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101.Under what circumstances can an employer transfer positions of their employees?

101.Under what circumstances can an employer transfer positions of their employees?

Answer: Under Chinese employment legislations and practice, an employer is entitled to transfer position of an employee by mutual agreement and under five other statutory circumstances. Position transfer by mutual agreement may be the easiest and the most convenient way. According to the provisions of Article 35 of the Employment Contract Law, an employer canRead more about 101.Under what circumstances can an employer transfer positions of their employees?[…]

67.How do we handle work injury recurrence?

67.How do we handle work injury recurrence?

Answer: Work injury recurrence refers to the situation in which an employee has had a work-related injury or occupational disease and has recovered or stabilized after a period of treatment and recuperation, but later the same injury or disease recurs again. Work injury recurrence also includes the recurrence of old injuries of demobilized soldiers. EmployersRead more about 67.How do we handle work injury recurrence?[…]

68.I did not stop work after my work-related injury. Can I request both my actual wages and my work injury leave pay?

68.I did not stop work after my work-related injury. Can I request both my actual wages and my work injury leave pay?

Answer: The nature of paid work injury leave is that employers bear the obligation of wage pay during the period while the employees stop work for treatments of their work injuries (including work-related injuries and occupational diseases). It is a special situation in practice that an employee who is entitled to a paid work injuryRead more about 68.I did not stop work after my work-related injury. Can I request both my actual wages and my work injury leave pay?[…]

69.An employee who suffered a car accident injury on his way home has been compensated by the at-fault party. Can he additionally get work injury entitlements?

69.An employee who suffered a car accident injury on his way home has been compensated by the at-fault party. Can he additionally get work injury entitlements?

Answer: In principle, if an employee suffers from a third party’s tort damage and is identified as a work-related injury, the employee has the right to claim both against the tortfeasor and the subjects of work-related injury obligations (including the social insurance institutions and the employer). Article 8 of the Provisions of the Supreme People’sRead more about 69.An employee who suffered a car accident injury on his way home has been compensated by the at-fault party. Can he additionally get work injury entitlements?[…]

70.What should I do if an employee of my company has not recovered after the expiration of the paid work injury leave?

70.What should I do if an employee of my company has not recovered after the expiration of the paid work injury leave?

Answer: The general principle of employment law is to provide protection for employees to cure their injuries as far as possible, and to set the paid work injury leave as the upper limit of the employer’s obligation for injured employees. If an employee has not recovered after the expiration of the paid work injury leaveRead more about 70.What should I do if an employee of my company has not recovered after the expiration of the paid work injury leave?[…]

71.My paid work injury leave has expired, but the application for labor capacity appraisal is being processed. How should the employer pay my wage?

71.My paid work injury leave has expired, but the application for labor capacity appraisal is being processed. How should the employer pay my wage?

Answer: The duration between expiry of paid work injury leave and processing of labor capacity appraisal application is a special period of time, during which both the employer and employee need to wait for the labor capacity appraisal result in order to decide whether the employee should be entitled to compensations from the Work InjuryRead more about 71.My paid work injury leave has expired, but the application for labor capacity appraisal is being processed. How should the employer pay my wage?[…]

72.How do our company handle matters related to the application for extension of the paid work injury leave?

72.How do our company handle matters related to the application for extension of the paid work injury leave?

Answer: If an work-injured employee has not yet recovered and needs treatment after the expiration of the paid work injury leave, they need to apply for an extension of the paid work injury leave. The application for such extension shall be submitted by the employee (or the employer) to the relevant labor capacity appraisal committee,Read more about 72.How do our company handle matters related to the application for extension of the paid work injury leave?[…]

73.What should we do upon the completion of the labor capacity appraisal for an employee with a work-related injury or an occupational disease?

73.What should we do upon the completion of the labor capacity appraisal for an employee with a work-related injury or an occupational disease?

Answer: The purpose of labor capacity appraisal after an employee suffers work-related injury or occupational disease is to determine the disable class or labor capacity of the employee, in order to decide how to deal with the employment relationship and how the Work Injury Insurance Fund and the employer compensate and support the employee. AfterRead more about 73.What should we do upon the completion of the labor capacity appraisal for an employee with a work-related injury or an occupational disease?[…]

74.If I develop pneumoconiosis after leaving my job, should the employer bear the responsibility?

74.If I develop pneumoconiosis after leaving my job, should the employer bear the responsibility?

Answer: If you have not been exposed to pneumoconiosis related occupational hazards after you left your employer, the employer may still needs to assume the responsibility for pneumoconiosis that is discovered after the termination. Articles 8 and 9 of the Opinions of the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security on Several Issues Concerning theRead more about 74.If I develop pneumoconiosis after leaving my job, should the employer bear the responsibility?[…]

75.Which employer is liable for the work injury of pneumoconiosis suffered by an employee who had been exposed to dust in workplaces of both former and current employers?

75.Which employer is liable for the work injury of pneumoconiosis suffered by an employee who had been exposed to dust in workplaces of both former and current employers?

Answer: When an employee is diagnosed with an occupational disease while working for their current employer, the question of liability arises for both the former and present employers. Liability and the extent thereof depend on the off-role and pre-role occupational health examinations of the employee, as well as the status of the occupational hazards inRead more about 75.Which employer is liable for the work injury of pneumoconiosis suffered by an employee who had been exposed to dust in workplaces of both former and current employers?[…]