| 09:00 |
Registration and coffee
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| 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
- New Labour Contract Law: an introduction
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| 10:15 |
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 and IP isssues
- Supplementing service company employment contracts
- Collective bargaining
- Local labour regulations and variances
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| 11:15 |
Coffee and networking
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| 11:30 |
Dispute resolution: grievances, disciplinary issues and dismissals
- Termination of employment
- Grounds for dismissal
- Disciplinary procedures
- Redundancies and reorganisations
- Labour Dispute Mediation and Arbitration Law
- Unions
- Consultation procedures
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| 12:45 |
Question & answer session
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| 13:00 |
Lunch
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| 14:00 |
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
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| 15:00 |
Coffee and networking
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| 15:15 |
Operating for success in a Chinese business environment –case studies
- Day-to-day management: practical issues to consider
- Interacting with Chinese employees on shore or off-site
- Cultural differences in business practice
- Strategies for success
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| 16:30 |
End of seminar
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