Employment Law China

09:00 - Registration and coffee
09:30 - An overview of the employment law framework in China
· Business operations in China: setting the scene
· Introduction to Chinese employment law
· Clarifying the legal framework for organisations operating in China
· Examining different types of employment
· New Labour Contract Law: an introduction

10:15 - Hiring employees in China: employment contracts and service contracts
· Offering employment: impact of Employment Promotion Law and discriminatory practices
· Drafting terms of employment contracts
· Terms and conditions: duration, probationary periods, salary, sick pay and holidays, notice, termination, confidentiality and IP isssues
· Supplementing service company employment contracts
· Collective bargaining
· Local labour regulations and variances

11:15 - Coffee and networking
11:30 - Dispute resolution: grievances, disciplinary issues and dismissals
· Termination of employment
· Grounds for dismissal
· Disciplinary procedures
· Redundancies and reorganisations
· Labour Dispute Mediation and Arbitration Law
· Unions
· Consultation procedures

12:45 - Question & answer session
13:00 - Lunch
14:00 - Employment of expatriates and foreigners: structuring employment contracts
· Globalisation of the Workforce - Immigration and Expatriate Issues and Panel Discussion
· Movement of employees in and out of China
· Typical employment arrangements
· Work and residency permits
· Global tax efficient structures
· Individual tax planning
· Rules for employees from Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan
· Chinese immigration rules and regulations
· Issues for UK employers

15:00 - Coffee and networking
15:15 - Operating for success in a Chinese business environment -case studies
· Day-to-day management: practical issues to consider
· Interacting with Chinese employees on shore or off-site
· Cultural differences in business practice
· Strategies for success

16:30 - End of seminar