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Labour contracts
Foreign-invested enterprises in China can independently set institutions, recruit personnel, and sign detailed labour contracts covering essential information, with the flexibility to include additional terms.
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Working hours
China follows an eight-hour workday and 40-hour work week. Employers can extend working hours with flexibility, and overtime pay is required, ranging from 150 to 300 percent for exceeding legal standards or working on rest days and holidays.
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Holidays and vacations
China grants annual leave (5 to 15 days) based on service duration, excluding statutory holidays, rest days, and work-related injury periods. Additional leaves for marriage, bereavement, and maternity follow legal provisions.
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Social insurance and housing provident fund
China's social insurance covers endowment, medical, injury, unemployment, and maternity. Foreign-invested enterprises and employees contribute per law, with annuity options.
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Rescission and termination of labour contracts, and economic compensation
In China, labour contracts end mutually or unilaterally, with stricter conditions for employer termination. Economic compensation, based on years worked, is required for specified terminations.