As an indispensable pillar of diversity and inclusion strategy, human resources management strive to facilitate equal employment opportunities. Various good practices among different industries have been implemented to promote the integration of people with disabilities, but this all starts with a match between the companies’ needs and the skills set of disabled workers on the market. How to bridge the gap and successfully recruit this talent, benefitting the company as a whole?

The European Chamber is delighted to invite you to participate in an interactive session with ILO Consultant and former UN Officer Mr Haibin Zhou, Professor June Chen, from the East China Normal University and Partner Jeanette Yu from CMS Legal to understand the current legal environment, learn about implementable actions that will help your company identify, recruit and support the growth of disabled employees.

• 2018-05-29 | 08:30 - 11:00
• European Chamber Shanghai Office, Unit 2204

As The Economist phrased it “Data is the new Oil” and data privacy is becoming one of the most important topics for foreign companies. The PRC Cyber Security Law which became effective on 1st June 2017 has caused concerns among MNCs especially on the restriction of using and transferring the personal data. What are the implications for the HR function and the real risks for foreign companies operating in China? What mitigation actions can be envisaged?

• 2018-04-20 | 14:30 - 17:00
• European Union Chamber of Commerce in China, Shanghai office

The European Chamber is delighted to welcome Ms. Miriam Wickertsheim, General Manager at Direct HR Group and Dr. Iris Duchetsmann, Managing Director at DD Law HR Compliance, as they share with us how performance can be measured and what companies have to do when they need to resort to letting employees go.

• 2018-04-18 | 16:00 - 17:50
• European Chamber Shanghai Office, Unit 2204

The European Chamber is delighted to invite you to join its Human Resources Working Group Meeting: Chair Election, Annual Review and Position Paper Discussion. During this Working Group meeting, the 2018/2019 Chair elections will be held, followed by a review of HR Working Group Activities in 2017. We will also have a discussion on the 2018/2019 Human Resources Position Paper and the upcoming HR Working Group Activities.
We encourage as many of our members as possible to attend to have their say in the leadership and representation of the Working Group in the year ahead.

• 2018-03-27 - 2018-03-27 | 09:00 - 11:00
• European Chamber Shanghai Office, Unit 2204

The European Chamber 2018 HR Excellence Conference is a unique opportunity to learn about Talent Trends in China, CEOs view on the HR role, and how HR leaders see talent management.

• 2018-03-22 | 08:30 - 12:30
• Regal International East Asia Hotel, Emerald Ballroom

The European Chamber sincerely invites you to a dialogue about new Talent (R) visa regulations and updated work permit policies for foreigners. Mrs. Zhu Ying Hua will host the dialogue. Mrs. Zhu is the Vice Head of the Foreign Expert Working Department of Shanghai Human Resource & Social Security (Foreign Expert) Bureau, i.e. the competent administrative authority of Shanghai in charge of issuing foreigner’s work permits and confirmation letters for foreign high-level talents.

• 2018-02-09 | 14:00 - 16:30
• CMS China (Legal) Office

The European Chamber is delighted to welcome Dr Eveline Goodman-Hedtke (PhD. Psychology & PhD Neuroscience) as the host of an interactive and energising afternoon of cutting edge business and brain science. We have invited five leading business executives for an invigorating panel discussion: Jiangbing (James) Wang (CEO, KUKA Systems China), Arnim Rohns (General Manager China, imat-uve), Weiguo Wang (Vice President, Siemens China), and Jonathan Yan (Chairman, JW & Associates).

• 2018-01-30 | 16:00 - 17:30
• European Chamber Shanghai Office, Unit 2204

Top R&D Talent is a necessary resource to have in order to stay competitive on a dynamic market such as China today. However, there is a lack of candidates and it is therefore a challenge to find and attract this type of talent.
What are the efficient methods to identify relevant R&D talent and to convince them to join your company?

A host of speakers from professional services companies and industry HR professionals are set to discuss solutions, as well as share opinions and best practices.

• 2018-01-18 | 09:00 - 11:00
• European Chamber Shanghai Office, Unit 2204

The European Chamber is organising its second exclusive HRD Roundtable which will take place on Wednesday, 10th January, 9:00am-11:00am at the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China, Shanghai Chapter office. The topic of this session will be “The Talent War Between Foreign and Local Companies”, hosted by Ms. Jeanette Yu, Counsel, CMS Legal and Vice Chair of the European Chamber Human Resources Working Group and moderated by Ms. Cindy Chuai, Greater China HR Director, SUEZ Water Technologies & Solutions (former GE Water & Process Technologies). This event is reserved for Human Resources Heads of the European Chamber Member Companies, a prime opportunity for high level executives in the Human Resources function to meet, network, exchange useful information and best practices with a community of peers.

• 2018-01-10 | 09:00 - 11:00
• European Chamber Shanghai Office, Unit 2204

A significant number of fresh graduates are not equipped with the competitive skills needed to function successfully in the current work environment in China, resulting in companies spending large amounts of time and money in training.
To help bridge the gap between students’ capabilities and market needs, the European Chamber Human Resources Working Group further recommends that companies get involved in developing university curriculum. Academia and business need to work hand in hand to share resources and develop competitive talent the market needs.
To discuss this topic at length, the European Chamber is delighted to welcome a host of professionals leading this change on the universities and companies side, who will share their experiences, challenges and best practices.

• 2017-12-06 - 2017-12-06 | 16:00 - 18:00
• ESSCA School of Management – Shanghai