Sexual harassment in the workplace in the PRC is more common than some would think. Women working in the PRC gained significant additional rights in 2005 when the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress amended (the 2005 Amendment) the Law for the Protection of Women's Rights and Interests of the PRC1 (Women's Protection Law) to prohibit sexual harassment against women for the first time Lesli Ligorner from Paul Hastings, Janofsky & Walker discusses how the 2005 Amendment has failed to protect women from sexual harassment.

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.

MNCs must avoid creating a global monopoly.

Manisha Singh NairLex [email protected] in the national and global markets has intensified bringing issues of identification and positioning…

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By Jianjun Ma of Jun He Law OfficesOn May 14 2007 when both employers and employees in mainland China were keeping their eyes on the review of and voting…

Clearer requirements for practice of lawyers.

China's legal market continues to attract high-end, complicated and multi jurisdictional work and in Beijing this month, the China Law & Practice awards will reflect the complexities and challenges. Chris Bisogni and Joanna Law provide a summary of the deals and firms that made the 2008 shortlist.

Luigi Bendi and Gianluca D'AgnoloChiomenti Studio [email protected], [email protected] Ventures It is possible to establish…