Strong HR management can have a considerable impact on your company’s performance in China’s increasingly competitive marketplace. Foreign businesses may find it difficult to find the best talent and to navigate China’s complex labour regulations when hiring or terminating employees.

AustCham Shanghai welcomes industry experts Burkhard Eissing, General Manager of recruitment firm PRP Solutions and Adam Livermore, Partner at Dezan Shira and Associates, to offer practical advice on how to recruit, hire and fire staff in China. The event will cover several topics of vital importance to business owners and HR managers, including:

- Particularities of Chinese talent recruitment
- Hands-on tips to find your next staff in China
- Legal issues to consider when hiring new employees
- Key points employers should pay attention to during the termination process

Our two experts will share their experiences in a Q&A discussion following their presentations.

About the speakers

Burkhard Eissing is an Operations and Human Resources professional with 13 years of experience. Since the beginning of 2015 he has managed PRP Solutions’ Platinum Membership with AustCham Shanghai. PRP Solutions is a well-established recruitment and training agency working with a diverse group of clients from manifold industries. Before joining PRP Burkhard worked and lived in Germany. During his career he was part of a management team which grew a business from 25 to 450 employees in less than one year, leading to the prestigious opening of Germany’s best known luxury retail department store in Düsseldorf. Combining Western expectations and Chinese reality Burkhard and his team at PRP help multinational companies to achieve their Human Resources goals.

Adam Livermore is the newest equity partner at Dezan Shira & Associates. Born in London, he has been living in China for the past ten years and is proficient in Chinese and Japanese. Adam manages Dezan Shira & Associates' Dalian, Qingdao and India offices while leading integrated payroll processing client services across China, Vietnam, India, Hong Kong and Singapore. Adam has a particular specialisation in the areas of Human Resources in China, relating to both the legal and administration aspects as well as possessing a comprehensive understanding of the key legal and accounting topics related to foreign direct investment in China.