According to Article 3 of the Electronic Signature Law of China (2004):
“The parties concerned may agree to use or not to use electronic signature or data message in such documentations as contracts and other documents, receipts and vouchers in civil activities.
The legal effect of a document, with regard to which the parties concerned have agreed [...]
There’s a relatively new piece of employment law governing the provision of contracts to employees in foreign owned companies in China. Here’s a clause that would be ignored at the employers peril:
Article 82. If an Employer fails to conclude a written employment contract with a worker within one month after the date on which it [...]
This is class. It’s hopefully a joke and all credit to employeehandbookstore.com.
Computers and Related Equipment
EZ2WORK4 Company provides employees access to computers, printers and other equipment for personal and business use. Feel free to [...]
Many people have asked if we’d release a tool to help manage their staff handbook, or policies and procedures. Most HR departments print the document, distribute it and request a signed confirmation page by return. Most employees comply. Some don’t. It’s a pain in the ass to monitor.
So, we’re launching HrLocker.com at the end of [...]
The National Employment Rights Authority released its quarterly report yesterday. It conducted 18,273 calls, interviews, and inspections of Irish employers. Here are the summary results…
I’ve heard of some strange clauses appearing in contracts of employment. I’m going to try to keep a list of them on this blog. Here’s the starting point:
We’re in the process of porting AssemblyPoint to Windows Azure. Why? It allows a small Web company to scale massively without incurring large costs at the early stages. Additionally, it improves security and data integrity. In essence it removes most of the headaches associated with hosting.
The good news is that the process, so far, has [...]
Software as a Service is an amazing opportunity. Consumers get to purchase software for a fraction of the usual cost with no upfront payment or commitment. Producers can sell to a global market and aggregrate thousands of customers. The difficulty for producers is acquiring those customers. Here are the first three steps:
The first challenge is [...]
Low cost, easy to use Web apps have created a sea change in how small businesses operate. In case there is any lingering doubt, consider the following: Freshbooks.com, an online invoicing, time tracking and expense service has signed up over 1,000,000 users since launch in 2004. 37signals, a provider of online collaboration tools has signed [...]
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