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China Labor Arbitration: Filing, Evidence and Hearing Readiness

A practical China labor-arbitration readiness guide covering jurisdiction, limitation periods, applications, evidence, hearings and post-award deadlines.

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Labor-dispute arbitration is generally the required first adjudicative forum for an individual employment dispute in Mainland China.

A reliable filing starts by confirming the responsible commission, calculating the limitation period for each claim, stating each requested remedy separately and linking it to an organized evidence file.

China Legal Wiki · Field noteEmployment records, timing and workplace processes.

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The place where the labor contract was actually performed and the emp…

What facts, dates and documents establish the place where the labor contract was actually performed and the emp…?

The place where the labor contract was actually performed and the emp… can determine the legal classification, procedure, evidence and next step.

The date each alleged infringement became known, any interruption or…

What facts, dates and documents establish the date each alleged infringement became known, any interruption or…?

The date each alleged infringement became known, any interruption or… can determine the legal classification, procedure, evidence and next step.

Whether the dispute concerns direct employment, labor dispatch, multi…

What facts, dates and documents establish whether the dispute concerns direct employment, labor dispatch, multi…?

Whether the dispute concerns direct employment, labor dispatch, multi… can determine the legal classification, procedure, evidence and next step.

The type of award and whether the worker or employer is considering a…

What facts, dates and documents establish the type of award and whether the worker or employer is considering a…?

The type of award and whether the worker or employer is considering a… can determine the legal classification, procedure, evidence and next step.

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01Identity and party records: identification, employer registration inf…Use this record to verify identity and party records: identification, employer registration information, dispatch or host-entity details and current service addresses and reconcil…

02Employment formation: offer letters, labor contracts, amendments, onb…Use this record to verify employment formation: offer letters, labor contracts, amendments, onboarding records, work permits where relevant and evidence of actual work and reconci…

03Performance and pay: payslips, bank records, attendance, commission r…Use this record to verify performance and pay: payslips, bank records, attendance, commission rules, bonus documents, leave records and social-insurance materials and reconcile it…

04Instructions and conduct: emails, enterprise-messaging records, polic…Use this record to verify instructions and conduct: emails, enterprise-messaging records, policies, acknowledgements, warnings and performance records preserved with context and r…

05Termination: notices, stated grounds, delivery evidence, handover rec…Use this record to verify termination: notices, stated grounds, delivery evidence, handover records, final-pay calculations and any consultation or union-related record relevant t…

Primary authorities

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Labor-dispute Mediation and Arbitration Lawenglish.www.gov.cn

Shanghai official guide to labor arbitration and required materialsenglish.shanghai.gov.cn

Supreme People's Court Interpretation I on labor disputesSupreme People’s Court

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The place where the labor contract was actually performed and the emp…The facts concerning the place where the labor contract was actually performed and the employer's registered location require a specific assessment.

The date each alleged infringement became known, any interruption or…The facts concerning the date each alleged infringement became known, any interruption or suspension event, and the termination date require a specific assessment.

Whether the dispute concerns direct employment, labor dispatch, multi…The facts concerning whether the dispute concerns direct employment, labor dispatch, multiple employing entities or contested employment status require a specific assessment.

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