Training: Legal Risks in Employee Layoff (in Chinese)

Background Introduction: Types of Layoffs & Legal Options Available

• Individual Layoffs
• Collective Layoffs
• Corporate Liquidation

Navigating Legal Pitfalls and Compliant Strategies for Special Employees

• Female employees during pregnancy, childbirth or lactation
• Employees with work-related injuries or occupational diseases
• Employees on medical leave
• Employees close to the statutory retirement age

Key Legal Risks and Analysis of Typical Cases

• Risks of non-compliance with the procedure
• Risk of insufficient evidence
• Risks class-action lawsuits and social stability requirements

Impact of Judicial Interpretation (II) on Layoff Practices

• Checking the employment relationship in “mixed employment” situations
• Clarifying the criteria for determining “continuous conclusion of two fixed-term labour contracts”
• Regulating the validity of non-competition clauses
• Clarifying the invalidity of agreements not to pay social insurance
• Defining circumstances where a labour contact cannot be continued
• Repeal of Article 32(1) of the Judicial Interpretation (I)

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German Center Taicang

Topic: Legal Risks in Employee Layof

Date: 11 September 2026

In today’s uncertain economic environment, layoffs are becoming an increasingly sensitive and high-risk issue for companies in China. This seminar will provide a practical overview of the key legal requirements, common pitfalls, and compliance strategies involved in employee layoffs, with a focus on special employee groups, procedural risks, compensation issues, and recent judicial developments.

Join us on 11 September 2026 at German Centre Taicang to gain practical insights into how companies can manage layoff procedures more safely, efficiently, and in compliance with Chinese labour law.