China — the latest guidance from the Supreme People's Court
Three years after the Third Interpretation of the Supreme People’s Court on Certain Issues regarding the Law Applicable to Labor Dispute Cases Hearing was published in September 2010, the Supreme People’s Court issued its Fourth Interpretation on the same topic on 1 February 2013. Taking effect on 1 February 2013, the interpretation addresses important issues such as non-competition and its related economic compensation, verbal amendments to an employment contract, consultation with the trade union upon termination, and foreign nationals’ employment in China.
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