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Nicholas Lakeland

Getting recruitment right: What is the right salary and how to benchmark

Getting recruitment right: What is the right salary and how to benchmark

Understanding what matters to potential employees and adapting your recruitment process to their requirements can help attract the most desirable applicants. Getting this stage of the recruitment process right involves considering what will attract the right candidate to apply for the job. 

What is a staff handbook, how does it work in China and the UK, and is it part of the employment contract? (Part two, Episode six)

What is a staff handbook, how does it work in China and the UK, and is it part of the employment contract? (Part two, Episode six)

Nicholas Lakeland, Employment Partner at Laytons and Donfil Huang, Legal Advisory Manager at Dezan Shira & Associates (DSA) share legal knowledge focusing on what is a staff handbook, and how does it work in China and the UK.

Can we include a term of service that legally binds an employee to pay compensation if they do not fulfil contract terms? (Part two, Episode five)

Can we include a term of service that legally binds an employee to pay compensation if they do not fulfil contract terms? (Part two, Episode five)

Nicholas Lakeland, Employment Partner at Laytons and Donfil Huang, Legal Advisory Manager at Dezan Shira & Associates (DSA) discuss whether we can include a term of service that legally binds an employee to pay compensation if they do not fulfil contract terms.

In China and the UK, can we sign a contract in another foreign language? (Part two, Episode four)

In China and the UK, can we sign a contract in another foreign language? (Part two, Episode four)

Nicholas Lakeland, Employment Partner at Laytons and Donfil Huang, Legal Advisory Manager at Dezan Shira & Associates (DSA) share their legal knowledge on whether we can sign a contract in another foreign language.

In China and the UK, when does a fixed term contract become an indefinite term contract? (Part two, Episode three)

In China and the UK, when does a fixed term contract become an indefinite term contract? (Part two, Episode three)

Nicholas Lakeland, Employment Partner at Laytons and Donfil Huang, Legal Advisory Manager at Dezan Shira & Associates (DSA) share legal knowledge focusing on when a fixed-term contract becomes an indefinite-term contract.

In China and the UK, what content should be included in all employment contracts? (Part two, Episode two)

   In China and the UK, what content should be included in all employment contracts? (Part two, Episode two)

An exclusive series focusing on contractual considerations while hiring in China and the UK. Nicholas Lakeland, Employment Partner at Laytons and Donfil Huang, Legal Advisory Manager at Dezan Shira & Associates (DSA), highlight the key content that should be included in all employment contracts in China and the UK.

In China and the UK, do we have to sign employment contracts in writing with every employee? What if we do not or we have missed doing so? (Part two, Episode one)

In China and the UK, do we have to sign employment contracts in writing with every employee? What if we do not or we have missed doing so? (Part two, Episode one)

Nicholas Lakeland, Employment Partner at Laytons and Donfil Huan, Legal Advisory Manager at Dezan Shira & Associates (DSA) share legal knowledge focusing on contractual considerations while hiring in China and the UK for an exclusive series.