Hire your remote team in China

Rivermate is a global employment solutions company that provides Employer of Record services in China.

As an employer of record, we help you hire employees and run payroll services in China, allowing you to avoid the necessity of first establishing a branch office or subsidiary in China.

It is not necessary to establish an entity in order to hire an employee. We can hire your employee in any country with a few mouse clicks. Using our Employer of Record solution, you can have full compliance, benefits, and automated payments.

If you wish to hire a remote team in China or individually hire remote employees in China, Rivermate’s global employer of record services will make sure that the process will be as seamless as possible for you.

Send us a message so we can talk about how Rivermate’s Employer of Record China services can best help your company!

China's cost of living is $758, which is 1.23 times less costly than the global average. China ranks 108th out of 197 nations in terms of cost of living and 90th in terms of quality of life.

In China, the average after-tax wage is $882, which is adequate to pay living costs for 1.2 months.

The Chinese government has been aggressively developing its global trade channels via the Middle East, Asia, and Europe. This has provided significant exposure to the Chinese market.

The primary areas in which China has begun to spend more heavily include big data, tourism, and aviation, satellite transmission, space missions, the IT industry, medical device manufacture, and so on.

The government intends to generate nine million jobs for the presently unemployed.

The government is also aiming to enhance the industrial sector, which contributes over 35% to the GDP.

In China, the average Internet speed is 113.5 mbps. In China, the average download speed is 24.02 mbps and the upload speed is 30.56 mbps.

The government is pushing businesses and service industries to implement flexible employment arrangements.

The majority of Chinese labor rules apply to individual work partnerships.

Currently, collective labor connections have no significant significance in Chinese employment legislation.

The legal structure has shifted more toward employee-friendly rules and standards.

The applicable rules are straightforward, yet the authorities have considerable authority.

Local law (at the state level) has a considerable influence on current work agreements.

In China, the following laws regulate employment relationships:

1. the Labor Code;

2. the Union Law;

3. the Labor Contract Law;

4. the Mediation and Arbitration of Labor Disputes Act;

5. the Work Safety Law;

6. the Collective Contract Regulations;

7. the Social Security Law.

Aside from the aforementioned laws, various local rules exist and must be studied and followed in addition to the central laws. Furthermore, the Supreme Court's judicial interpretations provide the legal basis for employment.

According to national statistics bureau figures, China's GDP grew by 0.6% in the first quarter of 2021 compared to the fourth quarter of 2020. Expert experts estimate a 5.6% increase between the third and fourth quarters of 2021.

The minimum wage in China varies by province and city. For example, as of 2021, Shanghai has the highest monthly minimum wage of 2,480 yuan, followed by Shenzhen at 2,200 yuan and Guizhou at 1,570 yuan. Employers typically pay employees on a monthly basis, either in cash or via a bank transfer.

Although a 13th-month bonus or salary is not required by law, it is a market norm in China. Instead of a guaranteed bonus, you can state in the employment contract the monthly salary, the frequency with which employees will be paid, and the total annual salary. You can then specify that a bonus is optional but will be distributed if certain conditions are met. Salespeople frequently receive a commission plan in lieu of this bonus.