Heat turned up on temperature subsidies

With the thermometer climbing all the way to 40 C in Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei and Shandong provinces, questions related to subsidies for high temperatures are on the rise as well.

High-temperature subsidies are often distributed to workers exposed to outdoor temperatures above 35 C, as well as those who work indoors in temperatures higher than 33 C.

Labor authorities are responsible for setting local subsidy standards.