1, long illness for more than one month;

2. temporarily unable to go to work due to special circumstances.

Employees who suffer from accidents or occupational diseases at work and need to suspend their work to receive medical treatment for work-related injuries may suspend their work, and their original wages and benefits will remain unchanged during the period of receiving medical treatment, which will be paid by their units on a monthly basis. The paid shutdown period generally does not exceed 12 months.

There are the following differences between leaving without pay and resigning:

1. Resignation, that is, resignation, is the behavior that the employee proposes to terminate the labor contract or labor relationship with the employer;

2, leave without pay, refers to the employer in the case of not terminating the labor relationship, allowing surplus personnel who are not needed in production or work to leave and stop paying wages.

The process of leaving without pay is as follows:

1. The employee himself submits a written application;

2. Enterprises sign unpaid contracts with employees;

3, reported to the competent department of the enterprise and the local labor department for the record.

A contract without pay refers to a contract signed by the employer and the employee in accordance with the law to stipulate the mutual rights and obligations of the two parties during the period of unpaid leave in order to make a specific employee stay without pay and retain his identity within a certain period of time.

Legal basis: Article 33 of the Regulations on Industrial Injury Insurance.

If an employee suffers from an accident or occupational disease at work and needs to be suspended from work to receive work-related injury medical treatment, the original salary and welfare benefits will remain unchanged during the paid suspension, and the unit where he works will pay him monthly.

The paid shutdown period generally does not exceed 12 months. If the injury is serious or the situation is special, it may be appropriately extended upon confirmation by the Municipal Labor Ability Appraisal Committee with districts, but the extension time shall not exceed 12 months. After assessing the disability level, the injured workers shall stop the original treatment and enjoy the disability treatment in accordance with the relevant provisions of this chapter. Workers with work-related injuries who still need treatment after the expiration of paid shutdown shall continue to enjoy medical treatment for work-related injuries.