News rules relating to non-competition provisions and
termination of employment contracts
Introduction
On 30 November 2016, the Supreme People's Court of the PRC
published Minutes of the 8th National Court Trial Work
Conference on Civil and Commercial Matters – Part of Civil
Matters (The Minutes). The Minutes came into force on the same
day of publication.
The Minutes offers effective guidance for courts at all levels
and is aimed at protecting the legitimate rights and interests of
various civil subjects and promoting the sustainable and sound
economic and social development.
In this update we focus on two specific provisions in the
Minutes which relate to employment law matters, specifically, the
payment of damages for breach of a non-compete obligation and
unilateral termination of an employment contract by an
employer.
