1、s Republic of China Hu Jintao June 29, 2007labor contract Law of the People（Adopted at the 28th Session of Standing Committee of the Tenth National Peoples Republic of China on June 29, 2007）Contents Chapter I General ProvisionsChapter II Formation of labor contracts Chapter III Fulfillment and Chan
2、ge of labor contractsChapter IV Dissolution and Termination of labor contractsChapter V Special Provisions Section 1 Collective ContractSection 2 Worker DispatchSection 3 Part-time EmploymentChapter VI Supervision and InspectionChapter VII Legal Liabilities Chapter VIII Supplementary Provisions 中华人民
3、共和国劳动合同法中华人民共和国主席令（第六十五号）中华人民共和国劳动合同法已由中华人民共和国第十届全国人民代表大会常务委员会第二十八次会议于2007年6月29日通过，现予公布，自2008年1月1日起施行。中华人民共和国主席胡锦涛2007年6月29日（2007年6月29日第十届全国人民代表大会常务委员会第二十八次会议通过）目录第一章总则第二章劳动合同的订立第三章劳动合同的履行和变更第四章劳动合同的解除和终止第五章特别规定第一节集体合同第二节劳务派遣第三节非全日制用工第六章监督检查第七章法律责任第八章附则Chapter I General Provisions 第一章总则Article 1 Thi
4、s Law is formulated for the purposes of improving the labor contractual system, clarifying the rights and obligations of both parties of labor contracts, protecting the legitimate rights and interests of employees, and establishing and developing a harmonious and stable employment relationship. 第一条【
5、立法宗旨】为了完善劳动合同制度，明确劳动合同双方当事人的权利和义务，保护劳动者的合法权益，构建和发展和谐稳定的劳动关系，制定本法。Article 2 This Law shall apply to the establishment of employment relationship between employees and enterprises, individual economic organizations, private non-enterprise entities, or other organizations （hereafter referred to as empl
6、oyers）, and to the formation, fulfillment, change, dissolution, or termination of labor contracts. The state organs, public institutions, social organizations, and their employees among them there is an employment relationship shall observe this Law in the formation, fulfillment, change, dissolution
7、, or termination of their labor contracts. 第二条【适用范围】中华人民共和国境内的企业、个体经济组织、民办非企业单位等组织（以下称用人单位）与劳动者建立劳动关系，订立、履行、变更、解除或者终止劳动合同，适用本法。国家机关、事业单位、社会团体和与其建立劳动关系的劳动者，订立、履行、变更、解除或者终止劳动合同，依照本法执行。Article 3 The principle of lawfulness, fairness, equality, free will, negotiation for agreement and good faith shall b
8、e observed in the formation of a labor contract. A labor contract concluded according to the law shall have a binding force. The employer and the employee shall perform the obligations as stipulated in the labor contract. 第三条【基本原则】订立劳动合同，应当遵循合法、公平、平等自愿、协商一致、诚实信用的原则。依法订立的劳动合同具有约束力，用人单位与劳动者应当履行劳动合同约定的
9、义务。Article 4 An employer shall establish a sound system of employment rules so as to ensure that its employees enjoy the labor rights and perform the employment obligations. Where an employer formulates, amends or decides rules or important events concerning the remuneration, working time, break, va
10、cation, work safety and sanitation, insurance and welfare, training of employees, labor discipline, or management of production quota, which are directly related to the interests of the employees, such rules or important events shall be discussed at the meeting of employees representatives or the ge
11、neral meeting of all employees, and the employer shall also put forward proposals and opinions to the employees and negotiate with the labor union or the employees representatives on a equal basis to reach agreements on these rules or events. During the process of execution of a rule or decision abo
12、ut an important event, if the labor union or the employees deems it improper, they may require the employer to amend or improve it through negotiations. The employer shall make an announcement of the rules and important events which are directly related to the interests of the employees or inform th
13、e employees of these rules or events. 第四条【规章制度】用人单位应当依法建立和完善劳动规章制度，保障劳动者享有劳动权利、履行劳动义务。用人单位在制定、修改或者决定有关劳动报酬、工作时间、休息休假、劳动安全卫生、保险福利、职工培训、劳动纪律以及劳动定额管理等直接涉及劳动者切身利益的规章制度或者重大事项时，应当经职工代表大会或者全体职工讨论，提出方案和意见，与工会或者职工代表平等协商确定。在规章制度和重大事项决定实施过程中，工会或者职工认为不适当的，有权向用人单位提出，通过协商予以修改完善。用人单位应当将直接涉及劳动者切身利益的规章制度和重大事项决定公示，或者
14、告知劳动者。Article 5 The labor administrative department of the peoples government at the county level or above shall, together with the labor union and the representatives of the enterprise, establish a sound three-party mechanism to coordinate employment relationship and shall jointly seek to solve the
15、 major problems related to employment relations. 第五条【协调劳动关系三方机制】县级以上人民政府劳动行政部门会同工会和企业方面代表，建立健全协调劳动关系三方机制，共同研究解决有关劳动关系的重大问题。Article 6 The labor union shall assist and direct the employees when they conclude with the employers and fulfill labor contracts and establish a collective negotiation mechanis
16、m with the employers so as to maintain the lawful rights and interests of the employees. 第六条【集体协商机制】工会应当帮助、指导劳动者与用人单位依法订立和履行劳动合同，并与用人单位建立集体协商机制，维护劳动者的合法权益。第二章劳动合同的订立Article 7 An employer establishes an employment relationship with an employee from the date when the employer puts the employee to work
17、. The employer shall prepare a roster of employees for inspection. 第七条【劳动关系的建立】用人单位自用工之日起即与劳动者建立劳动关系。用人单位应当建立职工名册备查。Article 8 When an employer hires an employee, it shall faithfully inform him of the work contents, conditions and location, occupational harm, work safety state, remuneration, and othe
18、r information which the employee requires to be informed. The employer has the right to know the basic information of the employer which is directly related to the labor contract and the employee shall faithfully provide such information. 第八条【用人单位的告知义务和劳动者的说明义务】用人单位招用劳动者时，应当如实告知劳动者工作内容、工作条件、工作地点、职业危
19、害、安全生产状况、劳动报酬，以及劳动者要求了解的其他情况；用人单位有权了解劳动者与劳动合同直接相关的基本情况，劳动者应当如实说明。Article 9 When an employer hires an employee, it shall not detain his identity card or other certificates, nor require him to provide a guaranty or collect money or property from him under any other excuse. 第九条【用人单位不得扣押劳动者证件和要求提供担保】用人单
20、位招用劳动者，不得扣押劳动者的居民身份证和其他证件，不得要求劳动者提供担保或者以其他名义向劳动者收取财物。Article 10 A written labor contract shall be concluded in the establishment of an employment relationship. Where an employment relationship has already been established with an employee but no written labor contract has been entered simultaneously
21、, a written labor contract shall be concluded within one month from the date when the employee begins to work. Where an employer and an employee conclude a labor contract prior to the employment, the employment relationship is established from the date when the employee begins to work. 第十条【订立书面劳动合同】
22、建立劳动关系，应当订立书面劳动合同。已建立劳动关系，未同时订立书面劳动合同的，应当自用工之日起一个月内订立书面劳动合同。用人单位与劳动者在用工前订立劳动合同的，劳动关系自用工之日起建立。Article 11 Where an employer fails to conclude a written labor contract when the employer put his employee to work, if the remuneration stipulated between the employer and the employee is not clear, the remu
23、neration to the new employee shall conform to the provisions of the collective contract. If there is no collective contract or if there is no such stipulation in the collective contract, the principle of equal pay for equal work shall be observed. 第十一条【未订立书面劳动合同时劳动报酬不明确的解决】用人单位未在用工的同时订立书面劳动合同，与劳动者约定
24、的劳动报酬不明确的，新招用的劳动者的劳动报酬按照集体合同规定的标准执行；没有集体合同或者集体合同未规定的，实行同工同酬。Article 12 labor contracts are classified into fix-term labor contracts, labor contracts without a fixed term, and the labor contracts that set the completion of specific tasks as the term to end contracts.第十二条【劳动合同的种类】劳动合同分为固定期限劳动合同、无固定期限劳
25、动合同和以完成一定工作任务为期限的劳动合同。Article 13 A fixed-term labor contract refers to a labor contract in which the employer and the employee stipulate the time of termination of the contract. The employer and the employee may conclude a fixed-term labor contract upon negotiation. 第十三条【固定期限劳动合同】固定期限劳动合同，是指用人单位与劳动者
26、约定合同终止时间的劳动合同。用人单位与劳动者协商一致，可以订立固定期限劳动合同。Article 14 A labor contract without a fixed term refers to a labor contract in which the employer and the employee stipulate no certain time to end the contract. An employer and an employee may, through negotiations, conclude a labor contract without a fixed t
27、erm. Under any of the following circumstances, if the employee proposes or agrees to renew or conclude a labor contract, a labor contract without a fixed term shall be concluded unless the employee proposes to conclude a fixed-term labor contract:1. The employee has already worked for the employer f
28、or 10 full years consecutively;2. When the employer initially adopts the labor contract system or when a state-owned enterprise re-concludes the labor contract due to restructuring, the employee has already worked for this employer for 10 full years consecutively and he attains to the age which is l
29、ess than 10 years up to the statutory retirement age; or3. The labor contract is to be renewed after two fixed-term labor contracts have been concluded consecutively, and the employee is not under any of the circumstances as mentioned in Article 39 and Paragraphs （1） and （2） of Article 40 of this La
30、w. If the employer fails to sign a written labor contract with an employee after the lapse of one full year from the date when the employee begins to work, it shall be deemed that the employer and the employee have concluded a labor contract without a fixed term. 第十四条【无固定期限劳动合同】无固定期限劳动合同，是指用人单位与劳动者约定无确定终止时间的劳动合同。用人单位与劳动者协商一致，可以订立无固定期限劳动合同。有下列情形之一，劳动者提出或者同意续订、订立劳动合同的，除劳动者提出订立固定期限劳动合同外，应当订立无固
