Document No. 14 (2002) issued by the Division of Industrial Relations of Shanghai Municipal Labour & Social Security Bureau To all district & county labour & social security bureaus, Holding (Group) Corporations: According to Labour Law and Shanghai Regulations on Labour Contract, the employing unit carrying out redundancy shall report to labour & social security department. Relevant issues on the report as follows: I.the employing unit carrying out redundancy shall report to the Municipal, district or county labour & social security department respectively according to the same channels for examination of the collective agreements. II.When the employing units report their redundancy to the relevant labour & social security department, they shall bring with them the following materials: 1.a copy of Business license, and Trade Union Registration Certificate. For the enterprises without trade union, they shall submit a statement on how workers select their representatives. 2.the information on the negotiators on behalf of the management and trade union or workers’ representatives, such as name, position, ID number and the duration of labour contract. 3.the basic content concerning redundancy negotiated between the negotiators of the two parties, including the reasons for redundancy, the remedies and implementation, and materials for the readiness of the amount of redundancy compensation. 4.the redundancy plan and written statement stamped, and signed by the chief negotiators of both parties For the enterprises establishing Workers’ Congress according to the Regulations on Workers’ Congress in State-owned Industrial Enterprises, the decision by the Workers’ Congress shall be filed. 5.the Form of Redundancy filled out respectively by the management and trade union or workers’ representative or Workers’ Congress. All the materials provided by the employing unit to the labour & social security department shall be authentic. The employing unit providing false materials shall be liable for legal responsibilities. III.the labour & social security department shall keep on file all the authentic materials meeting the requirements. IV.The Municipal, district or county labour & social security departments shall keep an eye on the redundancy by the employing unit to promote harmonious and stable industrial relations. V.This circular shall be effective on May 1, 2002. Both the Circular on Issuing the Rules on Redundancy by Employing Unit (Document No. 9 (2000) by the Division of Industrial Relations of SMLSSB) and the Circular on the Report Procedures by the Employing Unit Carrying out Redundancy (Document No. 37 (2000) issued by the Division of Industrial Relations of SMLSSB) shall be repealed.