中华人民共和国劳动合同法英文版.docx

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中华人民共和国劳动合同法英文版

LaborContractLawofthePeople'sRepublicofChina

OrderofthePresidentofthePeople’sRepublicofChina

No.65

TheLaborContractLawofthePeople’sRepublicofChina,adoptedatthe28thMeetingoftheStandingCommitteeoftheTenthNationalPeople’sCongressofthePeople’sRepublicoftheChinaonJune29,2007,isherebypromulgatedandshallgointoeffectasofJanuary1,2008.

HuJintao

PresidentofthePeople’sRepublicofChina

June29,2007

LaborContractLawofthePeople'sRepublicofChina

（Adoptedatthe28thMeetingoftheStandingCommitteeoftheTenthNationalPeople’sCongressonJune29,2007）

Contents

ChapterIGeneralProvisions

ChapterIIConclusionofaLaborContract

ChapterIIIPerformanceandModificationofaLaborContract

ChapterIVRevocationandTerminationofaLaborContract

ChapterVSpecialProvisions

Section1ACollectiveContract

Section2LaborDispatch

Section3Part-TimeEmployment

ChapterVISupervisionandInspection

ChapterVIILegalResponsibility

ChapterVIIISupplementaryProvisions

ChapterI

GeneralProvisions

Article1ThisLawisenactedinordertoimprovethelaborcontractsystem,definetherightsandobligationsofbothpartiestoalaborcontract,protectthelegitimaterightsandinterestsofworkers,andestablishanddevelopaharmoniousandstablelaborrelationship.

Article2ThisLawisapplicablewhereorganizationssuchasenterprises,self-employedeconomicorganizationsandprivatenon-enterpriseunitswithintheterritoryofthePeople’sRepublicofChina（hereinafterreferredtoasemployingunits）establishlaborrelationshipswithworkersthroughconcluding,performing,modifying,revokingorterminatinglaborcontractswiththem.

Stateorgans,institutionsandpublicorganizationsandtheworkerswithwhomtheyaretoestablishlaborrelationshipsshallconclude,perform,modify,revokeorterminatelaborcontractsinaccordancewiththisLaw.

Article3Laborcontractsshallbeconcludedinadherencetotheprinciplesoflawfulness,fairness,equality,voluntariness,consensusthroughconsultation,andgoodfaith.

Alaborcontractconcludedinaccordancewithlawshallhavebindingforce.Boththeemployingunitandtheworkershallfulfilltheobligationsstipulatedinthelaborcontract.

Article4Employingunitsshallestablishandimprovelaborrulesandregulationstoensurethatworkersenjoythelaborrightsandfulfillthelaborobligations.

Whenformulatingormodifyingtherulesandregulations,ormakingdecisionsonimportantmatters,whichhaveadirectbearingontheimmediateinterestsofworkers,suchaslaborremuneration,workinghours,restandvacation,occupationalsafetyandhealth,insuranceandwelfare,training,labordisciplineandlaborquotacontrol,theemployingunitshall,afterdiscussionbytheconferenceofworkersoralltheworkers,putforwardplansandsuggestionsandmakedecisionsafterconsultingwiththetradeunionortherepresentativesoftheworkersonanequalfooting.

If,duringtheimplementationoftherulesandregulationsorthedecisionsonimportantmatters,thetradeunionortheworkersholdthatsuchrules,regulationsordecisionsareinappropriate,itortheyareentitledtoputforwardtheopiniontotheemployingunit,andhavetherules,regulationsordecisionsmodifiedandimprovedthroughconsultation.

Theemployingunitshallmakepublicorinformtheworkersoftherulesandregulations,andthedecisionsonimportantmatters,whichhaveadirectbearingontheimmediateinterestsoftheworkers.

Article5Theadministrativedepartmentoflaborofthepeople’sgovernmentatorabovethecountylevelshall,togetherwiththerepresentativesofthetradeunionandtheenterprise,establishasoundtripartitemechanismforcoordinationoflaborrelationships,inordertojointlydiscussandresolvethemajorissuesconcerninglaborrelationships.

Article6Thetradeunionshallgiveassistanceandguidancetotheworkersinlawfullyconcludinglaborcontractswiththeemployingunitandperformingthesame,andestablishacollectiveconsultationmechanismwiththeemployingunitinordertoprotectthelegitimaterightsandinterestsofworkers.

ChapterII

ConclusionofaLaborContract

Article7Alaborrelationshipisestablishedbyanemployingunitwithaworkerasofthedatetheformeremploysthelatter.Anemployingunitshallkeeparegisterofworkersforreference.

Article8Whenanemployingunitrecruitsaworker,itshalltruthfullyinformhimofthejobdescription,theworkingconditions,theplaceofwork,occupationalhazards,conditionsforworksafety,laborremunerationandothermatterswhichtheworkerrequeststobeinformedof.Theemployingunithastherighttoacquirethebasicinformationoftheworkerwhichisdirectlyrelatedtothelaborcontract,andtheworkershalltruthfullyprovidethesame.

Article9Whenrecruitingaworker,theemployingunitmaynotdetaintheworker’sresidentidentitycardorothercertificates,normayitrequirehimtoprovideguarantyorcollectmoneyorthingsofvaluefromhiminothernames.

Article10Toestablishalaborrelationship,awrittenlaborcontractshallbeconcluded.

Intheeventthatnowrittenlaborcontractisconcludedatthetimewhenalaborrelationshipisestablished,suchacontractshallbeconcludedwithinonemonthasofthedatewhentheemployingunitemploysaworker.

Whereanemployingunitandaworkerconcludealaborcontractbeforethelatterstartstowork,thelaborrelationshipshallbeestablishedasofthedatewhenthelatterstartstowork.

Article11Intheeventthatanemployingunitfailstoconcludeawrittenlaborcontractwithaworkeratthesametimeasitemployshim,andlaborremunerationagreeduponwithhimisnotdefinite,theremunerationshallbedecidedonaccordingtotheratespecifiedinthecollectivecontract;wherethereisnocollectivecontractorthecollectivecontractissilentonthematter,equalpayforequalworkshallbepracticed.

Article12Laborcontractsconsistoffixed-termlaborcontracts,open-endedlaborcontractsandlaborcontractsthatexpireuponcompletionofgivenjobs.

Article13Afixed-termlaborcontractisonetheendingdateofwhichisagreeduponbetweentheemployingunitandtheworker.

Anemployingunitandaworkermayconcludeafixed-termlaborcontractuponreachingconsensusthroughconsultation.

Article14Anopen-endedlaborcontractisonewheretheemployingunitandtheworkerhaveagreednottostipulateadefiniteendingdate.

Anemployingunitandaworkermayconcludeanopen-endedlaborcontractuponreachingconsensusthroughconsultation.Ifaworkerproposesoragreestorenewthelaborcontractortoconcludealaborcontractinanyofthefollowingcircumstances,anopen-endedlaborcontractshallbeconcluded,unlesstheworkerrequeststheconclusionofafixed-termlaborcontract:

（1）Theworkerhasbeenworkingfortheemployingunitforaconsecutiveperiodof10ormoreyears;

（2）Theworkerhasbeenworkingfortheemployingunitforaconsecutiveperiodof10ormoreyearsbutlessthan10yearsawayfromthestatutoryretirementagewhentheemployingunitintroducesthelaborcontractsystemorwhentheState-ownedenterprisehastoconcludeanewlaborcontractwithhimasaresultofrestructuring;or

（3）Theworkerintendstorenewthelaborcontractafterhehasconsecutivelyconcludedafixed-termlaborcontractwiththeemployingunittwiceandhehasnotbeenfoundinanyofthecircumstancesspecifiedinArticle39orSubparagraph

（1）or

（2）inArticle40ofthisLaw.

Ifanemployingunitfailstoconcludeawrittenlaborcontractwithaworkerwithinoneyearasofthedatewhenitemploystheworker,itshallbedeemedtohaveconcludedanopen-endedlaborcontractwiththelatter.

Article15Alaborcontractthatexpiresuponcompletionofagivenjobisoneinwhichtheemployingunitandtheworkerhaveagreedthattheperiodforcompletionofthegivenjobisthetermofthecontract.

Anemployingunitandaworkermay,uponreachingconsensusthroughconsultation,concludealaborcontractwhichexpiresuponcompletionofagivenjob.

Article16Alaborcontractshallbecomeeffectivewhentheemployingunitandtheworkerreachagreementthroughconsultationthereonandbothpartiessignoraffixtheirsealsonthecopiesofthecontract.

Theemployingunitandtheworkershalleachkeepacopyofthelaborcontract.

Article17Alaborcontractshallcontainthefollowingterms:

（1）name,domicileandlegalrepresentativeortheprincipalleadingpersonoftheemployingunit;

（2）name,addressandthenumberoftheresidentidentitycardorofothervalididentitydocumentsoftheworker;

（3）termofthelaborcontract;

（4）jobdescriptionandtheplaceofwork;

（5）workinghours,restandvacation;

（6）laborremuneration;

（7）socialinsurance;

（8）occupationalprotection,workingconditionsandprotectionagainstoccupationalhazards;and

（9）othertermswhicharerequiredtobeincludedinalaborcontract,asprovidedforbylawsandregulations.

Inadditiontotherequisitetermsmentionedabove,anemployingunitandaworkermayagreetohaveothermattersstipulatedinthelaborcontract,suchasprobationperiod,training,confidentiality,supplementaryinsuranceandwelfarebenefits.

Article18Ifadisputearisesbecausethelaborremunerationrate,thestandardforworkingconditions,etc.arenotdefinitelyspecifiedinthelaborcontract,theemployingunitandtheworkermaynegotiateanew.Ifthenegotiationisunsuccessful,therelevantstipulationsofthecollectivecontractshallbeapplicable.Ifthereisnocollectivecontractorthecollectivecon