The Legislative Affairs Office of the State Council has started public consultation on the draft Regulations on the Personnel Management of Public Institutions (事业单位人事管理条例), which will synchronize salaries and pensions for state workers across the country.

The draft regulation seeks to limit the income gap between the highest and lowest paid workers at state institutions, as well as improving their social insurance.

Responding to the widening income gap, many deputies to the People’s Congress have called for action on income distribution at public institutions, ministries, and enterprises.

The draft regulation also suggests a method for resolving conflicts between employees and their governmental employers.

Employees who are unhappy with official evaluations of their performance, would have the right to appeal for a reevaluation within 30 days, and could appeal again within 15 days if they weren’t happy with that result.

The government is accepting public comments until Dec. 30 via the website http://www.chinalaw.gov.cn/  and in emails addressed to sydw＠chinalaw.gov.cn.

Timeline:

2003      

Proposals to establish regulations on personal management at public institutions are outlined in The Decision by the State Council to further Strengthen the Management of Professionals (《中共中央 国务院关于进一步加强人才工作的决定》)

March, 2008 

Draft for examination and approval of Provisional Regulation on Personnel Management in Public

Institutions (《事业单位人事管理暂行条例（送审稿）》) were submitted to the State Council.

March, 2011

General Office of the Communist Party and the State Council releases opinions to promote the reform of public institutions

July, 2011

General Office of the State Council released nine corresponding regulations for the reform

November, 2011

Draft for public opinions of Regulations on the Personnel Management of Public Institutions (《事业单位人事管理条例》) is released.

Links and Sources:

Beijing News: 事业单位拟设国家统一工资制度