Foreign Employees in Shanghai Shall Learn to Protect Themselves
Recently, I took a labor arbitration case of an alien suing a local WOFE. During this case, I got the chance to talk to labor arbitrator to learn more. I have to say that the legal practice is not so optimistic for foreign employees. There are lots of legal risks when a foreigner chooses to work in China, especially Shanghai. 1. Arbitration court respects the free will of foreign employee and local employer, which means what the employee and employer concluded in the labor contract are the most important. If the labor contract cannot protect the alien, then the labor law may also not. Certain labor rules are complusive in order to Obstacle Course Read the rest of this entry »