Employment Law in China: A Practical Guide
About this ebook
Adopting a question-and-answer format, the book covers a wide range of topics including labor 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 who are 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.
About the author
Dong Wang is a barrister and solicitor in New Zealand. He is a former part-time employment arbitrator of the Shenzhen Employment Dispute Arbitration Committee, a member of the Guangdong Employment Law Society, and an expert witness on Chinese employment law for the Supreme Court of Queensland, Australia, with extensive theoretical and practical experience.
Peng Zhao is the director of Royal Law Firm, China. He has extensive practical experience in employment dispute cases, including the 2016 Linak case before the Supreme Court of China. He is also highly experienced as corporate legal counsel for business operations, covering commercial law, company law, and intellectual property law.
