Labor Law

The Supreme People's Court has issued new rules regarding work-related injury insurance disputes. They streamline judicial standards by clarifying labour relationships, burden of proof and trial procedures, say Jay Chen and Joe Zou

Employees may claim work-related injury insurance benefits if injured while shopping on their way home.

More foreign-invested projects have been removed from the Shanghai FTZ negative list.

Enterprises in the environmental sector are eligible for 15% tax rate.

China dismantles segregation of urban and rural residency.

As a supplier to Nike and Adidas found out to its cost, companies can no longer ignore rules on social insurance. Internal auditing and coordinating with the local authorities are needed to avoid expensive disputes

As a supplier to Nike and Adidas found out to its cost, companies can no longer ignore rules on social insurance. Internal auditing and coordinating with the local authorities are needed to avoid expensive disputes

The labour authority of Macau has put in place strong guidelines and requirements for the employment process in order to meet the rocketing economy's demand for workforce

The new labour dispatch law is an effort to promote stable employment and discipline agencies, but enforcement remains unclear and more detail is needed on the penalties for violating threshold requirements