• 定期dìngqī契約qìyuē固定gùdìng期限qīxiàn合同hétongfixed-term contract

Taiwan says 勞動láodòng契約qìyuē劳动láodòng契约qìyuē or the more casual 勞動láodòng合約héyuē劳动láodòng合约héyuē in everyday speech; mainland China standardized on 勞動láodòng合同hétong劳动láodòng合同hétong — the term used in China’s Labor Contract Law. A genuine word split, following the same pattern as 合約héyuē合约héyuē vs. 合同hétong合同hétong for “contract” generally.

• 雇主gùzhǔ責任zérèn雇主gùzhǔ责任zérènemployer liability

• 全職quánzhí員工yuángōng全职quánzhí员工yuángōngfull-time employee
• 兼職jiānzhí員工yuángōng兼职jiānzhí员工yuángōngpart-time employee

• 試用期shìyòngqī滿mǎn试用期shìyòngqī满mǎnend of probation

• 違反wéifǎn工作gōngzuò規則guīzé违反wéifǎn規章guīzhāng制度zhìdùviolating workplace rules

Taiwan’s 工作gōngzuò規則guīzé工作gōngzuò规则guīzé is a specific document employers above a certain size must file with labor authorities. China’s broader 規章guīzhāng制度zhìdù规章guīzhāng制度zhìdù covers internal company policy generally, with fewer formal filing requirements.

• 調整tiáozhěng基本jīběn工資gōngzī调整tiáozhěng最低zuìdī工资gōngzīto adjust the minimum wage

Taiwan calls it 基本jīběn工資gōngzī基本jīběn工资gōngzī (“basic wage”); China calls it 最低zuìdī工資gōngzī最低zuìdī工资gōngzī (“lowest wage”) — same concept, genuinely different name.

• 加班費jiābānfèi計算jìsuàn加班费jiābānfèi计算jìsuànovertime pay calculation

• 正常zhèngcháng工時gōngshí正常zhèngcháng工时gōngshínormal working hours

• 月薪yuèxīn月薪yuèxīnmonthly salary

• 責任制zérènzhì員工yuángōng不定時bùdìngshí工作制gōngzuòzhì員工yuángōngexempt employee

Taiwan’s 責任制zérènzhì责任制zérènzhì (“responsibility system”) exempts certain roles from standard hour limits and overtime pay. China’s 不定時bùdìngshí工作制gōngzuòzhì不定时bùdìngshí工作制gōngzuòzhì is a similarly exempt category, but requires separate government approval for each position that uses it.

• 加班jiābān申請shēnqǐng加班jiābān申请shēnqǐngovertime request

• 資遣zīqiǎn通知tōngzhī裁减cáijiǎn通知tōngzhīlayoff notice

Taiwan’s 資遣zīqiǎn资遣zīqiǎn (zīqiǎn) specifically means a no-fault layoff with statutory severance attached. China more commonly uses 裁員cáiyuán裁员cáiyuán / 裁減cáijiǎn裁减cáijiǎn (“to cut staff”) or 辭退cítuì辞退cítuì (“to dismiss”) depending on context — there’s no single one-to-one equivalent.

• 資遣費zīqiǎnfèi計算jìsuàn经济jīngjì补偿金bǔchángjīn计算jìsuànseverance pay calculation

• 退休金tuìxiūjīn制度zhìdù養老金yǎnglǎojīn制度zhìdùpension system

• 離職lízhí證明zhèngmíng离职lízhí证明zhèngmíngproof of separation

• 開除kāichú員工yuángōng开除kāichú员工yuángōngto dismiss an employee

• 特休tèxiū天數tiānshù年假niánjià天数tiānshùnumber of annual leave days

特休tèxiū特休tèxiū is short for 特別tèbié休假xiūjià特别tèbié休假xiūjià — Taiwan’s term for statutory paid annual leave. Mainland China simply calls it 年假niánjià年假niánjià (“year leave”).

• 陪產假péichǎnjià陪产假péichǎnjiàpaternity leave

• 勞資láozī爭議zhēngyì調解tiáojiě劳动láodòng争议zhēngyì调解tiáojiělabor dispute mediation

Taiwan frames it as 勞資láozī爭議zhēngyì劳资láozī争议zhēngyì (“labor-management dispute”), naming both sides of the conflict. China uses 勞動láodòng爭議zhēngyì劳动láodòng争议zhēngyì (“labor dispute”), naming just the subject matter.

• 病假bìngjià證明zhèngmíng病假bìngjià证明zhèngmíngsick leave certificate

• 發動fādòng罷工bàgōng发动fādòng罢工bàgōngto launch a strike

• 加入jiārù工會gōnghuì加入jiārù工会gōnghuìto join a union