If the company does not pay the wages owed to its employees, and the employees angrily take away the payment for the goods, is it illegal? Without the knowledge of the unit, the person can be punished with the crime of theft. If an enterprise is in arrears with wages, it can report it to the local labor inspection department and require the enterprise to return wages and compensation to employees.
According to Article 264 of the "Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China", whoever steals public or private property, if the amount is relatively large, or if the amount is stolen multiple times, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention or surveillance, and shall also be sentenced to or A fine shall be imposed alone; if the amount is huge or there are other serious circumstances, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than ten years, and shall also be fined; if the amount is particularly huge or there are other particularly serious circumstances, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than ten years or life imprisonment, or otherwise Fixed-term imprisonment of more than ten years or life imprisonment. The above-mentioned fixed-term imprisonment or life imprisonment, together with a fine or confiscation of property; anyone who falls under any of the following circumstances shall be sentenced to life imprisonment or death, together with confiscation of property:
(1) Stealing from a financial institution, the amount is particularly huge ;
(2) Stealing precious cultural relics in serious circumstances.
Extended information:
Article 85 of the "Labor Contract Law of the People's Republic of China", "If an employer of the People's Republic of China has any of the following circumstances, the labor administrative department shall order Labor remuneration, overtime pay or economic compensation shall be paid within a time limit; if the labor remuneration is lower than the local minimum wage standard, the difference shall be paid; if payment is not made within the time limit, the employer shall be ordered to pay the labor remuneration at a rate of not less than 50% but not more than 100% of the wages payable to the workers. Additional compensation for workers:
(1) Failure to pay compensation in full and in a timely manner in accordance with the labor contract or national laws. (1) Failure to pay labor remuneration in full and in a timely manner as stipulated in the labor contract or national regulations; (2) Paying labor wages below the local minimum wage standard;
(3) Arranging overtime work without paying overtime wages;
(4) Removing or terminating the labor contract and failing to pay workers economic compensation in accordance with the provisions of this law.
China's Supreme Procuratorate--"Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China" and China's National Conditions