Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL) was adopted on 1 November last year and applies to all individuals and organisation handling personal data. Since the adoption, regulators have been actively investigating suspected violations and issuing fines. For employers, implementing PIPL compliance measures when processing employees’ personal information reduces legal risks. In the below, we provide the…
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In China, employers can either set standard or alternative working hours. Standard working hours are normally utilised. In cases where the constraints of the work characteristics or production limits the implementation of the standard working hours, the employer may apply the flexible working time or cumulative working time system. Such alternative working hours are subject…
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Omicron sub-variant BA. 5.2.1 cases have been detected in China. Cities across China continue to contain related omicron and sub-variant cluster breakouts through epidemic control and prevention measures ('Measures'). Specifically, those positive cases are quarantined for medical observation and close contacts or secondary contracts of the positive cases face temporary lockdown measures. For employers, understanding…
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