Beijing Labour Authority Directs Employers To File Plan For Their Labour Dispatch Workers

Keywords: Beijing, labour authority, dispatch workers,

Under the Interim Provisions on Labour Dispatch (see our legal update, " China Issues Interim Provisions on Labour Dispatch", of 11 February 2014), if the number of dispatched workers engaged by a PRC employer exceeds 10 percent of its total workforce, then the employer must file a plan on how it proposes to reduce that proportion to 10 percent or less with the local labour authority within two years after the effective date of the Interim Provisions (i.e., before 1 March 2016). The Beijing Labour Authority has now issued an administrative order requiring each applicable Beijing employer to file its plan by 31 August 2014.

The relevant form (in Chinese) and filing instructions can be downloaded from the Beijing Labour Authority website. The filing must be made in writing.