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      Speaker: Prof. Dr. Harald A. Benink Harald Benink has been Professor of Banking and Finance at Tilburg University since 2008. Furthermore, Prof. Benink has been a Senior Research Associate to the Financial Markets Group (FMG) of the London School of Economics (LSE) since 2001. Before joining Tilburg University, Harald Benink was Professor of Finance at the Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University during the period 1999-2008. Prof. Benink’s research focuses on banking and finance and on European financial and monetary integration. He has published in various academic journals (including The Journal of Finance and the Journal of Empirical Finance) and has also published a couple of books. Furthermore, he is Founder and Chairman of the European Shadow Financial Regulatory Committee and was involved in setting up Shadow Financial Regulatory Committees in Asia, Australia-New Zealand and Latin America. The Shadow Financial Regulatory Committees consist of prominent professors and other independent experts, issuing policy recommendations in the areas of regulation and supervision of financial institutions and markets. Finally, he has been consulting for a variety of banks and firms. Venue: Room 104, Li Dasan Bld., School of Management, Fudan University (Add: 670 Guo Shun Road, crossed with Han Dan Road, Yangpu District)  

   Firing employees is not easy, even if you have a good reason. Chinese employment law is generally pro-employee, and employees (especially managers) are often good at abusing the rules in their favor. Terminating the employment of senior management, who have broad authorities and access to valuable assets and confidential information, is even more complicated. During this seminar, speaker Maarten Roos will walk through this contentious process. Key Points of the Seminar - The difficulties of terminating employment contracts - The steps that need to be made before "having the talk" with the person concerned. - Avoiding unnecessary difficulties and financial consequences when firing employees. - Understanding risks and the right strategies to overcome them. The Speaker Maarten Roos has worked in the Chinese legal industry since 2002, and founded R&P China Lawyers in 2010 as one of the first foreign-managed Chinese law firm in Shanghai. Exclusively supporting international businesses operating in China, Maarten and his team of Chinese lawyers cover a broad range of practice areas including investment, commercial, intellectual property, employment, tax and dispute resolution. He lectures on Chinese law to foreign EMBA students at the Shanghai Jiaotong University, and has authored the book “Chinese Commercial Law: A Practical Guide” (Kluwer Law, 2010) on the practical challenges of doing business in China. Since 2008 Maarten has been recognized annually in Asialaw’s Leading Lawyers survey for his expertise in corporate matters and dispute resolution, and in September 2011 legal magazine China Law & Practice named his team a finalist for the title Employment Team of the Year for its work on employment documents, structuring corporate governance systems, and dealing with management disputes. Venue: The Westin (Bund Center) Bund Center, 88 Henan Zhong Lu, near Guangdong Lu 河南中路88号, 外滩中心, 近广东路  

          Life in China can sometimes be hard. Life in the Chinese workplace can be even harder. With the goal to break through some of these language and cultural barriers in the Chinese business environment and give your Chinese skills some added professionalism, presenters Eric Mei and Aaron Duff from Mandarin House Chinese Schools will be sharing their insights into Chinese business language and culture covering such topics as:  Phone etiquette (making and receiving)  How to introduce yourself in Chinese (and not embarrass yourself)  A guide to China’s confusing work titles for government and companies (should you just add ‘zong’ to the end of every surname?)  An extensive Q & A session where you can bring all your China-related business questions for an honest answer. Who Should Attend 1. Recently arrived expatriates with a beginner to intermediate level of Chinese who work in or with a Chinese workforce. 2. HR professionals seeking training solutions for their company’s expatriate staff. The Presenters Mr. Aaron Duff: Business Development Manager As a Chinese son-in-law and with rich work experience dealing with Australian & Chinese government officials and education experts, Aaron has a unique insight into the many challenges China’s language and culture can throw at foreigners. Now, managing the business development and growth of China’s leading Chinese language school, Aaron’s job is to bring Chinese to the world. Mr. Eric Mei: Education Supervisor Eric has worked in the Chinese language industry for 8 years and the last 5 at Mandarin House having taught over 1000 students including the Finance Director of Philips China and a Partner of Ernst & Young. Having started as a teacher and then a teacher trainer, Eric is now Mandarin House Shanghai’s Education Supervisor managing a team of 80 teachers and work in curriculum and teacher improvement.