Pending legislation in China could change the employer-worker relationship. As detailed here, China seems open to strengthening worker unions and aiding the rights of contract employees.

Employee turnover, as has been noted in Circuits Assembly, tops out around 25% at high-tech firms operating in China, and some companies pay as much in training as they do in salaries.

The new laws propose mandatory severance payments, among other things, but some companies feel in the long run this will cut down on turnover rates: “The promotion of longer-term relationships may reduce turnover and make it less expensive” to employ staff there.