Tue, 05 Nov 2024 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
China's National People's Congress has approved a gradual increase in the statutory retirement age for men and women, set to begin on January 1, 2025, marking the first adjustment in over 70 years.
Wed, 14 Aug 2024 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In April 2024, China's Supreme People's Court (SPC) released six typical cases on labor disputes to guide similar cases, emphasizing worker rights and clarifying limitations on non-compete agreements.
Wed, 03 Jul 2024 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
The Beijing No. 3 Intermediate People's Court ruled that workers are entitled to overtime pay for “invisible overtime work” conducted via social media outside of working hours, protecting their right to “offline rest”.
Mon, 13 Mar 2023 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In February 2023, the Chinese government issued the amended “Measures for the Administration of National Work Relief”, aiming to address unemployment issues in the short to medium term.
Mon, 26 Dec 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In November 2022, for the first time in China, a criminal of child molestation was banned for life from any occupation that had close contact with minors according to the Law on the Protection of Minors.
Tue, 20 Dec 2022 China Legal Trends CJO Staff Contributors Team
In November 2022, a primary court in Beijing ruled that the food delivery platform should bear part of the liability in a case where a delivery man died while delivering food.
Sun, 06 Dec 2020 Insights CJO Staff Contributors Team
The #MeToo campaign, now a global movement, has reverberated around China, as China cracks down on sexual harassment in its first-ever civil code.