Law in Practice

Employment Law China

09:00
Registration and coffee
09:30
An overview of the employment law framework in China
  • Business operations in China: setting the scene
  • Introduction to Chinese employment law
  • Clarifying the legal framework for organisations operating in China
  • Examining different types of employment
10:15
New Labour Contract Law: an introduction
  • What are the new requirements for employers?
  • Examining the key changes and their impact
  • What potential workplace issues can this new law give rise to?
11:15
Coffee and networking
11:30
Hiring employees in China: employment contracts and service contracts
  • Offering employment: impact of Employment Promotion Law and discriminatory practices
  • Drafting terms of employment contracts
  • Terms and conditions: duration, probationary periods, salary, sick pay and holidays, notice, termination, confidentiality
  • Supplementing service company employment contracts
  • Collective bargaining
  • Local labour regulations and variances
12:45
Question & answer session
13:00
Lunch
14:00
Key challenges when transferring or sourcing businesses, including mergers and acquisitions
  • Structuring the arrangements correctly
  • Managing employer/employee issues
  • Apportioning risk between the parties
  • Corruption/bribery
  • Privacy laws and data protection
15:00
Coffee and networking
15:15
Employment of expatriates and foreigners: structuring employment contracts
Globalisation of the Workforce – Immigration and Expatriate Issues and Panel Discussion 
  • Movement of employees in and out of China
  • Typical employment arrangements
  • Work and residency permits
  • Global tax efficient structures
  • Individual tax planning
  • Rules for employees from Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan
  • Chinese immigration rules and regulations
  • Issues for UK employers
16:30
End of day one

 

 
 
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Very useful - time well spent and gave insight into some of the potential pitfalls faced within the legislation for the region

— Kerry Lewis, Resource & Development Manager,
Jane's Information Group