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Employment & Labour
China employment is a lifecycle with written-contract, social-insurance and termination clocks. Start with the stage, not a generic HR policy.
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EMPLOYMENT & LABOUR
EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS · HIRING & ONBOARDING · WORKING TIME & PAY · TERMINATION & REDUNDANCY · WORKPLACE DISPUTES
A notice, arbitration, social-insurance or termination clock can change what should happen next. Do not treat this as a safety route.
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Matter statusCLASSIFY FIRSTConfirm the current route
Employment contracts
Identify the relationship and contract status before assessing rights or obligations.
Open routeHiring & onboarding
Map the hiring sequence and required documents before the start date.
Open routeWorking time & pay
Identify the applicable working-time and compensation arrangement.
Open routeTermination & redundancy
Identify the proposed ground and procedural timeline before action.
Open routeWorkplace disputes
Preserve facts and identify the dispute stage and available route.
Open routeSituation-based routes
Start where
the matter is.
11 bounded routes turn a broad concern into the next useful question.
Employment contracts
Formation, mandatory terms, fixed terms, probation and amendments.
Open route 02HiringHiring & onboarding
Offer terms, onboarding, registrations and initial compliance steps.
Open route 03PayWorking time & pay
Hours, overtime, salary, leave and recurring payroll obligations.
Open route 04TerminationTermination & redundancy
Grounds, process, notice, severance, documentation and deadlines.
Open route 05DisputesWorkplace disputes
Grievances, investigations, evidence, mediation and labour dispute routes.
Open route 06RestrictionsRestrictive covenants & confidentiality
Confidentiality, non-compete arrangements, compensation and enforcement context.
Open route 07Equality, discrimination & harassmentEquality, discrimination & harassment
Workplace discrimination, equal-employment rights and sexual-harassment prevention, investigation and response.
Open route 08HR compliance auditsHR compliance audits
Internal HR regulatory audits covering contracts, payroll, working time, social insurance, policies and recordkeeping.
Open route 09Work safety & occupational diseaseWork safety & occupational disease
Employer work-safety duties, occupational disease prevention, incident response and compensation interfaces.
Open route 10Pensions, social welfare & enterprise benefitsPensions, social welfare & enterprise benefits
Social insurance pensions, enterprise annuities and employee benefit structures.
Open route 11Employee equity & incentive plansEmployee equity & incentive plans
Employee share ownership, equity incentives and employment/tax/corporate interfaces.
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