Are you aware of the latest labour law updates in China? We highlight the essential legal changes you should pay attention to across the key states in China!
Increase in Minimum Wage
| Location | Effective Date | Minimum Wage per Month (RMB) |
| Beijing City | September 2025 | 2540 |
Adjust to Tax-Exempt Threshold for Severance Payments
| Location | Effective Date | Tax-Exempt Threshold for Severance Payment (RMB) |
| Chengdu, Sichuan Province | July 2025 | 376536 |
| Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province | June 2025 | 488322 |
| Xi’an, Shaanxi Province | August 2025 | 381135 |
Increase In the Contribution Base Cap of Non-Taxable Housing Fund
| Location | Effective Date | Contribution Base Cap of Non-Taxable Housing Fund (RMB) |
| Chongqing | January 2025 | 30318 |
| Jiangyin, Jiangsu Province | July 2025 | 35200 |
| Wuxi, Jiangsu Province | July 2025 | 35200 |
| Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province | July 2025 | 31702 |
| Shenzhen, Guangdong Province | July 2025 | 44265 |
| Jinhua, Zhejiang Province | July 2025 | 31398 |
| Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province | July 2025 | 31936 |
| Wenling, Zhejiang Province | July 2025 | 29314 |
| Jiaxing, Zhejiang Province | August 2025 | 33998 |
| Xiaoshan, Zhejiang Province | July 2025 | 40694 |
| Yiwu, Zhejiang Province | July 2025 | 31398 |
| Haining, Zhejiang Province | August 2025 | 33998 |
| Jinan, Shandong Province | July 2025 | 32586 |
| Dezhou, Shandong Province | July 2025 | 23259 |
| Jining, Shandong Province | July 2025 | 24410 |
| Linyi, Shandong Province | July 2025 | 24420 |
| Weifang, Shandong Province | July 2025 | 23928 |
| Weihai, Shandong Province | July 2025 | 23685 |
| Yantai, Shandong Province | July 2025 | 27132 |
| Zibo, Shandong Province | July 2025 | 25898.75 |
| Chengdu, Sichuan Province | January 2025 | 31378 |
| Luoyang, Henan Province | July 2025 | 22471 |
| Wuhan, Hubei Province | July 2025 | 34560.25 |
| Yichang, Hubei Province | January 2025 | 25875 |
| Yueyang, Hunan Province | January 2025 | 21975 |
| Ganzhou, Jiangxi Province | July 2025 | 23424 |
| Shenyang, Liaoning Province | July 2025 | 29523 |
| Anshan, Liaoning Province | July 2025 | 20700 |
| Dalian, Liaoning Province | July 2025 | 30669 |
| Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region | January 2025 | 28020 |
| Liuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region | July 2025 | 24719 |
| Guiyang, Guizhou Province | January 2025 | 25392 |
| Harbin, Heilongjiang Province | January 2025 | 27083 |
Updates to Work-Related Injury Insurance Benefits
Beijing City
Beijing has recently issued a notice regarding the adjustments to the work-related injury insurance benefits, effective 1 January 2025. This adjustment applies to employees who had suffered work-related injuries and has been receiving disability allowances, as well as to the dependent relatives who died on the job and has been receiving pensions, prior to 31 December 2024. The adjustment details are as follows:
- Disability Allowance Adjustment Standards
- Disability Grade 1 increased by RMB255 per month
- Disability Grade 2 increased by RMB230 per month
- Disability Grade 3 increased by RMB210 per month
- Disability Grade 4 increased by RMB190 per month
- For employees with Grade 5 or 6 work-related injuries who are not assigned work, their disability allowance will be increased by no less than RMB110 per month.
- Survivor Pensions For Dependent Relatives
- The monthly pensions is increased by RMB100 per person.
- The adjustment standards for living care expenses will be announced separately once the calculation base is released.
Updates on Population and Family Planning Policies
Jilin Province
Jilin Province has recently passed the elderly care services regulations, effective on 1 October 2025. The regulations stipulate that if an employee’s parents aged 60 or above, or elderly dependents, are hospitalized, the employer must grant nursing leave based on actual circumstances and with a hospital certificate. Employees who are only children are entitled to 15 days of nursing leave per year, while those with siblings are entitled to 7 days. During nursing leave, employees’ wages, benefits, attendance, performance reviews, promotions, and salary increases will remain unaffected.
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