| 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
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| 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?
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| 11:15 |
Coffee and networking
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| 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
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| 12:45 |
Question & answer session
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| 13:00 |
Lunch
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| 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
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| 15:00 |
Coffee and networking
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| 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
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| 16:30 |
End of day one
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