Asia Disputes Notes

GREATER CHINA: KEY EMPLOYMENT ISSUES FOR THE YEAR AHEAD

PRC: local courts’ observations on labour disputes

Local courts in Beijing and Shanghai have recently issued whitepapers setting out their observations of employment cases and their positions regarding …

China: Social Media posts recognised by PRC Courts as evidence in employment cases

Given the growing popularity of social media websites and applications in China, employees are increasingly releasing employment-related photographs and …

China: Managers unable to claim against employers for failure to enter into a written labour contract

Recent developments clarify that managers may not be able to claim compensation from their employers in the same way as other employees. Employers in …

"Herbert Smith Freehills' Asia Pacific Employment Law Guide 2014" now available.

The Guide contains a summary of the key employment laws and principles in 21 jurisdictions across the Asia Pacific and has become the 'go to' resource …

China’s New Labour Dispatch Regulations

New Provisional Regulations on Labour Dispatch were issued by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security on 24 January 2014. Labour dispatch …

Employers in China obliged to keep personal data confidential

Data protection in China has been regularly in the news this year. Not only have new data protection regulations been issued, but prosecutions have …

Asia-Pacific: Governments crack down on the use of agency and temporary workers

In the last year, we have seen governments across the Asia-Pacific region tightening their laws and regulations relating to the use of agency (dispatch) …

Illegal foreigners targeted by China's new exit-entry law

Bigger fines will be imposed on foreigners illegally entering, living or working in China. Foreign executives of companies that fail to pay full …

China releases detailed rules on labour dispatch

New implementing rules re-enforce China's desire to limit the use of dispatched staff (ie, staff engaged via a third-party labour dispatch company rather …

Herbert Smith Freehills publishes new Asia-Pacific employment law guide and new edition of the Guide on financial services regulation in Asia Pacific

Last month saw two publications in our popular series of Asia-Pacific guides. Our new Asia-Pacific employment law guide provides a detailed summary of …

China clarifies when cross-border secondments give rise to taxable establishments

New rules regarding seconded personnel and taxable establishments in China will be effective from 1 June 2013. We recommend that non-resident enterprises …