How are overtime pay and annual leave calculated, how much compensation should you get if you are laid off, and how is a workplace injury recognized and paid?
Tips from this section that apply in the United States. This section describes legal rules, mostly mainland China’s. It is general information, not legal advice; for your own case, talk to a lawyer.
Pneumoconiosis (dust disease of the lungs), noise-induced deafness and chemical eye burns are all statutory occupational diseases, and once lungs and hearing are damaged they can't be cured. You have the right to know what hazards the post has, and the right to ask the employer for protective facilities and protective gear. You can decline work that has no protection. If the employer cuts your pay or dismisses you for that, it does not count.
Rushing to the company when you suddenly feel unwell does not get you any extra money. A deemed work injury (视同工伤) requires that you fall ill during working hours and at your post, and falling ill on the way without reaching work was never covered. If emergency treatment lasts longer than 48 hours, that does not count either. The few dozen minutes lost trying to meet the conditions are paid for with your own chance of survival.
People who are bullied at work have about a 60% higher risk of heart disease and stroke later, and the more they are bullied, the higher the risk. People who are bullied are about twice as likely to have thoughts of suicide a few years later. Being shouted at and put down is not a small thing that passes if you grit your teeth.
