agreed in the original labor contract, or ask the company to terminate the labor contract and pay economic compensation. The economic compensation shall be paid according to the standard of one month's salary for each full year of the employee's working years in the unit. For more than six months but less than one year, it shall be counted as one year; If it is less than six months, economic compensation of half a month's salary shall be paid to the workers.
Employees are generally in a weak position in front of companies, and many companies think they have the right to choose people and adjust their jobs at will. However, the exercise of rights is not unlimited. China's labor law tends to protect the interests of workers, and enterprises want to reduce their salaries at will. We should take up legal weapons to protect our legitimate rights and interests. If you have legal questions, you can open the consultation!