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Employment & Pensions

For your business to be successful, you must manage your employees and their benefits. Yet from employment law compliance to restructurings, transfer of business issues and restrictive covenants, employment law is complex and, at times, contradictory. Our specialists can help you navigate the maze of HR regulations, policy documents and other legal complexities you must contend with on a daily basis.

If your business crosses borders, you will be faced with additional legal hurdles before achieving the outcome you need. With a global network covering more than 40 countries, we can help solve your problems across all the jurisdictions in which you operate - whether your issue relates to employment contracts, pension schemes, international secondment or executive transfers, redundancies, employment dispute resolution, trade union/staff representative relations or litigation. We also help you keep abreast with the latest legislation and regulation development through in-house management trainings. 

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Our specialists of the CMS Expat Desk provide cross-border advice to companies about international employees, also known as "expats". The provided ass

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22/01/2024
CMS ranked in Chambers Greater China Region Guide 2024
We are pleased to announce that CMS has been ranked and recommended in six areas in Chambers and Partners Greater China Region Guide 2024. In addition, our partners from Shanghai, Beijing and Hong Kong...
19/01/2024
CBAM: Just over a week to comply
As the deadline for the first Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) report approaches on January 31st, it is crucial for undertakings engaged in importing relevant goods into the European Union to...
17/10/2023
Remote Working Legislation, Laws & Regulations in China
1. Is there any legislation related to working from home in your country?   Currently there is no specific legislation relating to working from home in China. However, general labour law requirements...
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13/09/2023
Has your Employee Handbook been updated?
In China, the Employee Handbook is the basic company policy for HR management. It not only sets forth guidelines on the employees’ behaviors in workplace but also provides for daily management rules...
13/09/2023
Has your Employee Handbook been updated?
In China, the Employee Handbook is the basic company policy for HR management. It not only sets forth guidelines on the employees’ behaviors in workplace but also provides for daily management rules...
31/08/2023
Extension of Preferential Individual Income Tax Policies on Benefits Granted...
On August 18th, 2023, the PRC Ministry of Finance and the State Administration of Taxation jointly released Announcement No. 29 ("Announcement 29") and Announcement No. 30 ("Announcement 30") to further...
31/08/2023
Extension of Preferential Individual Income Tax Policies on Benefits Granted...
On August 18th, 2023, the PRC Ministry of Finance and the State Administration of Taxation jointly re­leased An­nounce­ment No. 29 ("An­nounce­ment 29") and An­nounce­ment No. 30 ("An­nounce­ment 30") to further...
17/08/2023
Chinese Central Government Further Promotes Foreign Investments
On 13 August 2023, the State Council of the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”) released its Opinions on Further Optimizing Foreign Investment Environment and Reinforcing the Efforts to Attract...
16/08/2023
Whistleblower protection and reporting channels in China
1. Is there a law on whistleblowing in your country? No, there is no such law on whistleblowing in China. 2. Does local law require private entities to establish a whistleblowing system? (If so, which...
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01/08/2023
Dismissals and Termination of Employment in China
1. Dismissal of employees 1.1 Reasons for dismissal Employees can only be dismissed if one of the statutory reasons for termination is fulfilled. This means that an employer cannot dismiss an employee...
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05/07/2023
CMS, China Talks about Labour Law and Taxation Issues for Hiring Foreign...
On 4 July 2023, the German Chamber of Commerce held an event in Shanghai on the topic “Hiring Foreign Employees in China - Labour Law and Taxation Issues”. It was the second event on this topic following...
28/06/2023
Cost-cutting and restructuring in times of crisis
A tough global economic outlook is driving many employers to review their operational costs. Across businesses, hard questions are being asked about where efficiencies can be made – and ultimately what...