Beijing’s district labour arbitration commission in Haidian has launched a new model of “Internet plus mediation” in its practice, which was designed to ease the parties’ respective burdens during the arbitration phase of a labour dispute
Nov
27
2019
China: Shanghai Court holds it is Lawful for Employers to Fine Employees based on an Internal Policy
Court rules it is lawful for employers to fine employees according to the employer’s internal policy, if the internal policy is reasonable, not in conflict with existing laws, established upon negotiation with trade unions or employees’ representatives, and duly notified to its employees
Sep
28
2019
China: Brokerage agreement between company and individual streamer is not an employment relationship
The court of second instance in Beijing ruled that the brokerage agreement between the company and the individual streamer reflects the establishment of a civil relationship, rather than an employment relationship. The liquidated damages agreed in the agreement are held to be enforceable against the individual
Jun
12
2019
Retail webinar: On-the-clock, All Over The World
Date: Wednesday 12 June 5 p.m. Central European Time (11 a.m. New York time)
Identifying key wage and hour risks confronting international retailers and strategies for compliance
Insights
- The webinar will feature a panel discussion among attorneys from United Kingdom, Canada, the United States and France with deep experience representing employers confronted with class action wage and hour cases and the myriad of issues arising from the unique scheduling demands of the retail industry as they collide with the growing push to ensure through local laws that employees receive sufficient time off and compensation.
Speakers
- Jonathan Dye (Filion Wakely Thorup Angeletti in Canada)
- Eric R. Magnus (Jackson Lewis in USA)
- Olivier Kress (Flichy Grangé in France)
- James Major (Clyde & Co in United Kingdom)
- Moderator: Rich Landau (Jackson Lewis in USA)
Date and time:
June 12, 2019 5:00 pm
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6:00 pm
(CET)
Apr
29
2019
China: Big Cities In China Will Lessen Or Remove The Restrictions On Granting Urban Household Registration To Migrant Workers
China’s National Development and Reform Commission has formulated the plan which considers the specific population of the cities and lessens or removes the restrictions imposed on the migrant workers to obtain urban household registration
Apr
29
2019
China: New Foreign Investment Law In China Will Come Into Effect In 2020
The PRC National People’s Congress passed the Foreign Investment Law which streamlines China’s legislation on foreign capital, aims to provide a better business soil for foreign capital and will come into effect in 2020
Apr
03
2019
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Mar
27
2019
China’s new regulation on protection of female employees’ rights during recruitment was released
Nine departments in China together issued the Notice on Further Standardizing Recruitment to Promote the Employment of Females and purported to better protect female employees’ legitimate interests during recruitment.
Mar
27
2019
China: The agreed scope of non-competition is held valid even if it is broader than Employer’s registered business scope
The Employer and the Employee entered into a non-competition contract and agreed on the scope of non-competition, which is broader than the Employer’s registered business scope. The Court determined the validity of the said non-competition scope and held the Employee liable for violating the same
Feb
26
2019
China: Shandong government released measures on stabilization of employment and regulation of employers’ layoffs
Shandong government released guidance which allows employers to be refunded with contribution for unemployment insurance if no major layoff is taken and emphasizes the role of employee representative congress in company’s layoff process