Employment

State Administration of Taxation, Announcement on the Issue Concerning Whether Entities that Employ Disabled Persons are Eligible for More than One Preferential Value-added Tax Policies [Legislation Digest]
国家税务总局关于安置残疾人单位是否可以同时享受多项增值税优惠政策问题的公告
Employers hiring disabled persons may enjoy multiple VAT tax refunds.

Tentative Measures for the Enrolment in Social Insurance by Foreign Nationals Employed in China [Full Text Translation]
在中国境内就业的外国人参加社会保险暂行办法
The Measures require foreign employees in China to be enrolled in social insurance. Arrangement is also laid down when a foreign employee departs from China before he/she reaches the specified age at which he/she can withdraw his/her pension.

Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, Tentative Measures for the Enrolment in Social Insurance by Foreign Nationals Employed in China [Legislation Digest]
人力资源和社会保障部在中国境内就业的外国人参加社会保险暂行办法
Expats are required to be enrolled in social insurance.

Regulations for Work-related Injury Insurance (Revised) [Full Text Translation]
工伤保险条例 (修订)
The revised Regulations expand the scope of applicability of work-related injury insurance and simplify the procedures for recognition of work-related injuries.

State Council, Regulations for Work-related Injury Insurance (Revised) [Legislation Digest]
国务院工伤保险条例 (修订)
Rate for the lump sum work-related death supplement specified.

Cooperating with PRC staffing firms
Labour agents and staffing firms play a dynamic function in China’s employment space, however many foreign companies continue to misunderstand the relationship. Understanding the importance of selecting the right partner for your labour needs and knowing how to navigate negotiations are key

Challenges and success: A Q&A with Foxconn Technology
Helming a team of over 100 lawyers, General Counsel of Foxconn Technology Group (China’s largest private employer), Sterry Fang shares about his department’s structure and its commitment to developing and implementing a “well-being” programme for its employees

Hiring foreigners
Two employment specialists offer their insights on issues worth consideration when hiring expatriate staff.

Supreme People's Court, Annual Report on Intellectual Property Cases (2010) (Abstract) [Full Text Translation]
最高人民法院知识产权案件年度报告 (2010) (摘要)
The 2010 Report selected 43 issues with broad guiding significance from 36 cases including: determination of the equivalence of technical features in a patent infringement dispute and protection of a design under the Anti-unfair Competition Law after the patent expires.

Supreme People’s Court, Annual Report on Intellectual Property Cases (2010) (Abstract) [Legislation Digest]
最高人民法院知识产权案件年度报告 (2010) (摘要)
Design can still be protected under Anti-unfair Competition Law after the patent expires.

Withholding wages is a punishable crime
Amendment to criminal law targets malicious employers