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Impact of Employment Contracts Law on Employment Relations in China


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1 School of Business, Nanjing University, The People's Republic of China, China
2 College of Economics & Management, Nanjing University of Aeronautics & Astronautics, The People's Republic of China., China
     

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The new Labor Contracts Law (2008) has great impacts on employment relations in China. Focus of disputes on the Law is the stipulation on the openterm contract. Disputes are also focused on the stipulation on labor dispatching. Some scholars recognize the new Labor Contracts Law as a landmark to protect employees rights and benefits. Some deem that it has damaged and will continue to damage employee s interests, and may even adversely influence China s economic development significantly. This paper explores the impact of the Law on employment relations in China. It was found that, although it aims to provide more legal protection to employees with more job security, social equity and justice, attitudes and reactions vary among the three actors and the outcome may be quite diffrent from expectations.
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  • Impact of Employment Contracts Law on Employment Relations in China

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Shuming Zhao
School of Business, Nanjing University, The People's Republic of China, China
Jie Zhang
College of Economics & Management, Nanjing University of Aeronautics & Astronautics, The People's Republic of China., China

Abstract


The new Labor Contracts Law (2008) has great impacts on employment relations in China. Focus of disputes on the Law is the stipulation on the openterm contract. Disputes are also focused on the stipulation on labor dispatching. Some scholars recognize the new Labor Contracts Law as a landmark to protect employees rights and benefits. Some deem that it has damaged and will continue to damage employee s interests, and may even adversely influence China s economic development significantly. This paper explores the impact of the Law on employment relations in China. It was found that, although it aims to provide more legal protection to employees with more job security, social equity and justice, attitudes and reactions vary among the three actors and the outcome may be quite diffrent from expectations.

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