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China's Employment Contract Law: Does it deliver employment security?
文献类型：期刊
通讯作者：Cheng, YY (reprint author), Renmin Univ China, Dept Human Resources Management, Sch Labor & Human Resources, 59 Zhongguancun St, Beijing 100872, Peoples R China.
期刊名称：ECONOMIC AND LABOUR RELATIONS REVIEW
年：2019
卷：30
期：1
页码：99-119
ISSN：1035-3046
关键词：China; employer strategy; Employment Contract Law; employment security; flexibility; institutional theory
所属部门：劳动人事学院
摘要：During its transition to a market economy, structural inequalities became increasingly apparent across China's workforce, threatening social harmony. China's 2008 Employment Contract Law, legislated amid policy debate, was intended to remedy these phenomena. We examine a crucial element of its remit: has its promotion of continuing contracts as against fixed-term employment contracts been effective? This is crucial for improving workers' rights through secure employment. How have employers respo ...More
During its transition to a market economy, structural inequalities became increasingly apparent across China's workforce, threatening social harmony. China's 2008 Employment Contract Law, legislated amid policy debate, was intended to remedy these phenomena. We examine a crucial element of its remit: has its promotion of continuing contracts as against fixed-term employment contracts been effective? This is crucial for improving workers' rights through secure employment. How have employers responded to this challenge to their prerogatives in terms of hiring and firing? We analysed data from 2007 and 2012 drawn from All-China Federation of Trade Unions surveys, which cover approximately 80,000 individuals. Using institutional theory, we discuss a variety of employer responses. We find that the Employment Contract Law has increased the likelihood of signing continuing contracts among migrant workers, employees in privately owned enterprises, and those with lower professional titles and who are short-term employees - all disadvantaged labour market categories previously. It has also significantly narrowed gaps regarding access to continuing contracts between these categories and matched advantaged ones. There is also evidence that some employers seek to avoid or sidestep compliance through cost-minimising worker engagement strategies. ...Hide

DOI：10.1177/1035304619827758
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