Confusion reigns as Employment Contract Law comes into effect

July 05, 2013 | BY

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The amended Employment Contract Law came into effect this week, but businesses that use dispatch workers are still waiting for some of the key provisions to be clarified

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The amended Employment Contract Law (中华人民共和国劳动合同法) came into force this week. Since it was first promulgated in 2008, the use of dispatch workers and agencies has soared. The main purpose of the amendments was to remove loopholes that have led to widespread abuse.

But many users of dispatch workers have been unsure how to deal with the amended Law because implementing regulations have not been released. In addition, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (MOHRSS) has not released the percentage of dispatch workers a company is permitted to use.