Company in China's Marriage Policy for Employees

SOURCE www.nbcnews.com
A company in China faced backlash for threatening never-married and divorced employees with termination if they were still single by a certain date. The policy was rolled back after criticism from the public and government officials.

Key Points

  • Shuntian Chemical Group in China required unmarried employees aged 28-58 to resolve their personal marriage issues by a certain deadline
  • Criticism of single employees for not responding to national call to marry and have children
  • Policy was withdrawn after Chinese officials pointed out its violation of labor law

Pros

  • Encouraging marriage and family formation among employees

Cons

  • Policy faced public and government criticism
  • Violation of Chinese labor law