欠薪又叫做“拖欠工资”，是指用人单位违反法律规定，超过用人单位与劳动者约定的支付工资的时间发放工资的行为。
Wage arrears, also known as “wage arrears”, refers to the employer’s behavior of violating legal regulations and paying wages beyond the time agreed between the employer and the employee.
实行月薪制的用人单位，工资必须按月发放；实行小时工资制、日工资制、周工资制的用人单位，应依照约定按小时、按日或者按周发放工资。
企业应该按照国家法律规定，定期支付全部工资，不能拖欠。如果所在企业拖欠工资不按时支付，可以向当地劳动保障行政部门举报或者投诉，也可以向劳动争议仲裁部门申请劳动仲裁。如果所在企业打了欠条的，也可以直接向当地法院申请支付令。
工资是员工为单位工作的劳动报酬，应该由单位直接支付给本人，而不能由包工头代领。如果包工头没有付工资的，可以直接向单位索要工资，单位必须支付工资。
Employers that implement a monthly salary system must pay wages on a monthly basis; employers that implement an hourly wage system, a daily wage system, or a weekly wage system must pay wages by the hour, day, or week in accordance with the agreement.
Enterprises should pay all wages regularly in accordance with national laws and regulations, without default. If your company fails to pay wages on time, you can report or complain to the local labor and social security administrative department, or you can apply for labor arbitration to the labor dispute arbitration department. If your company has an IOU, you can also apply directly to the local court for a payment order.
Wages are labor remuneration for employees working for the unit. They should be paid directly by the unit to the employee and cannot be collected by the contractor. If the contractor fails to pay wages, he can directly ask for wages from the unit, and the unit must pay wages.