中华人民共和国劳动法 英文版Word文档格式.docx

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ChapterIIPromotionofEmployment

ChapterIIILabourContractsandCollectiveContracts

ChapterIVWorkingHours,RestandVacations

ChapterVWages

ChapterVIOccupationalSafetyandHealth

ChapterVIISpecialProtectionforFemaleStaffandWorkersandJuvenileWorkers

ChapterVIIIVocationalTraining

ChapterIXSocialInsuranceandWelfare

ChapterXLabourDisputes

ChapterXISupervisionandInspection

ChapterXIILegalResponsibility

ChapterXIIISupplementaryProvisions

ChapterI

GeneralProvisions

Article1ThisLawisformulatedinaccordancewiththeConstitutioninordertoprotectthelegitimaterightsandinterestsoflabourers,regulatelabourrelationship,establishandsafeguardalaboursystemsuitedtothesocialistmarketeconomy,andpromoteeconomicdevelopmentandsocialprogress.

Article2ThisLawshallapplytoenterprises,individualeconomicorganizations（hereinafterreferredtoasemployingunits）andlabourerswhoformalabourrelationshiptherewithwithintheterritoryofthePeople'

sRepublicofChina.

Stateorgans,institutionsandpublicorganizationsaswellaslabourerswhoformalabourcontractrelationshiptherewithshallbeboundbythisLaw.

Article3Labourersshallhaveequalrighttoemploymentandchoiceofoccupation,therighttoremunerationforlabour,torestandvacations,toprotectionofoccupationalsafetyandhealth,totraininginvocationalskills,tosocialinsuranceandwelfare,tosubmissionoflabourdisputesforsettlementandotherrightsrelatingtolabourstipulatedbylaw.

Labourersshallfulfilltheirlabourtasks,improvetheirvocationalskills,followrulesonoccupationalsafetyandhealth,andobservelabourdisciplineandprofessionalethics.

Article4Theemployingunitsshallestablishandperfectrulesandregulationsinaccordancewiththelawsoastoensurethatlabourersenjoytherighttoworkandfulfilllabourobligations.

Article5TheStateshalltakevariousmeasurestopromoteemployment,developvocationaleducation,laydownlabourstandards,regulatesocialincomes,perfectsocialinsurancesystem,coordinatelabourrelationship,andgraduallyraisethelivingstandardoflabourers.

Article6TheStateshalladvocatetheparticipationoflabourersinsocialvoluntarylabourandtheunfoldingoflabouremulationandrationalproposalscampaign,encourageandprotectlabourersinconductingscientificresearch,technicalrenovation,inventionsandcreations,andcommendandrewardmodelandadvancedworkers.

Article7Labourersshallhavetherighttoparticipatein,andorganize,tradeunionsinaccordancewiththelaw.

Tradeunionsshallrepresentandsafeguardthelegitimaterightsandinterestsoflabourers,andindependentlycarryouttheiractivitiesinaccordancewiththelaw.

Article8Labourersshalltakepartindemocraticmanagementornegotiatewiththeemployingunitsonanequalfootingaboutprotectionofthelegitimaterightsandinterestsoflabourersthroughtheassemblyofstaffandworkersortheircongressorotherformsasprovidedbylaw.

Article9TheadministrativedepartmentoflabourundertheStateCouncilshallbeinchargeofthemanagementoflabourinthewholecountry.

Theadministrativedepartmentsoflabourunderthelocalpeople'

sgovernmentsatorabovethecountylevelshallbeinchargeofthemanagementoflabourintheirrespectiveadministrativeareas.

ChapterII

PromotionofEmployment

Article10TheStateshallcreateconditionsforemploymentandincreaseopportunitiesthereforebymeansofpromotionofeconomicandsocialdevelopment.

TheStateshallencourageenterprises,institutionsandpublicorganizationstoinitiateindustriesorexpandbusinessesfortheincreaseofemployment,withinthescopeprovidedbylaws,andadministrativerulesandregulations.

TheStateshallsupportlabourerstoachieveemploymentbyorganizingthemselvesonavoluntarybasisorbyengaginginindividualbusinesses.

Article11Localpeople'

sgovernmentsatvariouslevelsshalltakemeasures,bydevelopingemploymentagenciesofvariousforms,toprovideemploymentservices.

Article12Labourers,regardlessoftheirethnicgroup,race,sex,orreligiousbelief,shallnotbediscriminatedagainstinemployment.

Article13Womenshallenjoytheequalright,withmen,toemployment.WithexceptionofthespecialtypesofworkorpostunsuitabletowomenasprescribedbytheState,nounitmay,inemployingstaffandworkers,refusetoemploywomenbyreasonofsexorraisetheemploymentstandardsforwomen.

Article14Inrespectoftheemploymentofthedisabled,peopleofminorityethnicgroups,anddemobilizedarmymen,wheretherearespecialstipulationsinlaws,rulesandregulations,suchstipulationsshallapply.

Article15Noemployingunitsareallowedtorecruitminorsundertheageof16.

Institutionsofliteratureandart,physicalculture,andspecialartsandcraftsthatrecruitminorsundertheageof16mustgothroughtheformalitiesofexaminationandapprovalinaccordancewiththerelevantprovisionsoftheStateandguaranteetheirrighttocompulsoryeducation.

ChapterIII

LabourContractsandCollectiveContracts

Article16Alabourcontractisanagreementthatestablishesthelabourrelationshipbetweenalaborerandanemployingunitanddefinestherightsandobligationsofrespectiveparties.

Alabourcontractshallbeconcludedwherealabourrelationshipistobeestablished.

Article17Conclusionandmodificationofalabourcontractshallfollowtheprinciplesofequality,voluntarinessandagreementthroughconsultation,andshallnotruncountertothestipulationsoflaws,administrativerulesandregulations.

Alabourcontractonceconcludedinaccordancewiththelawshallbelegallybinding.Thepartiesmustfulfilltheobligationsstipulatedinthelabourcontract.

Article18Thefollowinglabourcontractsshallbeinvalid:

（1）Labourcontractsviolatinglaws,administrativerulesandregulations;

and

（2）Labourcontractsconcludedbymeansoffraudorintimidation,etc.

Aninvalidlabourcontractshallhavenolegaleffectfromthetimeofitsconclusion.Whereapartofalabourcontractisconfirmedasinvalidandwherethevalidityoftheremainingpartisnotaffected,theremainingpartshallremainvalid.

Theinvalidityofalabourcontractshallbeconfirmedbyalabourdisputearbitrationcommitteeorapeople'

scourt.

Article19Alabourcontractshallbeconcludedinwrittenformandcontainthefollowingclauses:

（1）Termofalabourcontract;

（2）Workassignment;

（3）Labourprotectionandworkingconditions;

（4）Labourremuneration;

（5）Labourdiscipline;

（6）Conditionsfortheterminationofthelabourcontract;

（7）Liabilitiesfortheviolationofthelabourcontract.

Apartfromtherequiredclausesspecifiedintheprecedingparagraph,alabourcontractmaycontainotherclausesagreeduponbythepartiesthroughconsultation.

Article20Thetermofalabourcontractisclassifiedintofixedterm,non-fixedtermandthecompletionofaspecificassignmentasaterm.

Wherealabourerhasworkedinthesameemployingunitfortenconsecutiveyearsormoreandbothpartiesagreetoextendthetermofthelabourcontract,ifthelabourerrequeststheconclusionofalabourcontractwithanon-fixedterm,alabourcontractwithanon-fixedtermshallbeconcluded.

Article21Aprobationperiodmaybespecifiedinalabourcontract.Theprobationperiodshallnotexceedsixmonths.

Article22Thepartiestoalabourcontractmaystipulateinthelabourcontractmattersconcerningkeepingbusinesssecretsoftheemployingunit.

Article23Alabourcontractshallterminateimmediatelyupontheexpirationofitstermortheoccurrenceoftheconditionsfortheterminationofthelabourcontractasagreeduponbytheparties.

Article24Alabourcontractmaybecancelledbyagreementreachedbetweenthepartiesthroughconsultation.

Article25Ifalabourerisunderanyofthefollowingcircumstances,theemployingunitmaycancelthelabourcontractwithhim:

（1）Havingbeenprovednotuptotherequirementsforrecruitmentduringtheprobationperiod;

（2）Havingseriouslyviolatedlabourdisciplineortherulesandregulationsoftheemployingunit;

（3）Havingcausedgreatlossestotheemployingunitthroughgrossneglectofdutyormalpracticeforpersonalgains;

（4）Havingbeeninvestigatedforcriminalresponsibilityinaccordancewiththelaw.

Article26Inanyofthefollowingcircumstances,theemployingunitmaycancelthelabourcontract,however,awrittennoticeshallbegiventothelabourerconcerned30daysinadvance:

（1）Wherealabourerisunabletotakeuphisoriginalworkoranyworkspeciallyarrangedbytheemployingunitaftercompletionoftheperiodofhismedicaltreatmentforillnessornotwork-relatedinjury;

（2）Wherealabourerisunqualifiedforhisworkandremainsunqualifiedevenafterreceivingatrainingorafterreadjustingtheworkpost;

（3）Wheretheobjectiveconditionstakenasthebasisfortheconclusionofthecontracthavechangedsogreatlythattheoriginallabourcontractcannotbecarriedout,andnoagreementonmodificationofthelabourcontractcanbereachedthroughconsultationbytheparties.

Article27Whereitisreallynecessaryforanemployingunittocutdownthenumberofworkforcewhenitcomestothebrinkofbankruptcyandundergoesastatutoryconsolidationorrunsdeepintodifficultiesinproductionand