Labour Law: State Council delays, as Guangdong makes it better

Guangdong is the first province to have issued a guiding opinion on the labour laws. The opinion attempts to clarify some of the ambiguities in the PRC Employment Contract Law, which took effect in January this year. But the issuance of the rules has caused considerable controversy, with some arguing the Guangdong authorities do not have the right to issue guiding opinions and that some its contents are, as a result, against the national law.

15 minute read September 10, 2008 at 12:58 AM

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By Joanna Law

2008 has so far been a busy year for the Labour Arbitration Commission. Courts in China's provinces have been handling a huge increase in labour litigation disputes due to the Employment Contract Law《劳动合同法》¹ which took effect early this year.

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