Kunshan High Temperature Subsidy Payment Standard 2022

The standard of high temperature allowance in Kunshan City, Jiangsu Province was adjusted from June 1 2065438 to monthly 300 yuan.

The payment period is 4 months (June, July, August and September). The high temperature allowance paid by the employer is included in the total wages and deducted before tax according to regulations.

According to the relevant policies of Jiangsu Province, if the employer arranges workers to engage in outdoor open-air operations in hot weather above 35 degrees Celsius, and cannot take effective measures to reduce the workplace temperature below 33 degrees Celsius, it shall pay summer high temperature allowance to the workers. For the high-temperature allowance for indoor staff, the province delegated the right of distribution to enterprises for independent decision. The new measures stipulate that employers should provide workers with personal protective equipment that meets the requirements, and urge and guide workers to use it correctly. Workers who suffer from heatstroke due to high-temperature operation or high-temperature weather operation and are diagnosed as occupational diseases are entitled to work-related injury insurance benefits.

Legal basis: Article 11 of the Administrative Measures for Heatstroke Prevention and Cooling Measures.

The employing unit shall provide enough heatstroke prevention and cooling drinks and necessary medicines that meet the hygienic standards for workers working in high temperature and high temperature weather.

Don't give money instead of providing heatstroke prevention and cooling drinks. Heatstroke prevention and cooling drinks shall not be used to offset the high temperature allowance.

Article 12

The employing unit shall set up a rest place in a high-temperature working environment. Rest places should be equipped with seats, well ventilated or equipped with air conditioning and other heatstroke prevention and cooling facilities.