Clients, potential clients and/or the press are always asking me what foreign companies doing business in China need to know to stay out of legal trouble. My initial response is usually just a sigh. Since a client recently asked me to speak at his company about the legal issues of which it should be aware,… Continue Reading
Tag Archives: Labor laws
When In China …. China Labor Law Controls
Posted in Legal NewsJust received an email from a friend stating/asking the following (note that I have changed some elements of the email to strip it of any even potentially identifying information): I am heading off again to work for a few years at our China Rep Office. My new employment contract with the head office says that… Continue Reading
China’s Labor Laws: The Cultural Disconnect Goes Both Ways.
Posted in Legal NewsLast week, I attended co-blogger Steve Dickinson’s lecture on China labor law. Steve’s lecture was part of a truly superb Doing Business in China seminar put on by Global Nav. The thrust of Steve’s speech was that labor laws in China have changed, they are being enforced against foreigners, and they are very different from… Continue Reading
The Impact Of China’s Labor Contract Law.
Posted in Legal NewsBy: Dan Harris and Brad Luo It has been a little over eight months since China enacted its groundbreaking new Labor Contract Law, which is just enough time to preliminarily assess its impact. The Labor Contract Law has already greatly impacted employee treatment in China and greatly impacted how Chinese employees view their rights. It… Continue Reading
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