China Labor Insights
Providing you with insights into the latest developments of China's labor and employment laws.

August 2009
Contents

Companies Cautioned Regarding Employee Wages:As China's economy is still in recovery, firms are cautioned regarding the freezing or lowering of employees wages. More...

Employee with Fake Degrees Prevails Against Employer:Shanghai court upholds employment contract for an employee who had presented fake degrees and documents to secure his employment. More...

Beijing Sets Premium Payment Period for Pregnant Workers:For the first time, Beijing sets a premium payment period for reimbursement of maternity insurance. More...

Provisions Governing "Redundancy for Economic Reasons" to be Amended:China's Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security has announced that the provisions governing "Redundancy for Economic Reasons" are to be amended to bring the provisions in line with the Labor Contract Law (2007). More...

Employee Prevails Against Company for Breach of "Pre-Employment Promises:A Shanghai Court awards damages to job offeree where the company induced the offeree to leave his former employer and incur expenses to take a new position in Shanghai, and then failed to hire the offeree. More...


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