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Employment & Labor Lawyers in China

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Practice orientation

Browse verified employment and labor lawyers for contracts, wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, and social-insurance issues. Written contracts, open-ended conversion, and local arbitration practice matter as much as national statutes.

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Employment lifecycle (PRC)

Written labour contracts (fixed-term, open-ended, or project-based) with mandatory clauses.
Onboarding: social insurance, housing fund, confidentiality / non-compete where lawful.
Performance and workplace policies that hold up in labour arbitration.
Termination or mutual separation — notice, severance, and evidence packages.
Disputes: labour arbitration is usually required before court; deadlines can be short.

Key PRC sources (illustrative)

Labor Contract Law of the PRC (2008, amd. 2012) — written contracts, open-ended conversion, severance (e.g. Arts. 10, 14, 46–47).
Labor Law of the PRC (1994, amd.) — working hours, wages, and basic labour standards.
Law of the PRC on Labor-dispute Mediation and Arbitration — arbitration-first path and limitation periods.
Social Insurance Law of the PRC — mandatory contributions and employer duties.

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