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European Union Chamber of Commerce in China welcomes the implementing rules of the Labour Contract Law

Beijing, 28th September 2008. On 18th September, the State Council issued the long-anticipated Implementing Rules for the Labour Contract Law. The rules became effective immediately. The 38 articles' regulation offers guidance for the implementation of the Labour Contract Law which has been effective since 1st January 2008. They cover such issues as conclusion and termination of labour contracts as well as special provisions on placement.

The Chamber welcomes the new rules which we hope will clarify confusion surrounding the implementation of the law and will prevent further overreactions both by employers and employees. Joerg Wuttke, President of the European Chamber commented "Member companies have been trying very hard to adapt their labour contracts and their processes for labour administration, in order to comply with the new law. It is hoped that the new rules will offer the guidance and clarification which will help them to achieve this and deal with their employees in a fair and lawful way, as well as in the best interests of their businesses."

The implementing rules, however, contain omissions for clarification on significant provisions of the Labour Contract law such as the consultation process for company rules and regulations, (Article 4 of the Labour Contract Law) leaving employers with no guidance as to how to fulfil the obligation to consult with employees in relation to company handbooks, rules and policies. Further, the rules do not seem to contain any clause regulating how an employer shall deal with the required notification to the trade union in case of termination of a labour contract, if the company itself has not set up a trade union. It is hoped that additional rules clarifying these issues will follow soon.

The European Chamber has been involved in the regulatory process by providing comments to the State Council's Legislative Affairs Office on the May 2008 draft Implementing Regulations and is keen to provide further input.

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Grace Yao, Press Officer of the European Chamber
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中国欧盟商会欢迎《劳动合同法实施条例》的颁布

北京，2008年9月28日。中国国务院于本月18日颁布了期待已久的《劳动合同法实施条例》（以下简称《实施条例》）。该《实施条例》于颁布日起生效，共包括38条规定。《实施条例》的内容涉及劳动合同的解除与终止以及劳务派遣等事项，为今年1月1日起生效的《劳动合同法》的实施提供了指导。

中国欧盟商会欢迎该《实施条例》的颁布，希望它可以澄清法律实施方面的疑惑，并可进一步防范用人单位和员工的过激行为。中国欧盟商会主席伍德克评论道：“为遵守新法，商会的会员企业已经在努力地调整他们的劳动合同和劳务制度。新颁布的《实施条例》有望能提供指导并澄清内容。这将协助广大企业遵守《劳动合同法》，公平合法地对待他们的员工，同时也顾及企业的商业利益。”

然而，该《实施条例》忽略了《劳动合同法》中的某些重要规定。比如，《实施条例》并未清楚说明与劳动者切身利益相关的公司规章制度的协商机制（《劳动合同法》第四条），这让用人单位不清楚该如何合法地与员工进行协商。此外，在还未设立工会的情况下，用人单位在单方解除劳动合同时，该如何解决需要事先通知工会的问题，《实施条例》似乎也未提供相应的规定。商会希望能尽快出台附加条例，对这些内容予以澄清。

中国欧盟商会参与了《实施条例》的订立过程，就今年五月发布的《实施条例》草案，向国务院法制办公室递交了商会会员的反馈意见，将非常愿意提供更多支持。

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