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Newsletter June, 2023

China: Decision on the use of WeChat and overtime

June, 2023
  • A Beijing court ruling ordered an employer to compensate an employee for sending WeChat work messages after working hours.
  • This recent lawsuit, related to working overtime through the use of WeChat, opened a great discussion in China. 
  • It is an important reminder that to establish a system of non-fixed working hours for an employee, the local labour administration requires written authorization.
Newsletter April, 2023

China: new Punishment Benchmark Table for gender discrimination in employment

April, 2023
  • On 30 October 2022, the National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China adopted the revised Law on the Protection of Women's Rights and Interests.
  • Initially passed in 1992, the updated legislation came into force on 1 January 2023.
  • On 13 January 2023, Beijing Human Resources and Social Security Administration implemented the revised Law regulating the administrative punishments from human resources and social security departments in the new "Punishment Benchmark Table."
  • It has significantly increased the punishment for employers' gender discrimination compared to 2022.
Newsletter September, 2022

China: Government strictly prohibits COVID-based job discrimination

September, 2022
  • On 1 August 2022, an urgent notice, jointly released by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security and the National Health Commission, prohibits any prejudice and discrimination against recovered COVID-19 patients in the job market.
Newsletter June, 2022

China: the termination for Employee’s not reporting cross-provincial trip is legitimate

June, 2022
  • Shanghai Yangpu District People’s Court stated that the dismissal of an employee who omitted to report a cross provincial trip against company’s health policy was lawful.
Newsletter May, 2022

Randstad Workmonitor 2022: a new era in the #howwework revolution

May, 2022
  • Randstad published the Workmonitor 2022, the first full survey of 2022 that addresses issues such as job flexibility, work life balance, personal and professional growth and corporate social responsibilities (CSR) in the context of the recovery from the pandemic.
  • The survey was conducted between 21 February and 13 March 2022 in more than 30 countries worldwide.
Newsletter February, 2022

China: working rule allows employers to check the criminal records of employees

February, 2022
  • The Ministry of Public Security recently released the Working Rules for Public Security Departments to Handle Criminal Record Checks (Working Rules).
  • From 31 December 2021, the rules allow employers for the first time to check by themselves the criminal records of their potential new employees.
Newsletter February, 2022

China: working rule allows employers to check the criminal records of employees

February, 2022
  • The Ministry of Public Security recently released the Working Rules for Public Security Departments to Handle Criminal Record Checks (Working Rules).
  • From 31 December 2021, the rules allow employers for the first time to check by themselves the criminal records of their potential new employees.
Newsletter September, 2021

China issued a Guideline for the Conclusion of Electronic Labour Contracts

September, 2021

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