Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Provisions on Employment Services and Employment Administration

Main Contents: Rural workers that seek employment in cities shall be entitled to the same employment rights as urban workers. Employers in cities may not impose any discriminatory restriction on rural workers (Article 5). Recruitment descriptions shall include the basic details of the employer, the number of workers to be recruited, job details, recruitment requirements, labour remuneration, welfare benefits and social insurance, as well as other particulars stipulated by laws and regulations (Article 11). During recruitment of personnel, an employer shall provide the worker with information about the job, working conditions, workplace, occupational hazards, work safety conditions, labour remuneration and other details as requested by the worker. The employer shall, upon request of the worker, give a reply on whether he/she has been employed in a timely manner (Article 12). When an employer employs female staff and workers, the labour contract may not include any terms that restrict the worker from getting married or pregnant (Article 16). Employers may not include the test for hepatitis B virus marker as mandatory in the body check when recruiting personnel, unless state laws and administrative regulations or the health administrative department of the State Council prohibits the job to be carried out by a hepatitis B virus carrier (Article 19). Where an employment agency is unsuccessful in providing employment services, it shall refund the fees collected from the worker for the intermediary services (Article 55).