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CHINA | Hiring Foreigners

Hiring foreigners in China can be daunting and requires careful attention.

Additionally, local regulations can override national provisions, so it is important to understand obligations before any hiring is conducted.

In the below we take a closer look at the administrative steps to hire foreigners.   

Employment License

Before foreigners can be hired, employers shall obtain a license to employ foreigners. Therefore, an Application Form for the Employment for Foreigners (‘Application Form’). The procedure involves submitting the below valid documents the relevant industry […]

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CHINA & HONG KONG SAR | Filing for Cross-border Bankruptcy

Legal framework between China and HK SAR courts establishes mutual recognition and assistance in filling for cross-border bankruptcy.  

On 14th May 2021, the Secretary for Justice of Hong Kong and the Vice-President of the Supreme People’s Court (SPC) of China signed a record meeting on the mutual recognition of and assistancein filing for cross-border bankruptcy between the courts of the Mainland and Hong Kong (‘Recognition’). 

Intermediate People’s Courts in Shanghai, Xiamen, and Shenzhen were designated as pilot cities to cooperate with […]

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HONG KONG SAR | Patti restrittivi: baluardo dell’impresa contro il furto di clienti e di collaboratori

Le risorse umane sono preziose leve di sviluppo in un’azienda. Ma possono anche diventare un rischio. Un dipendente che si dimetta o che veda rescisso il proprio contratto di lavoro può sempre passare alla concorrenza, sottraendo clienti e anche altri professionisti alla sua precedente impresa.

Non è con questo che occorra per forza sottostare a ricatti. Piuttosto meglio cautelarsi in sede di firma del contratto di lavoro, per circoscrivere, nei termini di legge, i margini di manovra di un collaboratore […]

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