High temperature subsidy conditions

Conditions for granting high-temperature subsidies in China: employees working at high temperatures, including construction workers, bus drivers without air conditioning, and outdoor sanitation workers.

According to Article 17 of the Measures for the Administration of Heatstroke Prevention and Cooling, workers engaged in high-temperature operations are entitled to post allowances according to law.

If the employing unit arranges laborers to engage in outdoor open-air operations in high-temperature weather above 35℃ and cannot take effective measures to reduce the workplace temperature below 33℃, it shall pay high-temperature allowance to the laborers and include it in the total wages. The standard of high temperature allowance shall be formulated by the provincial administrative department of human resources and social security in conjunction with relevant departments, and adjusted in time according to the social and economic development.

legal ground

Article 17 of the Measures for the Administration of Heatstroke Prevention and Cooling Measures

Workers engaged in high-temperature operations enjoy post allowances according to law.

If the employing unit arranges laborers to engage in outdoor open-air operations in high-temperature weather above 35℃ and cannot take effective measures to reduce the workplace temperature below 33℃, it shall pay high-temperature allowance to the laborers and include it in the total wages. The standard of high temperature allowance shall be formulated by the provincial administrative department of human resources and social security in conjunction with relevant departments, and adjusted in time according to the social and economic development.