Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to China as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
China: Guangdong province family planning regulations
Although Guangdong province was the first to introduce new family planning regulations, the Province’s High People’s Court has issued guidance to lower courts allowing termination for infringing the regulations if such cause is contained in the employee’s job contract …
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China: New general rules of the civil law
New “General Rules of the Civil Law” came into force on October 1st 2017 …
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China: Regional international talent competitiveness
According to a recent report on regional international talent competitiveness, in 2015, only 0 …
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China: Minimum wage in Henan province to be raised from October 2017
Commencing the 1st of October 2017, the 3 levels of minimum monthly wage in Henan province will increase to 1,720 yuan (US$263), 1,570 yuan (US$240), and 1,420 yuan (US$217) …
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China: The uptake of labour displacing technologies
The uptake of labour displacing technologies is now well advanced in South Korea, Singapore, Japan and Germany – where there are more than 300 multipurpose industrial robots (MIR) per 10,000 manufacturing employees …
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China: Maternity leave in Xinjiang
Working mothers in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region can now have an extra 60 days of maternity leave in addition to the state required 98 days …
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China: Only-child parental leave in Chongqing
The Chongqing Government has just introduced an “only-child parental leave” law recently …
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China: Lactation rooms and facilities for women workers
Shanxi Province has recently introduced a new law requiring employers to build lactation rooms and facilities for women workers …
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China: Minimum wages increased in several provinces (July 2017)
As of 1st July 2017, the 3 levels of minimum monthly wages in Jiangsu province have increased to 1,890 yuan (US$277), 1,720 yuan (US$252), and 1,520 yuan (US$223) …
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China: The average monthly old-age pension
The average monthly old-age pension of enterprise retirees nationwide in China rose by an annual rate of 8 …
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China: New cybersecurity law
Since the 1st of June, 2017 a new cybersecurity law has been in force across China. This requires international companies to store customer information within China and to seek approval before transmitting that data out of the country. Failing to comply with the requirement could result in substantial fines.
China: Rules for handling arbitration cases about employment and personnel disputes
The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security recently released the amended version of the “rules for handling arbitration cases about employment and personnel disputes” and “organization rules for arbitration of labor and personnel disputes” …
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China: Growth in real earnings continues
Pay increases in China are forecast to rise by around 7% this year …
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China: Bilateral social security agreement with Spain
A bilateral social security agreement between China and Spain has been signed recently …
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China/USA: Unemployment rate falls
Official data shows that 3 …
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