Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to China as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
China: Regulation of employment agencies
The new law requires agencies to set up a job information management system to check the authenticity and validity of job information that employers provide, and suspend or terminate services when they find employers engaging in illegal employment behaviour …
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China (Macau): Possible rise in hourly minimum wage
A minimum wage was first introduced in November 2020, with an obligation for review at two-year intervals …
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China: Trip.com Group introduces childcare subsidy
Both male and female employees who have worked at this leading online travel agency for three years or more will now be eligible to receive an annual cash bonus of 10,000 yuan (US$1,377) per year for each newborn until the child reaches the age of five …
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China: Economy struggles to find its feet after post-covid recovery falters
It is impossible to know the current state of the Chinese economy, except to assume that if the official figure is well below official targets things must be very bad – and likely worse than even any published official figures …
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China: New travel scheme opens Hong Kong and Macau to GBA talent
Talented professionals in nine Greater Bay Area (GBA) cities with specific expertise in certain sought after fields are now permitted to apply for a new talent endorsement, which allows them to travel on an unlimited basis between mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau – although staying no more than 30 days in their non-resident location per trip …
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China: Relaxation of pre-travel testing for inbound travellers
Those visiting China are now free to enter the country as long as they test negative to a rapid antigen COVID-19 test within 48 hours of departure and report the outcome through a health declaration form prior to travel …
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China: Hengqin Cooperation Zone in Zhuhai (Guangdong) releases rules for preferential income tax policy
The zone is being developed to promote greater economic cooperation between Macau and the neighbouring Guangdong province on Mainland China …
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China: Apostille Convention will officially go into effect on 7th November 2023
Currently, in order to use foreign documents in China, such as criminal records, healthcare certificates, driver’s licenses, degree certificates or birth certificates, they need to first be notarized and authenticated in the state where the documents originated, and then be further stamped by the Chinese embassy or consulate in the country concerned …
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China: Uncertainty remains, in spite of rising retail sales and industrial production
Whilst overall consumer demand and industrial production has grown by just over 2% during the last year, demand for automobiles has slumped by 9% and for smartphones by 8% …
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China: May an employer dismiss an employee during their probationary period?
An employer may not dismiss an employee during their probationary period purely at will …
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China: Is it lawful for an employee to resign by e-mail, WeChat or SMS?
An employee may revoke their labour contract upon giving 30 days written notice to their employer …
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China: Does an employee have the right to refuse a unilateral transfer of work location?
In a case before the Beijing Higher People’s Court, a company transferred a former employee’s workplace for a two-month period from Northern China to Southern China (Beijing to Changsha) …
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China: Paid ‘marriage leave’ extended in many provinces to boost birth rate
China’s minimum paid marriage leave is just three days, but provinces may set their own more generous allowances …
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China: When a pay day falls on a rest day or holiday, should it be paid in advance and not postponed until the next working day?
According to the Interim Provisions on Salary Payment, wages must be paid on the date agreed between the employer and the employee …
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China: New Jiangsu collective negotiation regulations effective soon
The “revised Regulations of Jiangsu Province on Collective Negotiation” will enter into force on 1st May 2023 …
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