1. Refusing to pay wages in arrears is an act of refusing to pay labor remuneration, which will constitute a criminal offence. Laborers can report the case to the public security bureau or apply to the court for compulsory execution.
2. Legal provisions: Criminal Code of People's Republic of China (PRC)
Article 276-1 The crime of refusing to pay labor remuneration evades payment of labor remuneration by transferring property or concealing. , or have the ability to pay labor remuneration but did not pay. If the amount is relatively large, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years or criminal detention, and shall also or only be fined; If serious consequences are caused, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than seven years and shall also be fined.
If a unit commits the crime mentioned in the preceding paragraph, it shall be fined, and the directly responsible person in charge and other directly responsible personnel shall be punished in accordance with the provisions of the preceding paragraph.
Whoever commits the acts mentioned in the preceding two paragraphs, but has not caused serious consequences, pays the laborer labor remuneration before bringing a public prosecution, and bears the corresponding liability for compensation according to law, may be mitigated or exempted from punishment.
People's Republic of China (PRC) Civil Procedure Law
Article 236 A legally effective civil judgment or written order must be fulfilled by the parties. If one party refuses to perform, the other party may apply to the people's court for execution, or the judge may transfer it to the person subjected to execution for execution.
Mediation and other legal documents that should be executed by the people's court must be fulfilled by the parties. If one party refuses to perform, the other party may apply to the people's court for execution.
Second, what is the legal responsibility for unreasonable deduction and arrears of wages?
1. Civil liability: If the employer deducts or defaults the wages of the employee without reason, or refuses to pay the employee the wages for extended working hours, the employee may notify the employer to terminate the labor contract at any time and demand compensation from the employer. In addition to paying the wages and salaries of workers in full within the specified time, the employer also needs to pay economic compensation equivalent to 25% of wages and salaries.
2. Administrative responsibility: The labor administrative department shall order the employing unit to pay wages and economic compensation to the workers, or it may order it to pay compensation equivalent to one to five times the sum of wages and economic compensation paid to the workers.
These are Bian Xiao's answers to relevant legal questions. Arrears of wages and refusal to perform are acts of refusing to pay labor remuneration, which will constitute a criminal offence. Laborers can report to the public security or apply to the court for compulsory execution. If you need legal help, you are welcome to seek legal advice.