Employment and Labor

1. Overview

As a large and full-service law firm, Dacheng is dedicated to safeguarding clients' interests to the utmost and providing timely, professional, comprehensive, and pragmatic legal and business solutions to clients both from home and abroad. Recognizing the critical significance of human resources to clients, we place a strong emphasis on providing exceptional legal services in this domain. To meet this commitment, we have established the Employment and Labor Practice Group, which brings together specialized teams of experts in labor and human resources management within Dacheng’s global network.


To build China’s leading legal team in employment and labor practice with Dacheng’s distinctive qualities, we take innovative measures to integrate our global network, making it a platform that offers specialized services and streamlined management in employment and labor practice. 


2.  Strengths

Global resources and multi-center approach: Dacheng has set up a nationwide service network and the Employment and Labor Practice Group, with our professionals across China’s major business cities. With Dacheng’s rich experience in handling cross-regional cases and its extensive network, our colleagues collaborate seamlessly across different cities, combining our expertise with local advantages to provide clients with comprehensive and professional services with commercial value, earning high and widespread recognition from our clients.


Extensive scope of services: Our lawyers possess extensive experience in assisting clients with establishing employment and labor management systems, dealing with daily labor contracts, resolving labor disputes, and arrangements in enterprise reform, reorganization and liquidation. We have provided services for tens of thousands of enterprises, including many Fortune 500 and China’s Top 500 enterprises.


3. Awards and Honors

•  Dacheng's Labor and Employment practice has been listed in the Chambers Greater China Region Guide from 2022-2024;

•  In addition, Dacheng has been ranked as a Recommended Labour and Employment: PRC Firm in the Legal 500 Asia Pacific Rankings from 2022-2024;

•  Recommended by Asialaw Profiles in Labour and Employment sector in 2021;

•  Listed in Labour and Employment sector of The Legal 500 Asia Pacific rankings for many years;

•  Nominated by the renowned legal rating agency Asian Legal Business as Employment Law Firm of the Year for consecutive years;

•  Listed and recommended by LEGALBAND A Client’s Guide: Top Ranked Law Firms for several year; recognized as the fourth tier of leading law firms in 2016;

•  Awarded Labour and Employment Law Firm of the Year by China Law & Practice in September 2019.


Practice Areas and Services
  • Non-Litigation/Daily Consultation

Employment and labor compliance; labor contracts and employee handbooks; compliance related to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act; employee background check; handling employee complaints and appeals;  internal compliance investigation; dispute resolution over labor.


  • Dispute Resolution over Labor

Legitimacy of dissolution; employment, dissolution, and compensation of senior executives; salaries, wages and welfare benefits; rest and leave, working hours and working overtime; trade secrets protection and non-competition obligations.


  • Corporate Transaction

Dissolution and personnel placement in M&A, business adjustments, corporate restructuring, shutdowns, production halts and relocation; collective negotiations with unions or employee representatives; resolution of mass incidents such as strike.


  • Others

Employee stock ownership plans (ESOP) and equity incentives; compliance audits; privacy and data security; customized corporate training and seminars.


Honors and Awards
Relevant Articles
Media Commentaries

Dacheng Law Offices possesses an established practice with specialists offering advice on a range of employment law work. The team is experienced in handling disputes concerning terminations, overtime pay and bonus schemes. It also handles human resources management matters and labour issues arising out of transactions and outsourcing arrangements. The law firm represents a diverse range of clients including domestic and foreign entities, as well as state-owned enterprises. Its key clients include Xinpayroll Technology, GAC Toyota Motor and Wanlian Securities.


——Chambers Greater China Region Guide 2024

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