One of the biggest changes in China's business landscape over the past year has been the implementation of new provisions of the country's employment law on January 1st. Some of those changes have been radical...

If you're not horribly familiar with employment law in China and the subject interests you for some reason (like, for example, you have employees in China), you may want to look at this guide to employment law in China, published by the nice people over at China business success stories.

Gregory Sy, a partner with Grandall Legal Group, wrote the guide. Besides having a degree from the University of Victoria in Australia and a license to practice law in New York, Sy has an impressive list of clients in China and recently acted as chief editor for Martindale's China Law Digest.

Topics in the guide include...


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Topics in the guide include an overview of employment law (not just of the recent changes to it), a look at the types of employment recognized in China, and details on employment contracts in China now - things like how long you have after someone starts working for you before you have to put them on a contract, how long of a probationary period you're allowed to have for your employees, how overtime works in China, and much more.

There's a lot out there at the moment on employment law in China. This is a good overview.