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The coincidence of a change in economic structure, the slow pick-up after the pandemic and the past ‘one child policy’ is leaving its mark on China’s still poorly developed welfare system …

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Australians wishing to visit China on business may now obtain multiple-entry visas valid for five years …

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In Japan, it is called karo, but in China 劳累过度, however, in both cases it can kill …

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Although Article 13 (2) of the personal data protection law (PIPL) allows employers to process personal data without an employee’s consent, there is a potential problem when it comes to sick leave …

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The minimum wages this year have been increased to 7,072 patacas (US$879 …

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Foreign visitors entering China for the first time commonly discover, to their surprise, that their bank cards are not universally accepted, mobile phones do not work and that their driving licences are not valid …

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Although employers are permitted to include non-compete clauses in the contracts of senior management, professional and technical employees, the courts have made it clear that this will only be permissible where the jobholder is the genuine holder of confidential data and/or trade secrets …

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The leading Chinese supermarket chain ‘Pang Dong Lai’ is offering up to 10 days of ‘unhappy leave’ annually to its 7,000+ employees …

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In the southeast Chinese Jiangxi province, monthly minimum wages for full-time workers now range from 1,740 yuan (US$240 …

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At the latest session of the National Peoples’ Congress, many delegates raised the issue of long working hours being a product of digitalization – with employees being expected to continue working online after normal working time had ended …

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The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) has issued new guidance on data transfers, which removes the necessity for multinationals to draw up standard internal contracts with other parts of the same group in order to send or receive internal personal data …

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From 1st July 2024, the new company law will reinforce the necessity for companies to operate with an Employee Representative Congress – with functions similar to that of Works Councils in western countries …

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The admission that statistical corruption occurs in official reports has recently come from an unexpected quarter – the communist party central committee …

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Citizens of Austria, Belgium, Hungary, The Irish Republic, Luxembourg and Switzerland may now travel to China for business purposes for up to 15 days without a visa …

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84 million workers engaged in ride-hailing, food delivery, transport and home services will soon start to enjoy minimum wage protection …

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