Employment Law China

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The Programme

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
  • New Labour Contract Law: an introduction
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
11:15
Coffee and networking
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
12:45
Question & answer session
13:00
Lunch
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
15:00
Coffee and networking
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
16:30
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Elizabeth Cole

Elizabeth is a partner in the Shanghai office of Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP.  She is admitted as a solicitor in Australia (NSW, Victoria and Queensland), England & Wales and Hong Kong and as an attorney in California.

Elizabeth has more than 12 years experience in corporate, commercial, projects and financing matters related to the PRC advising foreign companies on the establishment and operation of their businesses in the PRC, including preparation of the joint venture agreements, articles of association and all associated contracts such as land use contracts, trademark licences, management contracts and technology transfer agreements.  Elizabeth also specialises in advising foreign companies on all aspects of their local and expatriate employment relationships from establishment or acquisition through to termination. 

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