A new labour regulation, which protects workers more, will come into effect on January 1, 2008. Written contract of employment, respect of minimum wage, setting layoff compensation, collective negotiation: this regulation could revolutionize the fate of the Chinese worker but only if the public authorities enforce it. Enclosed to this article is the informal English translation made by the lawyers' firm Baker & Mc Kenzie. (Ref. 070676)
This law contains 8 chapters and 98 articles, which plan notably :
- that the contract of employment has to be written and that the employee has to be informed of working conditions, professional risks and so on;
- that the employer has to respect minimum wage, pay wages in time, and pay for extra hours;
- that lay off can intervene only in the event of the employee’s violation of the labour regulation, of their incompetence, their incapacity, or even if major changes stepped into the circumstances whi
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