China Labour Law Updates: July 2024

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 Mainland China from July 2024!

1. Updates In the Work Injury Insurance

Beijing city announced an adjustment to the fixed benefits under work-related injury insurance for 2024. This adjustment applies to employees who sustained work-related injuries and were receiving disability allowances as of 31 December 2023, (excluding retirees receiving basic pensions), as well as to the dependents of employees who passed away due to workplace accidents and are eligible for dependents’ pensions.

• Minimum Disability Allowances
  • Disability Grade 1 increased by RMB350 per month
  • Disability Grade 2 increased by RMB315 per month
  • Disability Grade 3 increased by RMB285 per month
  • Disability Grade 4 increased by RMB225 per month
  • The increases for Disability Grade 5 & 6 shall not be less than  RMB160 per person per month.

• Death Grant – Increased by RMB150 per person per month.

2. Increase In the Maximum Amount of Taxable Housing Provident Fund

3. The Maximum Amount of Severance Payments Increased

4. Updates In the Childcare Policy

The Yantai Municipal Education Bureau recently issued a notice regarding the continuation of the fee standards for preschool education at Yantai Municipal Government Kindergarten, effective from July 1, 2024, until June 30, 2027. The adjusted standards are as follows:

• Fee Standard – The fee for preschool education is 680 RMB per student per month.
• Reimbursement Standards –
  • Both parents work locally, and the child attends a local kindergarten: The kindergarten fee is reimbursed by both parents’ workplaces at 35% each.
  • One parent works locally, and the other works outside the area (including active military personnel stationed outside the area), and the child attends a local kindergarten: The fee is reimbursed by the local workplace of the parent working locally at 70%.
  • One parent works locally, and the other works outside the area (including active military personnel stationed outside the area), and the child attends a kindergarten outside the area: The local workplace does not provide reimbursement.
  • One parent is employed, and the other is unemployed, and the child attends a local kindergarten: The fee is reimbursed by the workplace of the employed parent at 70%.
  • In cases of widowhood or divorce: The kindergarten fee is reimbursed by the workplace of the custodial parent at 70%.

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