Wide-ranging and completely up-to-date, this definitive guide offers "best-practice" advice on employment laws in twelve Asian countries and clear explanations of how these laws work in day-to-day business. The book outlines practical aspects of managing a regional, cross-cultural workforce and provides an accurate picture of critical employment issues in the region. Included is detailed employment coverage of China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, The Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam. For each country, this expert resource covers the following: " recruiting, selecting, hiring, and induction" the employment contract" training and development" benefits, retirement, and related tax issues" termination and redundancy" industrial relations" expatriate and foreign workers