An Opinion from the Supreme People's Court over employment contracts has given welcome guidance on non-compete compensation amounts and deals with some of the most common labour dispute problems

An Opinion from the Supreme People's Court over employment contracts has given welcome guidance on non-compete compensation amounts and deals with some of the most common labour dispute problems

Idle proceeds allowed to be used to purchase investment products.

Establishment of bond investment plans by insurance companies now only requires registration.

The total funds (investment principal and returns) that a QFII may outwardly remit each month may not exceed 20% of its total domestic assets as at the end of the previous year.

China's government has unveiled a series of new measures to crack down on corruption, including a unified database of cases that could ruin a business's reputation. Internal compliance programmes need to be strengthened and updated

The General Office of the China Insurance Regulatory Commission has issued Tentative Provisions over securities investment by insurance institutions, while the State Council has issued Regulations for credit collection

Employment by way of placement is a supplementary form and may only be applied to temporary, ancillary or substitute positions.

The amendments to China's 2008 Employment Contract Law have closed some loopholes but simplistic definitions and vague wording have created new ones. Questions also remain over how aggressively the new Law will be enforced