In Chinese labor law, survivors benefits are a governmental payment made paid for the maintenance of family following a worker’s disability or death. The survivors benefits are processed by the employer according to labor regulations and are a payment in cash that is not part of the decedent’s estate, so it cannot be bequeathed to another person in a will.

A worker who dies on the job will be entitled to survivors benefits paid periodically to family members until minors eligible for support reach age of maturity. The current benefits plan is provided by China’s Workman’s Compensation Administrative Regulations, which entitle family members to benefits and funds for a funeral. Currently, the funeral benefit is based on six months’ salary, and spousal maintenance 40% of the wage and minor dependents 30%.