Human Resources & Payroll

As the population demographics are now shifting to a younger workforce in India from China, minimum wage comparisons, while not exact, provide some clues about the nature of costs associated within the labor pools of each.

Based on a UBS report of global prices and earnings, we present a comparison of China and India’s wages and salaries. We find that low-skilled worker wages are lower in India, while high-skilled worker wages are closer to being equal.

Apr. 16 – In an effort to combat inflation and prevent any outbreaks of labor unrest, ASEAN countries have increasingly been following China’s strategy of pushing for higher minimum wage levels and enacting new labor laws which greater protect workers’ rights. Many countries also see minimum wage increases as an opportunistic method of raising the […]

Asia Briefing has just released a new 102-page guide introducing everything that foreign investors in China should be familiar with from the human resources and payroll management perspective.