Lawyers worldwide explain what labor laws apply to the popular employment phenomena of the past year

Young adults in China are tired of working hard for meager pay and have joined the ‘quiet quitting’ trend that began in the U.S. "Young people in China are advocating to not work hard and to perform to the minimum satisfactory standard. Employers are offering more incentives, such as equity and performance awards, but, even so, they may be having to deal with more performance management issues. Given how hard it is to lay off employees in China, companies need to understand and navigate the performance management process very carefully," says Adv. Johnny Choi, Partner and Head of Employment, DLA Piper Hong Kong.

The discussion was held during the labor & employment conference held by Herzog law firm in collaboration with the DLA Piper Israel group, led by Jeremy Lustman, and the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC). "While employee retention, morale and productivity are always important concerns for clients, I have very few, if any, clients who have indicated any widespread concern with ‘quiet quitting’ in the workplace. In my experience, employer focus is primarily on recruiting and retaining high quality candidates and ensuring that the work environment is conducive to encouraging top-performers to remain with the company," added Adv. Daniel Turnisky, Partner, DLA Piper New York.

Adv. Vinita Arora, Partner, DLA Piper London and Jan Colhoun, Senior Associate in the...

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