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Relevant Provisions on the Interpretation of the Supreme People's Court on the Application of Law to the Trial of Labor Dispute Cases (I)
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Whether the scope of labor disputes is defined in the interpretation? |
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The following disputes between workers and employers, which are labor disputes, the parties do not accept the ruling made by the arbitration body of labor disputes, the people's court shall accept the lawsuit:
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Are there any regulations on the place of jurisdiction for labor dispute cases? |
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Labor dispute cases are under the jurisdiction of the basic people's court where the employer is located or where the labor contract is performed. If the place of performance of the labor contract is not clear, the basic people's court in the place where the employer is located shall have jurisdiction. |
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If the worker and the employer file separate lawsuits with the people's court with jurisdiction over the same arbitration award, which people's court should accept the case? |
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The people's court that receives the case later shall transfer the case to the people's court that receives it first. |
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Which labor dispute arbitration awards are final? |
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If the arbitration award does not state that the award is final or non-final, and the worker seeks labor compensation, medical expenses for work-related injuries, economic compensation or indemnity in accordance with Article 47(1) of the Conciliation and Arbitration Law, and if the arbitration award involves several items, and the amount determined for each item does not exceed the amount of twelve months of the local minimum wage standard, the award shall be handled in accordance with the final award. |
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Whether a foreigner can request to confirm the existence of employment relationship with a domestic employer in the territory? |
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If a foreigner or stateless person enters into an employment contract with an employer in the People's Republic of China without obtaining an employment document according to the law, and the party requests to confirm the existence of an employment relationship with the employer, the People's Court shall not support it. If a foreigner who holds a Foreign Expert Certificate and obtains a Work Permit for Foreigners in China establishes an employment relationship with an employer in the People's Republic of China, the employment relationship can be recognized as labor relationship. |
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What disputes occur when the employer has the burden of proof? |
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The employer shall bear the burden of proof in labor disputes arising from decisions made by the employer on dismissal, removal, dismissal, termination of labor contract, reduction of labor remuneration, and calculation of the worker's working years. |