Human Resources

In the post-Covid era, finding talent has become a major challenge for companies in China. Knowing essential recruitment strategies can help businesses attract top-tier candidates As the rhythms of daily life in China return to normal, consumption is expected to recover at an accelerated pace. At the same time, scientific and technological innovation and green transformation are driving investment in manufacturing. China’s economic growth forecast for 2023 has improved significantly, …

China sees the world through the lens of relationships and nowhere is this more true than in business. So how can British businesses balance the Chinese and Western approaches to relationships to get better results in China? Joan Turley began her career as an academic specialising in modern languages. In The Business of Relationships: Creating Enterprise Success With China (Business Expert Press, 2022) Turley offers clear signposts and insights aimed …

Paul French speaks to author Henrietta Harrison about how to improve nuance and negotiation in spoken and written translation — an important consideration for businesses in all fields operating in China The Perils of Interpreting (Princeton University Press) is a detailed but highly readable account of the extraordinary lives of the two translators — Li Zibiao and George Thomas Staunton — who interpreted the words, aims and demands of the …

China has extended its preferential individual income tax policy for foreign professionals living and working in China until 31 December 2023. A series of exemptions and allowances, including housing rental and children’s education, were previously set to change on 1 January 2022 The extension of the individual income tax (IIT) preferential policies means that non-China domiciled tax residents (i.e., people who do not have a domicile in China but live …

Childcare leave (also called parental leave) is relatively new in China and was only introduced recently as part of an effort to address the growing demographic imbalance and boost childbirth. So how much childcare leave do Chinese companies offer and does parental leave differ by region? On May 9, 2019, the State Council issued guidelines encouraging local governments to start pilot childcare leave programmes within their jurisdictions. The policy was …

With Microsoft’s LinkedIn pulling out of China, companies are turning to local platforms like MaiMai, Boss Zhipin and even WeChat to network with colleagues and conduct recruitment, writes Juliette Pitt In October 2021, LinkedIn announced that its main platform would be closing in China, citing a challenging operating environment. In China, LinkedIn will be replaced with a new jobs-only app called InJobs. InJobs will maintain LinkedIn’s job search features, but …

The term ‘996’ describes the notoriously gruelling work schedule in which many young workers in some of China’s biggest companies work 9am to 9pm, six days a week.  It has even been embraced by CEOs such as Jack Ma (founder of Alibaba) who said, “working 996 is a huge bliss.” But can it really continue given China’s commitment to common prosperity and higher birth rates? Writes Juliette Pitt Even though …

Kristina Koehler-Coluccia from Woodburn Accountants & Advisors examines how changes to the Individual Income Tax Law (IIT) will affect earnings for foreign professionals living and working in China  A series of expatriate allowances and tax exemptions that had long been aimed at attracting foreign talent to China will no longer be valid starting 1 January 2022. This will directly impact the taxable income of foreigners working in the region. According …

Mirjam Thieme is the CEO of MB it-Consulting China. Here, she talks to Judith Mwai about the pros and cons of being an entrepreneur during Covid-19 and her career journey Five years ago, after a management buy-out I became the owner and CEO of MB it-Consulting China, a company that specialises in business consulting and sales and implementation services of human capital management cloud technology software. Prior to that, I …

Whether you’re a start-up or a business that has been around for years, the Human Resources (HR) function — including managing payroll — should not be underestimated. The payroll process can be confusing, time-consuming, and even costly. So much so that outsourcing may be the appropriate solution. Below, Mirella Nielsen gives five reasons to outsource your payroll 1. Increases your time Depending on the jurisdiction, managing the payroll can be …