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HRLAW China Seminar

  

About this Course

With a population of 1.3 billion, a labor force of over 800 million, and more than 5 million graduates from institutions of higher learning each year, China has the potential to dominate global business in the decades to come. The country currently has the world's second largest GDP in terms of purchasing power and received more than $80 billion in foreign direct investment in 2007 - five times the level in India during the same year.

With its rapid economic growth, China has experienced increased sophistication of human resources practices. New laws are being passed which regulate everything from hiring practices to minimum wage. Enforcement of labor laws by government officials and courts has also increased.

Among the most important people related matters for foreign invested enterprises (FIEs) in China are the legal requirements surrounding the issues from recruitment to termination. It is never an easy task for foreign businesses to understand their local Chinese employee, but companies wishing to avoid costly labor disputes and penalties in China must be particularly vigilant.

On January 1, 2008, a new Labor Contract Law came into effect in China, supplementing the 1995 Labor Law. This new piece of legislation is meant primarily to protect the interests of blue collar workers, but is technically applicable to all types of employees in China, whether Chinese citizens or foreigners.

This one day seminar is developed in a well-balanced approach which clarifies and shares the PRC employment law framework together with practical tips and techniques being deployed to handle New Labour Contract Law effectively. This includes addressing the practical aspects of managing a cross-cultural workforce, and provide with an accurate understanding of critical Chinese employment issues to consider when setting up and maintaining operations in China.


Objectives

In this seminar, participants will learn about:

  • The impact of the Chinese New Labour Contract on employment practices with practical application to workplace scenarios.


  • Better manage employees' issues and operations in China - in the context of the new Labour Contract Law.


  • Vital aspects of employment law issues in China.


  • Adapt people management style and approach to accommodate Chinese business culture.

    • Outline

    The course content is as follows:

    1.An overview of the employment law framework in China - Foreign Business operations perspectives.

    2.New Labour Contract Law introduction

  • What are the new requirements for employers?


  • What potential workplace issues can this new labour contract law give rise to?


  • Hiring and offering context: employment contracts and service contracts considerations (including key terms and conditions of employment - duration, probationary periods, salary, sick pay and holidays, notice, termination, confidentiality).


  • Supplementary service company employment contracts.


  • Employment of expatriates and foreigners: structuring employment contracts, employment arrangements, work and residency permits, individual tax planning.

    • 3.Operating for success in a PRC business environment - case studies:

  • Termination of employment
  • Disciplinary procedures
  • Grounds for dismissal
  • Redundancies and reorganizations
  • Trade Union matters
  • Consultation procedures
  • Dispute resolution: grievances, disciplinary issues and dismissals

    • Methodology

    To impart the learning and working experience, the seminar incorporates:

  • Practical Tips and Examples
  • Questions and answers
  • Case Studies
  • Information sharing

    • Who should attend

    HR & non HR Directors, Managers and Executives who deal with or will be handling HR matters in China. Also suitable for all business professionals who have a vested interest in applying the PRC employment laws to deliver an effective people management together with employees' issues resolutions to their companies in China.


    Benefits of attending this course

  • Key PRC employees' issues need to be aware of.
  • Managing employer/employee issues.
  • HR Strategies for business success in the PRC.
  • Day-to-day people management issues in the PRC.
  • Better interaction with Chinese employees.


    • Consultant

    William Toh has an extensive working experience in China since 1992 and having more than 25 years of working experience which covered areas including Education, Business Development, General Management, Human Resource Management, Leadership & Talent Development, Service Quality & Excellence and Sales Management.

    William has served in leading companies in the areas of business consultation, general management and HR management working experiences which include AstraZeneca (Shanghai), Beecham SmithKline (now known as GSK, Singapore), Cisco (China), General Electric (Asia Pacific), HP (Singapore), IBM-Lotus Dev. (APAC), ITE (Singapore), Lenovo (Beijing), Legend-AOL (Beijing), Lotus Supermarket (China); Merchant Bank (Shenzhen), Motorola (South Asia, China), Philips (Singapore, China), Singapore Telecommunication (Singapore), SITA (Asia Pacific), Siemens (Singapore), Statschippac (Asia) and Standard Chartered Bank (Shanghai).

    His previous HR & Services related roles included SVP, Corporate Development, VP, Nationwide HR&A (China); Director, Service Excellence; Director, OD &HR Services; Director, Corporate Leadership; Manager, HR Services (AP Regional); Manager, Sales Training Management; and Section Manager, HR & Training. His recent HR achievements include the successful implementation of the new labour contract and trade union setup at Lotus Supermarket (China)'s corporate head-office and across its 32 cities across North, South, South-west and East regions of China. Besides, he having assisted a local Chinese labour law firm-HR Laboroot (Shanghai) to publish a new labour contract law book.

    William is a member of the Singapore Institute of Directors (SID) and attained the SID’s Executive Certificate in Directorship. He is also a member of the Project Management Institute (USA) since 2001.

    William holds a MSc.in HRM, MBA (International Business), a Bachelor of Business Administration and a Diploma in Training and Management Development. He is also certified as a DISC assessor, 6-Sigma Transactional (Black-Belt), Global Sales Facilitator (IBM Global Sales), Education Vocational Instructor National Certification (VITC, Singapore), Leadership Development (GE, Crotonville) and a certified Performance Management & Empowered Workforce (Interactive Management) facilitator.


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