Labor Law

Move is part of wider labour law developments

Local rules rolled out first in hope of easing business pressures

Enterprises owing workers wages may be ordered to stop operations.

State Council rules out iron-rice-bowl employment contracts.

The State Council has issued new implementation rules for China's Employment Contract Law《劳动合同法》. This is the government's latest effort…

Regulatory reform in China is more important than ever to investors in the country. Leading lawyers talked about how the government's various regulatory approach shape investors' behaviours at the 5th annual China Law & Practice China Summit.

The Implementing Regulations provide further details to the PRC Employment Contract Law concerning the conclusion of employment contracts, termination and ending of employment contracts, and placement.

After 12 months of innovative and pioneering work and four months of research, interviewing and profiling, the 2008 China Law & Practice awards were presented in Beijing on September 18. The winning deals and firms were recognised for their impact on China's legal community.

Companies had been expecting clarification from China's Implementing Regulations for its Employment Contract Law in September. But many of the more ambitious provisions remain unsolved.