April

During the recruitment process, the employer often requires the employee to provide basic information which directly relates to the employment contract such as age, degree, English level, work experience, health condition, etc., and employees shall truthfully provide the same. Failure to do so entitles the employer to terminate unilaterally the employment contract without severance pay. If the employee supplies false information or conceals the factual conditions, which cause the enterprise to recruit him|her, which is contrary to the enterprise's true intent, pursuant to the regulation of Article 26 of the Employment Contract Law, this employment contract shall be invalid. Furthermore, in accordance with Article 39, the enterprise can terminate the employment contract with the employee without severance pay.

"Greater China 's employment market is expected to be bullish in 2015 with a new survey revealing that over half of employers in mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan plan to hire new staff over the next 12 months, according to recruitment firm Michael Page. Hiring intentions are strongest in Taiwan with 63% of the employers planning to increase headcount in 2015. This compares with 53% for the mainland and 51% for Hong Kong. Anthony Thompson, Regional Managing Director for Michael Page Greater China, commented: ""The outlook for 2015 shows there is steady growth in the labour market across the region. With rising salaries and a talent shortage, employees will be the winners on the labour market in the coming year."""

Out of 26,901 taxi drivers who were being investigated by the Mumbai police as part of a character verification drive after the Uber cab rape in New Delhi, only 836 managed to get character certificates from the Mumbai police.

The Mumbai police started this exercise to check and verify the background of all taxi drivers - public and private - after the Uber incident. However, after nearly two months, the police got details of around 26,901 taxi drivers from the RTO, out of which 20,237 had to be sent back as the addresses were incomplete. The Uber rape victim accused Uber in a lawsuit filed in US court of failing to properly investigate the alleged assailant's background. Protesters in India called for a permanent ban of Uber.