China’s New Overtime Policy: Employees to Have a Better Work-Life Balance
China’s labor law came into action in 1995. It was a legal framework to determine employment laws, hourly wages, and overtime payment policies. For many years, the country paid close attention to overtime work and made decent compensations to accommodate overtime workers. The rules of paying twice and thrice the contracted hourly pay have been revised recently. Over time workers in China can now get an increased hourly wage for each hour they spend at work. The rule also applies to public holidays and weekends. Let’s dive into the details to understand China’s overtime policy.