Contracts · work permits · non-compete · termination
PRC labor law is famously employee-protective — and unilateral termination is permitted only on exhaustive statutory grounds.
Employers lose roughly 70% of contested termination cases in arbitration, and wrongful dismissal results in reinstatement or double statutory severance. Non-compete obligations are enforceable only if the employer pays monthly compensation during the restricted period — a requirement many foreign employers miss.
We draft employment contracts, employee handbooks, and confidentiality / IP-assignment agreements compliant with the Labor Contract Law, and advise on expatriate work permits and residence visas, social-insurance obligations, overtime rules, performance management, and lawful reductions in force (经济性裁员).
Reference: Labor Contract Law · Social Insurance Law
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