Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to China as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
China: 6 regions lift minimum wages above 2,000 yuan (April 2020)
Six provincial-level regions in China have lifted their minimum monthly wage rates above 2,000 yuan ($283) with effect from late March 2020 …
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China: Flexible work policies push consumption
Nanjing, capital of Jiangsu province, is implementing a two-and-a-half-day weekend in a bid to stimulate consumer spending in the wake of the pandemic disease …
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China: Labor union dues already paid by small and micro-sized enterprises will be refunded in Guizhou
The union funds already paid by small and micro enterprises in Guizhou Province will be fully refunded this year …
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China: Use of electronic signatures under the E-signature Law
During the crisis, those recently joining a company have often not been able to physically sign two copies of their contract, as required by law …
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China: Labour Day holidays 2020
The Labour Day holidays in China will run from the 1st of May until the 5th of May 2020 …
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China: Employment incentives
Government health restrictions in Hubei province, the most badly affected province during the pandemic, have now been lifted completely …
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China: Support to firms to ensure employment
To mitigate the COVID-19 impact on employment, the Chinese Cabinet has announced that SME’s with few or zero layoffs could be granted a rebate of up to 100% of the unemployment insurance premiums they paid in the previous year …
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China: Maternity allowance of not less than 128 days in Fujian
In Fujian, a southeastern province, with effect from May 1st 2020, paid maternity leave allowance will rise from 98 days to not less than 128 days …
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China: The worst is behind China
The Financial Times newspaper has constructed its own index of the Chinese economy and tracked it since the start of 2020 …
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China: Employers may sign written labor contracts in electronic form
Employers may now lawfully issue labour contracts and have them signed electronically by new hires …
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China: Government cuts companies’ insurance costs
SME’s do not have to pay the basic pension, unemployment and work-related injury insurances for their employees from February until June 2020 …
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China: Unemployment insurance benefit increased in Guizhou province (May 2020)
The standard monthly unemployment insurance benefit received by workers in Guizhou, a landlocked province in Southwest China, has now increased to 1,611 yuan (US$229 …
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China: CBIRC’s whistleblower regulations start on 1 March
The state organisation China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission (CBIRC) has just issued a set of special rules on handling disclosures concerning unlawful practises within the sector …
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China: Coronavirus cuts tourism
One of the biggest sectors to suffer from the current lockdown is tourism …
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China: Companies take precautions to protect staff against virus risk
Companies around the world have been taking precautions to protect staff against virus risk …
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