Investigation on anti-corruption vs. protection on personal information

Employees' fraud not only damages employers’ interests and social image, but also corrupts workplace atmosphere. If employers fail to manage such behaviors, it would encounter "the embankment of a thousand miles, collapsed in an ant's nest." Therefore, many companies attach great importance to compliance management, establish anti-corruption investigation mechanisms and rules, and several companies even set up anti-corruption reward funds…

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Is there any risks related to endorsing commodities via We-media?

Have you ever been attracted by a commodity’s using experience video on “Xiao Hong Shu” app? Maybe some of you have brought the endorsed commodity. Have you ever been touched by an article published via a WeChat official account? You found it had aroused your internal idea, the structure was so smooth, a commodity or service was just so matched,…

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Risks and prevention regarding the background investigation of “Employees”

The background investigation of “Employees” involves two circumstances. An employer requires an investigation of its candidate, or an employer is required to provide information of its former employee. Such investigation involves employees’ personal information which is sensitive. Recently, with the release of the “Personal Information Protection Law”, HRs become more alert to such investigation. Here, we would like to talk…

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Is there any legal risk in marking a company’s LOGO on the commercially available products as a gift to customers?

While discussing the 20th anniversary celebration event of Company M, the planning department proposed to buy a batch of thermos, mark with M’s logo, and distribute to consumers and other commercial partners as souvenirs. Some staffs questioned about this proposal from the perspective of legal risk prevention and control. Generally speaking, the marks on a product or its packaging mainly…

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What are “Shared Employment” and “Platform Employment”?

"Shared Employment" (“SE”) and "Platform Employment" (“PE”) become very popular in recent years. They are always mentioned as a method to reduce labor cost in social Medias. However, many enterprises donot have a comprehensive picture of the two, such as the employment model, the difference from normal employment, and relevant risks. Let’s talk about the "SE". At the beginning of…

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Four Special Occasions in the Management of Occupational Diseases

Article 2 of the “Law on the Prevention & Control of Occupational Diseases” stipulates that “……the ’Occupational Diseases’ refers to diseases suffered by the workers of such Employer as enterprises, public institutions, and individual economic organizations due to exposure to dust, radioactive substances, and other toxic and hazardous factors.” Therefore, employers shall implement the responsibilities as stipulated in this law…

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How to deal with IPRs when a company is going to be dissolved?

There are several companies applied for dissolution everyday. However, compared with tangible assets, such as real estate, equipment and etc., many companies have ignored IPRs, such as trademarks, patent and etc.. If IPRs have not been arranged well and timely, companies or their shareholders might encounter troubles or miss good business opportunities. Therefore, if a company plans to submit the…

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Who shall be responsible for the personal injury of employee’s family members who participate in the employer’s team building activities?

In order to increase employees' sense of belonging and improve cohesion, Company A invited employees and their family members to take a tour of another city. One day, during the dinner, employee B’s husband and employee C’s father were passionate about toasting to each other, and B’s husband was a little bit drunk. After the dinner, B’s husband went swimming,…

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