Insight Report

Linklaters Zhao Sheng Alert – Amendment to the Law on the Protection of Rights and Interests of Females

30 Jan 2023

A bilingual publication on the key articles in the Law on the Protection of Rights and Interests of Female related to employment and HR management in China.

Summary

On 30 October 2022, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress approved a new amendment to the Law on the Protection of Rights and Interests of Females (the “Amended Law”), which took effect from 1 January 2023.

The Amended Law first came into force on 1 October 1992, being later amended in 2005 and 2018 and now again in 2022. In this latest round of updates, a number of new requirements have been incorporated into the Amended Law to strengthen the protection of females.

To help businesses better understand the Law for day-to-day human resources management, Linklaters Zhao Sheng recently issued a bilingual publication on the key articles in the Amended Law related to employment and HR management. In this publication, five top tips are given to businesses to ensure their compliance with the Amended Law.


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