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TheLaborContractLawofthePeople’sRepublicofChina,adoptedatthe28thSessionoftheStandingCommitteeof 

the10thNational 

People'

sCongressofthePeople’sRepublicofChinaonJune29,2007,isherebypromulgatedandshallcomeintoeffectonJanuary1,2008.

HuJintao

PresidentofthePeople’sRepublicofChina

Contents

ChapterI 

GeneralProvisions

ChapterII 

ConclusionofLaborContracts

ChapterIII 

PerformanceandAmendmentofLaborContracts

ChapterIV 

RevocationandTerminationofLaborContracts

ChapterV 

SpecialProvisions

-PartI 

CollectiveContracts

-PartII 

WorkPlacement

-PartIII 

Part-timeLabor

ChapterVI 

SupervisionandInspection

ChapterVII 

LegalLiability

ChapterVIII 

SupplementaryProvisions

LaborContractLaw

ofthePeople’sRepublicofChina

Chapter1 

Article1 

ThisLawisformulatedtoimprovethelaborcontractsystem,tospecifytherightsandobligationsofthepartiestolaborcontracts,toprotectthelegitimaterightsandinterestsofworkers,andtobuildanddevelopharmoniousandstableemploymentrelationships.

Article2 

ThisLawappliestotheestablishmentoflaborrelationshipsbetween,theconclusionof,performanceof,amendmentof,revocationofandterminationof,laborcontractsbyworkersandorganizationssuchasenterprises,individualeconomicorganizationsandprivatenon-enterpriseunitsinthePeople’sRepublicofChina（“Employers”）.

Theconclusion,performance,amendment,revocationandterminationoflaborcontractsbetweenstateauthorities,institutionsorsocialorganizationsandworkerswithwhomtheyestablishemploymentrelationships,shallbesubjecttothislaw.

Article3 

Theconclusionofalaborcontractshallbebasedontheprinciplesoflawfulness,fairness,equality,voluntariness,negotiatedconsensusandgoodfaith.Alawfullyconcludedlaborcontractshallhavebindingforce,boththeEmployerandtheemployeeshallperformtheirrespectiveobligationsstipulatedtherein. 

Article4 

Employersshallformulateandimprovelaborrulesandregulationsinaccordancewiththelaw,soastoensurethatemployeesenjoytheirlaborrightsandperformtheirlaborobligations.

Theformulations,amendmentsanddecisionsmadebyEmployerswithrespecttorulesonlaborcompensation,workinghours,leaveandrest,occupationalsafetyandhygiene,insuranceandwelfare,training,workdisciplineorworkquotamanagement,etc.,whichhaveadirectimpactonemployees’immediaterightsandinterests,orothermaterialmatters,shallbepresentedtoanddiscussedwiththeemployeerepresentativecongressoralltheemployees,andtheproposalandadvicethereofshallbedeterminedafterconsultationwiththelaborunionoremployeerepresentativeonthebasisofequality.

If,duringtheimplementationofaruleorregulationordecisiononamaterialmatter,thelaborunionoranyoftheemployeesdeemsitinappropriate,theyshallbeentitledtoraisetheissuewiththeEmployerandhaveitamendedafterconsultation. 

TheEmployershallmakerules,regulationsanddecisionsonmaterialmattersthathaveadirectimpactonemployees’immediateinterestsandrights,publicorcommunicatethesametotheemployees.

Article5 

ThelaboradministrationauthoritiesofthePeople’sGovernmentsatthecountylevelandaboveshall,togetherwithlaborunionsandenterpriserepresentatives,establishacomprehensivetri-partitemechanismfortheco-ordinationofemploymentrelationships,inordertojointlystudyandresolvematerialissuesrelatingtoemploymentrelationships.

Article6 

ThelaborunionshallassistandguideworkersintheconclusionandperformanceoflaborcontractswiththeirEmployer,andestablishacollectiveconsultationmechanismwiththeEmployerinordertoprotectthelawfulrightsandinterestsofworkers.

ChapterII 

Article7 

TheemploymentrelationshipbetweenanEmployerandanemployeeshallcommenceonthedatetheemployeecommenceswork.TheEmployershallkeeparegisterofemployees,forfuturereference. 

Article8 

TheEmployershalltruthfullyadvisetheemployeeofthescopeofwork,theworkingconditions,theplaceofwork,occupationalhazards,productionsafetyconditions,laborcompensationandothermattersrequestedbytheemployee;

theEmployershallbeentitledtotheworkerbasicinformationoftheemployeethatdirectlyrelatestothelaborcontract,andtheemployeeshalltruthfullyprovidethesame.

Article9 

Whenhiringanemployee,theEmployershallnotretaintheemployee’sresidentIDcardorotherdocumentation,nordemandtheemployeetoprovidesecurityorcollectpropertyfromhim/herundersomeotherguise.

Article10 

Awrittenlaborcontractshallbeconcludedwhenestablishinganemploymentrelationship.

Whereanemploymentrelationshiphasbeenestablishedwithouttheconclusionofawrittenlaborcontract,thewrittenlaborcontractshallbeconcludedwithinone

（1）monthfromthedatetheemployeecommenceswork.

WhereanEmployerandanemployeeconcludealaborcontractbeforetheemployeecommenceswork,theemploymentrelationshipshallbeestablishedonthedatetheemployeecommenceswork.

Article11 

WhereanEmployerfailstoconcludeawrittenlaborcontractwithanemployeebeforetheemployeecommenceswork,anditisunclearwhatlaborcompensationwasagreeduponwiththeemployee,thelaborcompensationforthenewlyrecruitedemployeeshallbepaidinaccordancewiththestandardsstipulatedinthecollectivecontract;

wherethereisnocollectivecontractorthecollectivecontractissilentonthematter,theprincipleofequalpayforequalworkshallapply.

Article12 

Laborcontractsaredividedintofixed-termlaborcontracts,open-endedlaborcontractsandlaborcontractsthatterminateuponthecompletionofacertaintask.

Article13 

A‘fixed-termlaborcontract’referstoalaborcontractwheretheterminationdatehasbeenagreeduponbytheEmployerandtheemployee.

Afixed-termlaborcontractmaybeconcludedbetweenanEmployerandanemployeeuponconsultation.

Article14 

An‘open-endedlaborcontract’referstoalaborcontractwheretheEmployerandtheemployeehaveagreednottostipulateadefiniteterminationdate.

Anopen-endedlaborcontractmaybeconcludedbetweenanEmployerandanemployeeuponconsultation.Ifanemployeeproposesoragreestorenewandconcludealaborcontractinanyofthefollowingcircumstances,anopen-endedlaborcontractshallbeconcluded,unlesstheemployeerequeststheconclusionofafixed-termlaborcontractinstead:

（1） 

TheemployeehasbeenworkingfortheEmployerforten（10）consecutiveyears;

（2） 

WhentheEmployerfirstintroducesthelaborcontractsystemorthestate-ownedenterprisethatemployshimre-concludesitslaborcontractsasofrestructuring,theemployeehasbeenworkingfortheEmployerforten（10）consecutiveyearsandislessthan10yearsawayfromhislegalretirementage;

or

（3） 

Wherealaborcontractwasconcludedasafixed-termlaborcontractontwoconsecutiveoccasionsandtheemployee,intheabsenceofanyofthecircumstancesstipulatedinArticle39anditems

（1）and

（2）ofArticle40ofthislaw,renewssuchcontract.

IfanEmployerfailstoconcludeawrittenlaborcontractwithanemployeewithinone

（1）yearfromthedatetheemployeecommenceswork,theyshallbedeemedtohaveenteredintoanopen-endedlaborcontract.

Article15 

A‘laborcontractthatterminatesuponthecompletionofacertaintask’referstoalaborcontractwheretheEmployerandtheemployeehaveagreedthatthecontractualtermisbasedonthecompletionofaspecifictask.

AnEmployerandanemployeemay,uponconsultation,concludealaborcontractwithatermthatisbasedonthecompletionofacertaintask.

Article16 

AlaborcontractshallbecomeeffectiveaftertheEmployerandtheemployeehavebothsignedorsealedsuchcontractuponreachinganegotiatedconsensus.

TheEmployerandtheemployeeshalleachkeeponecopyoftheemploymentagreement.

Article17 

Alaborcontractshallincludethefollowingitems:

name,domicileandlegalrepresentativeormainpersonin-chargeoftheEmployer;

name,residentialaddressandnumberoftheresidentIDcardorothervalididentitydocumentnumberoftheworker;

termofthelaborcontract;

（4） 

scopeofworkandplaceofwork;

（5） 

workinghours,restandleave;

（6） 

laborcompensation;

（7） 

socialinsurance;

（8） 

laborprotection,workingconditionsandprotectionagainstoccupationalhazards;

and

（9） 

otherissuesrequiredbylawsandregulationstobeincludedinthelaborcontract.

Apartfromthemandatorytermsmentionedabove,anEmployerandanemployeemayagreetoincludeothermattersinthelaborcontractsuchasprobationperiod,training,confidentiality,supplementaryinsuranceandwelfare,etc.

Article18 

Shouldadisputeariseduetotheambiguousnatureofthestandardsforlaborcompensationorworkingconditionsorothermatters,theEmployerandemployeemayrenegotiate;

ifsuchnegotiationfails,theprovisionsofthecollectivecontractshallapply.Ifthereisnocollectivecontractorifthecollectivecontractissilentontheissueoflaborcompensation,theprincipleofequalpayforequalworkshallapply;

ifthereisnocollectivecontractorthecollectivecontractissilentonthestandardsforworkingconditionsorothermatters,therelevantregulationsoftheStateshallapply.