Recruitment
and Employment
In China, you can hire an employee without having a registered company. All you need to do is work with a local employment agency, which will sign an employment contract with the person you nominate and act on your behalf.
This is an ideal solution for companies that do not have an office-based presence in China, but still require a local employee to manage business operations on the ground. It is a popular choice for companies in the early stages of establishing a physical presence in the Middle Kingdom.
This is an ideal solution for companies without an entity in China that require a local employee to manage certain business operations. It is a popular choice for companies in the early stages of establishing a physical presence in the Middle Kingdom.
How does it function? What is the process for hiring an employee?
Posting job advertisement - packages
for direct contact with the candidate
(recommended option)
(optional)
EUR 50
EUR 80
Preparation of company description, job title, location, job description, candidate requirements and salary details. The client/customer provides email address to which applications from candidates will be sent.
Translation of the advertisement into Chinese (if required) and publication on a Chinese recruitment portal.
Review and initial assessment of applications sent by candidates. The client selects the profiles that best match the requirements of the position. Note: see FAQs in section bellow.
Obtain consents from selected candidates to pass on their contact details, such as email address or telephone number to the client for direct contact.
Conducting interviews with selected candidates.
Final selection of the best candidate and offer of employment. Complete the recruitment process and start working with the candidate.
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Yes, it is legal because the client/employer formalizes employment through a Chinese agency specializing in employee leasing.
Who calculates and pays the taxes and related fees (e.g. pension, health care, etc.) for the leased employee?
Payments are made in advance in monthly billing cycles. The agency informs the client/employer of the total employment costs for the entire month.
The agency usually charges a small fixed monthly fee and a variable fee of up to 30% of the gross salary of the hired employee(s).
No, the agency does not provide training.
You can, however, remember that under Chinese law, you must pay the employee one month's salary for each full year of employment. An exception is if the employee is terminated within the first six months of employment, in which case the severance pay is 50% of the employee's monthly salary.
No. Our recruitment service consists of assisting the client/employer in posting a job advertisement, obtaining candidate contact details and assisting you in signing an agreement with the recruitment agency (if required). Salvane does not provide headhunting services and does not conduct direct interviews with candidates within the packages described.
In most cases the applications you receive will be in Chinese. They will follow the format required by the job advertisement platform.
No, Salvane does not provide training on Chinese labor law. If you need such training, we can help you find the right company that offers this type of service.