China: Employee Benefits & Compensation

China's Supreme People's Court has issued a landmark ruling on employee invention remuneration, establishing that payment is contingent upon the invention generating actual economic benefits after implementation. The case involved a dispute between a former senior director and his employer over compensation for a pharmaceutical patent, with the court clarifying calculation methods, contribution rates, and the burden of proof in such disputes.

Offshore equity incentive plans are commonly used by multinational groups, offshore holding companies and overseas-listed issuers to align the interests of mainland China-based employees with the wider group.

China's Interim Provisions on the Protection of Basic Rights and Interests of Workers Beyond Statutory Retirement Age (the “Interim Provisions”) took effect on 1 July 2026. Introduced against the backdrop...

Clear rules and consistent implementation remain the most effective tools for managing work-injury risk.

From December 26 to 30, 2025, Beijing and Shanghai respectively published typical labor dispute cases. The disputes involving non-compete restrictions offered...

此外，《工会法》规定，基层工会专职主席、副主席或者委员自任职之日起，其劳动合同期限自动延长，延长期限相当于其任职期间；非专职主席

Joint liability of affiliated entities regarding remuneration & benefits in co-employment arrangements.

On August 1, 2025, the Supreme People's Court released the "Interpretation (II) on Issues Concerning the Application of Law in Labor Dispute Cases" (hereinafter referred to as "Interpretation (II)")...

《劳动合同法》四十四条将用人单位解散作为劳动合同终止的法定事由，该终止路径对所有类型员工均可适用，因而在规模化人员安置实务中