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Labor costs surge for private firms

Metro | Jobs/human resources
2008-9-23

LABOR costs for Shanghai's private businesses rose 182 percent this year to an average 65,845 yuan (US$9,683), according to a recent report by the Shanghai Labor and Social Security Bureau. The report, comparing...

City jobs jump by 20 percent

Metro | Jobs/human resources
2008-8-8

A TOTAL of 281,000 jobs were created in Shanghai in the second quarter of this year, while the number of job hunters reached 299,000, a report released yesterday shows. The jobs were provided by 22,000 companies,...

Social security may include foreigners

Metro | Jobs/human resources
2008-7-9

FOREIGNERS holding a permanent-residency permit and expatriates working in Shanghai are expected to be included in the city's social-security system. The Shanghai Labor and Social Security Bureau revealed the...

City combats shortage of technicians

Metro | Jobs/human resources
2008-7-5

SHANGHAI hopes to solve a shortage of skilled technicians by introducing an award for outstanding contributions, extending the retirement age and luring professionals from other areas, Shanghai Labor and Social Security...

Qualifications under scrutiny

Metro | Jobs/human resources
2008-6-4

THE city is to check up on the variety of professional qualifications and certificates on the market and get rid of the fly-by-night ones. The Shanghai Personnel Bureau announced yesterday it would team up with...

Pay goes up for part-time workers

Metro | Jobs/human resources
2008-5-16

THE wages of part-time wedding emcees, fitness instructors and those working in service industries are rising, according to the latest payment guidelines released yesterday. The Shanghai Labor and Social Security...

Leasing and plastic posts prove popular

Metro | Jobs/human resources
2008-4-29

JOBS in the leasing industry and plastic product manufacturing were two of the most competitively sought after posts in the city during the first quarter of this year, according to a labor market report released yesterday. ...

Labor policy suggests pay rises for all

Metro | Jobs/human resources
2008-4-28

STAFF at all local enterprises, including those companies making losses, should enjoy salary rises this year, according to the Shanghai Labor and Social Security Bureau's latest policy released over the weekend. ...

Overtime pay raises ire

Metro | Jobs/human resources
2008-4-25

THE number of complaints over non-payment of overtime is rising, the Shanghai Labor and Social Security Bureau's latest quarterly report shows. The bureau's labor security supervision body received 8,080 complaints...

Overtime worry for workers

Metro | Jobs/human resources
2008-4-24

THE number of complaints over under-payment for overtime is rising, according to the Shanghai Labor and Social Security Bureau in its quarterly report released yesterday. The bureau's labor security supervision...