Guides
Each guide explains where a rule comes from, when it applies and where its limits are, and links to the matching calculator. The guides explain rules only; they do not assess individual cases.
What N, N+1 and 2N mean
A plain-language explanation of N, N+1 and 2N in PRC employment practice: how service is rounded, how the calculation base works, which termination routes produce each figure, and the common misunderstandings.
Related tool: Severance and Compensation
Dismissed without 30 days notice: how pay in lieu works
When the extra month applies, how it is measured, and what it is not: the Article 40 route, its relationship with N and 2N, and the situations where no +1 arises.
Related tool: Severance and Compensation
Why overtime in China uses 21.75 days
Where 21.75 comes from, why 20.83 is different, how the hourly rate is derived, when 150% / 200% / 300% apply, and how comprehensive and flexible working hours change the analysis.
Related tool: Overtime Pay
How unused annual leave is treated when you leave
How cumulative service determines the entitlement, how the leaving year is pro-rated, why unused days are paid at an extra 200%, and which years carry no entitlement.
Related tool: Unused Annual Leave
How many months of double wages can be claimed
When the double-wage liability starts, why it is capped at 11 months, how the differential is measured, how the limitation period runs, and what happens after a fixed term expires.
Related tool: Double Wages (No Written Contract)