Lifting the Veil: Inside Labour Law and Regulations

Abstract

In Understanding Labor and Employment Law in China, University of Hawaii Professor Ronald C. Brown delivers the readers with a comprehensive study of law and regulation with regard to the labour and employment issues in China. Labour and employment issues present a complex and delicate portrait in China with some particularly Chinese characteristics, which can be difficult to fully understand. While China today has a great need to stabilize and adjust her internal affairs (rather than merely focusing on economic growth), in order to tackle the social and economic inequality and unrest, this volume, as titled: ‘‘Understanding Labor and Employment Law in China’’, is concerned with addressing the latest problems and illustrates the complexity and variability of the legal relationship concerning labour and employment. Readers will benefit from the book from the following perspectives. Firstly, a systemic analysis on the legal regime of labour and employment issues is set out in the book. The following areas are examined in the book: China’s regulation of the workplace; employment relationships; hiring and employment practices; working conditions, wages, and hours; employee benefits relating to leave, medical, maternity, unemployment, and pension insurance; discipline and termination under employment agreements; rights, remedies, and multiple forums. Furthermore, the Individual Employment Contract and a Model Collective Contract (Trial Implementation) issued by the Beijing Municipal Federation of Trade Unions in December 2007 are illustrated. The Appendix consists of English translations of selected key laws and regulations relating to this area, including Labour Law of the PRC, Labour Contract Law of the PRC, Regulation on the Implementation of the