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Q&A
What is a foreign enterprise services company in China?
- October 2012
- Free Access
Many foreign-invested companies and representative offices in China have a contract in place with a foreign enterprise services company (FESCO) for labor dispatch, payroll and/or additional services for Chinese Employees.
Q&A
What is 'hukou'?
- October 2012
- Free Access
A hukou stipulates an employee’s home city/country and can either be a rural hukou or an urban hukou, with the social insurance system applying only the latter.
Q&A
What services are provided by foreign enterprise services company besides payrol...
- October 2012
- Free Access
Some FESCOs carry out other services such as executive search work (headhunting) on behalf of their clients, which could create a conflict of interest between payroll clients (who supply confidential personal and salary information) and headhunting c...
Q&A
What does the Labor Contract Law stipulate about workers dispatched from foreign...
- October 2012
- Free Access
In the past, this directive has often been ignored and foreign enterprise services companies have been used to hire a wide variety of Chinese workers upon the client’s request. However, recent draft legislation regarding the obligation of emplo...
Q&A
What are the advantages and disadvantages of foreign enterprise services compani...
- October 2012
- Free Access
The advantages of using foreign enterprise services companies are: lower risk than direct hiring hiring assistance during process of incorporation mandatory benefit payments in other cities The disadvantages thereof are: conflict of intere...
magazine
Social Insurance and Payroll
- September 2012
- Members Access
When the Interim Measures for Participation in the Social Insurance System by Foreigners Working within the Territory of China came into effect last October, the inner workings of the social insurance system became even more relevant to the average f...
interview
Global Connections: China
- September 2012
- Free Access
Richard Cant, Dezan Shira & Associates' Regional Director in the Shanghai office discusses the expanding market and opportunities in China's second tier cities.
interview
Global Connections: The Changing Face of Chinese Society featuring Richard Cant
- September 2012
- Free Access
Richard Cant, Dezan Shira & Associates Regional Director discusses the Chinese middle class and their changing spending habits.
infographic
Compliance Obligations for different Entity Type in India
- September 2012
- Free Access
The table shows the compliance requirements of tax compliance, annual activity reporting, annual compliance, and ongoing compliance for different foreign-invested entity type.
infographic
Legal Entity Types in India
- September 2012
- Free Access
The table shows the different types of legal entity in India, including Branch Office (BO), Liaison Office (LO), Project Office (PO), as well as Wholly Owned Subsidiaries and Joint Ventures.
BIT
Bilateral Investment Treaty between Canada and China
- September 2012
- Free Access
Bilateral Investment Treaty between Canada and China
partner-publication
DPRK Business Monthly: August 2012
- September 2012
- Members Access
The latest issue of DPRK Business Monthly is now available as a complimentary PDF download on the Asia Briefing Bookstore. The regular magazine looks at current international, domestic, and peninsular affairs concerning North Korea while also offerin...
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