Since June 2022, China has been relaxing some of its most stringent travel restrictions, including PU letter exemption for the application of Z-visa (work), M-visa (business), and F-visa (visitor), the shortened quarantine time for inbound travelers from the 14+7 model (14 days of centralized quarantine and 7 days of home quarantine) to a 7+3 model (7 days of centralized quarantine and 3 days of home quarantine), and the simplification of the work permit application process for foreigners. All these updates indicate that mainland China has finally started to reopen its border and employers can generally resume the normal recruitment and employment of foreign employees.
In this article, we’ll refresh your memory about some basic but essential knowledge of hiring foreign employees in mainland China.
A written labor contract is mandatory for hiring foreign employees in China.
According to relevant regulations, the maximum term of the labor contract for foreign employees is five years, while the minimum labor contract term is not stipulated.
However, from the perspective of work permit management, we would suggest the term of the first labor contract should be at least one year. Generally, it takes two to three months to apply for a new work permit and a residence permit for a foreign employee, and the duration of the work permit and residence permit needs to be the same as the labor contract period. If the labor contract term is too short, the employee will get...
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