Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to China as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
China: Remuneration levels of 33 new-style occupations
The “2021 Big Data Report on Remunerations in the Beijing Human Resources Market” has revealed the remuneration levels of 33 new-style occupations …
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China: Tencent, Huawei, other major Shenzhen firms to bolster user data safeguards ahead of roll-out of new personal information law
Over twenty major Shenzhen companies have agreed to introduce new safeguards ahead of China’s new Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL) …
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China: ACFIC releases 2021 list of top 500 enterprises
A list of China’s top 500 private-sector companies released by the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce (ACFIC) indicates the importance of this sector to China’s economy …
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China: Data on recruitment agencies (2020)
Official statistics indicate that at the end of 2020, there were 45,800 recruitment agencies in China, with a total of 843,300 employees …
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China: Supreme People’s Court issues rules to regulate use of facial recognition technology
The Supreme People’s Court has issued guidelines for use where facial recognition systems are operated in public spaces …
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China: Employment status of gig workers
The Supreme People’s Court has clarified the employment status of Gig Workers …
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China: Guidelines on electronic labour contracts
A new obligation exists for employers to conclude employment contracts in digital form …
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China: Code for labor dispute mediation in Shenzhen
The first specialized local code for Labour Dispute Mediation has just been released in Shenzhen …
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China: Courier firm SF Express to pay for higher education for delivery workers
Shenzhen-based SF Express, has become the first Chinese courier firm to launch an ambitious employee education, training and enterprise plan” …
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China: Amendment to the regulations on worker wage payment (Shenzhen)
A new penalty rule is currently being drawn up in Shenzhen to cover situations where an error is due to an employee’s fault …
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China: Monthly work-related injury benefits in Guangdong increased
A significant increase has been made to monthly work-related injury benefits in Guangdong province …
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China: Longer leaves an incentive for Guangdong mothers having 3rd child
South China’s Guangdong province now awards an additional 80 days of leave to mothers who give birth to their third child …
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China: National Human Rights Action Plan (2021-25)
The National Human Rights Action Plan 2021-25 has set objectives and tasks that include respecting, protecting and promoting gender equality …
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China: Government continues to strengthen its anti-corruption campaign in relation to public servants
A new “Supervisors Law” will come into force on 1st January 2022 …
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China: Amendment law to ensure workplace safety
The Workplace Safety Law has just been amended for the third time since it was first introduced in 2002 …
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