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China × Employment, Payroll & Mobility
Hiring, paying and moving people across borders. In China, that means local law, local regulators and local practice, handled by a qualified professional who practises there.
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Essentials guide · Source-checked research100% of statements checked against a source25 checked against an official source25 checked against a secondary sourceChecked 2026-10-19Not yet professionally reviewed
Foreign-invested enterprises must sign a written labour contract with every employee.
Contracts may be fixed-term, open-ended or for completion of a task.Shanghai Municipal People's Government (english.shanghai.gov.cn) · checked 2026-10-19A probation period may not exceed one month for contracts of three months to one year, two months for contracts of one to three years, and six months for contracts of three years or more or with no fixed term.
Labour contracts.Shanghai Municipal People's Government (english.shanghai.gov.cn) · checked 2026-10-19Standard working time is eight hours a day and 40 hours a week; overtime is generally limited to one hour a day, or three hours a day and 36 hours a month in special circumstances.
Standard working-hour system; special systems need approval.Shanghai Municipal People's Government (english.shanghai.gov.cn) · checked 2026-10-19Overtime must be paid at no less than 150 percent of the wage on working days, 200 percent on rest days where no compensatory leave is given, and 300 percent on statutory holidays.
Standard working-hour system.Shanghai Municipal People's Government (english.shanghai.gov.cn) · checked 2026-10-19Where economic compensation is due on termination, it is one month's salary per full year of service, one month for six months to one year, and half a month for less than six months.
Applies in the termination situations set by law; the page does not state the caps that apply to high earners.Shanghai Municipal People's Government (english.shanghai.gov.cn) · checked 2026-10-19Employers must enrol employees in five social insurance schemes (pension, medical, work injury, unemployment and maternity) and contribute to the housing provident fund, and foreign nationals employed in China are also covered by social insurance.
Where a bilateral social security agreement applies, it governs coverage of the foreign worker; contribution rates are set locally.Shanghai Municipal People's Government (english.shanghai.gov.cn) · checked 2026-10-19Read the full guide: Employment, payroll and mobility
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Roberto Gilardino is Regional Partner at Horizons, supervising the advisory’s activities in North Asia as well as additional countries (including Mongolia, Malaysia, Indonesia, Pakistan, UAE, Cyprus and Malta).
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