China Business Law Podcast

Terminating Employees in China - with Lesli Ligorner, Partner at Morgan Lewis

Episode Summary

We interview Lesli Ligorner, Managing Partner Beijing office of Morgan Lewis. On the best approaches in effectively dealing with employee terminations in China.

Episode Notes

1:05 - Typical termination case profiles

1:55 - Dealing with termination cases already in flight

4:02 - Handling situations where no clear legal grounds for termination

5:50 - How badly should a company pay to make employee go away

10:21 - Handling employees who just refuse to go

13:15 - Advance preparation for terminating employee

16:20 - Performance improvement plans

18:10 - Coordinating HQ-local cross-border termination cases

23:07 - How can outside counsel offer practical risk assessments

27:50 - Enjoying the practice of law in China as an expatriate