每到年关,欠薪总会成为一个令人揪心的话题。与往年不同,经过司法机关多年高擎刑罚利剑的严厉整治,2013年并未发生多少欠薪讨薪的极端个案。但与此同时,那些游离于刑罚标准之外的影响不大的一般性违法欠薪现象依然严重,欠薪案件数量仍然处于高位,且呈现一些新特点,如拖欠工资问题 Every year, the Wages on Pay will become a gripping topic. Unlike in previous years, after years of severe punishment by the judiciary which spurred the sword against the law, there were not many extreme cases of wage default in 2013. In the meantime, however, the general incidence of unpaid wages, which is largely unaffected by the standards of punishment, remains serious. The number of cases of wage arrears is still at a high level with some new features such as default in wages