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.
On 28 April 2022, ILO published a new report on the importance of an effective collaboration between social partners in preventing occupational accidents and diseases.
Starting with the lesson learnt from the pandemic, it calls for the promotion of a preventative culture on Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) based on participation and social dialogue.
During August 2021, the Firm interviewed board members, senior executives and younger employees (aged 25-40) from over 2000 of the world’s leading companies.
The final report explains the current thinking of board members and senior managers and checks its alignment with the thinking of their workforce.
On 5 May 2022, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) launched a new global report that highlights the role played by collective bargaining (CB) during the pandemic.
In the first of a series of flagship reports on Social Dialogue, it presents the role of CB in the advancement of equality and inclusion.
On 23 March 2022 the National Assembly's Standing Committee adopted Resolution No. 17 “on employees’ monthly, annual overtime hours in the context of COVID-19 prevention and socio-economic development”, aiming to facilitate socio-economic recovery and development from the pandemic.
It increased, until 31 December 2022, the maximum monthly overtime limit and relaxed the annual restrictions on overtime currently provided for in the 2019 Labour Code.
In the report “Mental health and employers: The case for investment - pandemic and beyond”, published in March 2022, Deloitte analysed the effect COVID-19 had on employees' mental health, focusing on four groups: young people, key workers, people with caring responsibilities and ethnic minorities.
It shows that investing in mental health to support the workforce is the right choice for employers, that can also make significant gains.
The report, published on 7 March 2022 by the International Labour Organisation (ILO), provides global overview of national laws and practices regarding care policies (maternity protection, paternity, parental and other care-related leave policies).