Employment Law in China

This book provides clear and concise explanations to over 200 questions on China's current employment laws. It helps readers answer the question: "what are my rights and what should I do?" in given practical situations.

Adopting a question-and-answer format, the book covers a wide range of topics including labour dispute procedures, employer obligations and immunities, employee entitlements, work injuries, wages, misconduct, and termination. In addition to employment law the book also includes interdisciplinary material on trade secrets, non-competition, personal information protection and administrative and criminal liabilities.

The book provides advice in the form of direct answers that set out the statutory principles, legal analysis, conclusion and comments. It carefully selects and cites over one thousand court cases to illustrate employment law practice and the legal consequences of specific issues. It also distinguishes the different local regulations and judicial practices across provinces and cities.

This book is written for readers familiar with general concepts but may not have formal knowledge of the law. To this purpose, it will be a valuable resource for business owners, employees and HR specialists. It will also appeal to legal scholars and professionals who provide corporate legal counsel.