The year 2018 marks the 40th anniversary of China's reform and opening up and China's labor and employment model was transformed from planning-centric to market-oriented. 10 years after implementation of the Labor Contract Law, there have been a variety of labor issues. Looking back at 2018, Dentons Beijing Office Labor and Human Resources Practice Committee worked together with 44 branches in China, following several rounds of selections, and now is revealing the top ten labor law events in 2018 and reviewing highlights of labor law in 2018.

Event 1: Social Insurance starts to be collected by tax department, but the future is still not clear

Event 2: The income tax law has been revised, the basic cost reduction threshold has been raised, and the special expense deduction has been increased

Event 3: The Labor Contract Law was amended, but not included in the National People's Congress Legislative Reform Plan

Event 4: A couple in Wenzhou, Zhejiang was convicted of fraud for pocketing double wage by not signing a contact

Event 5: The Supreme Court added the "equal employment rights" and "sexual harassment" as causes of action to curb gender discrimination in employment and workplace sexual harassment

Event 6: Cancel the employment permit for Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao residents to promote the economic integration of the three areas across the strait

Event 7: A former employee of Tencent was fined RMB 19.4 million by Shanghai court for violating the non-competition restriction

Event 8: Confirmation Employment Relation of a Beijing Ishansong employee

Event 9: An online broadcaster of Honour of Kings in Guangzhou was ordered to pay 49 million in liquidated damages due to job hopping

Event 10: Maternity Insurance Fraud case in Changchun