A principios de este año, China publicó la versión definitiva de la norma nacional sobre protección de datos personales, GB/T 35273-2017 «Tecnología de la información – Especificación de seguridad de la información personal» (信息安全技术 个人信息安全规范) (en adelante, la «Especificación»). La Especificación entrará en vigor el 1 de mayo de 2018. La Especificación no es una ley ni un reglamento cuyo cumplimiento sea obligatorio. Sin embargo, es probable que
Si eres un expatriado que trabaja o busca trabajo en China, tu contrato de trabajo en ese país es fundamental. Si tienes pensado viajar a China para incorporarte a un nuevo puesto de trabajo allí (o simplemente para empezar a trabajar allí), debes hacer todo lo siguiente: Haz que un especialista en derecho laboral chino revise el contrato de trabajo que te han propuesto
The China legal world has been abuzz this last weekend about a Chinese court in Wuhan enforcing a California judgment against a couple of Chinese citizens. On one level this is indeed a huge deal, but on a practical level, this really does not change anything with respect to what you as an American company
Pretty much every month, one of my law firm’s international lawyers gets an email or a phone call from someone (often a fellow lawyer) seeking assistance with making a China related document legal for some sort of use somewhere in the world. Maybe 40 percent of the time, the request relates to a need to
Employee probation in China has to be one of the most misunderstood issues in China employment law. Westerners just assume their probationary employees are at will employees who can be fired at any time, for good reason or for no reason at all. Wrong. The probation period is PART of the normal employment term and
An article from CBCNews, B.C. winery owners facing life in Chinese prison for smuggling, shows how risky it can be to get on the wrong side of China’s customs service. The article is on a Canadian couple facing a long jail term in China for allegedly underreporting the value of the British Columbia wine they
China’s new Cybersecurity Law will become effective on June 1, 2017. In addition to focusing on cybersecurity, the law also details how companies are to handle personal information and data. In determining what is allowed and not allowed for handling personal information in China, it is important to examine The Decision on Strengthening Information Protection on Networks (2012), The Guidelines
Law students and recent law school graduates are always contacting our China lawyers to ask what they should do to become international lawyers focused on China law. My advice is usually a somewhat rambling dissertation on the need to build a solid legal foundation while constantly working to improve your foreign language skills. I then
The PRC Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security recently released a set of rules regarding providing public notice of China employer labor violations (《重大劳动保障违法行为社会公布办法》). The goal of these new rules is to deter employers from violating China’s labor and employment laws and regulations. These rules will take effect on January 1, 2017, and they
It is far cheaper to avoid China employment law problems than to deal with one that has arisen. If you follow the following eight rules, your chances of having a China employment problem will markedly decrease. 1. Use written employment contracts. China employers without a written employment contract are exposing themselves to penalties, administrative fines and the risk of
