CHINA : Annual Update : Expected Labour Law Changes 2019
Known or anticipated changes in labour law : iGlobal Annual Update China 2019 For more information, please contact Jo Martin on joanne.martin@igloballaw.com
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UPDATE : China : Change to Social Insurance Arrangements
Overview: With effect from January 1st, 2019, responsibility for the collection of social insurance premiums (pensions, medical, unemployment, injury at work and maternity insurances) from employee salaries will pass from the local Social Insurance Bureau to the Local Tax Bureau. This seemingly banal news has major implications. Law change: Currently the
Read MoreChina Brings in New Foreign Work Permit Scheme
With effect from April 1, 2017 a unified foreign work permit scheme will be rolled out across the country. The new unified foreign work permit arrangement will replace the existing alien employment permit and the foreign permit system. The new scheme will be based on a points classification model taking into account such factors
Read MoreChina – serious breaches of labour law will be made public
With effect from January 1, 2017, ‘serious’ breaches by employers of Chinese labour and social security laws will be made public. Publicity measures will include publishing the breaches on the website of the applicable local labour authority and in the main local media. The breaches will also be placed on a social
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