In this issue:
• Amendment to Work Safety Law issued
• Shenzhen issues electronic employment contract dispute settlement rules
• Guangdong High People’s Court publishes 10 typical labor dispute cases
• Jiangsu High People’s Court provides guidance on typical employment cases in Jiangsu Province
• Shenzhen releases Q&A on employment issues relating to COVID-19
• Suzhou Intermediate People’s Court publishes guidance on typical cases involving post-termination non-competition restrictions
• Shanghai High People’s Court rules cessation of employment legal when employee reaches statutory retirement age
• Beijing court requires general manager to return salaries due to false background information

Read publication In this issue: COVID-19 – Government announces several measures to assist employers State Council issues measures to increase job stability China reduces social insurance and housing fund burden on employers due to COVID-19 outbreak PRC lifts restrictions on wholly foreign owned HR service companies Ministry of Human Resources…

China takes further steps to reduce social insurance burden on employers China is further reducing social insurance burdens on employers according to a national notice and its implementing rules issued in April 2019. On 1 April 2019, the State Council issued the notice on Comprehensive Plans for Reducing Social Insurance…

Various new regulations issued on Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macao residents working in mainland China PRC authorities have recently issued several national notices to repeal the employment permit and work authorization requirement for Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macao residents (“HTM residents”) working in mainland China. Moreover, HTM residents are now eligible to receive residence…