U.S. fast food giant Yum Brands Inc. reported recently that its labor and commodity costs in China were likely to increase in the second half of 2010.

The All China Federation of Trade Unions has announced that a system of collective consultation on salaries will be carried out by 2012 in all companies with established trade unions in China.

The Taiwan-based original equipment manufacturer Foxconn has announced salary increases for all its grass-roots employees.

Beijing Shunyi District Court has sentenced China Xinhua Airlines to pay a total of CNY1 million to 21 of its employees who were reportedly dismissed by the company in "an underhand manner".

In response to an initiative of Wuhan Hanyang District Federation of Trade Unions, 1,000 enterprises in Wuahan have pledged not to reduce salaries or defer payment to their employees with the aim of expanding domestic demand and promoting consumption.

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Shenzhen will amend its salary payment rule to ensure that employees receive their pay when they take statutory leave.