If china labour arbitration materials is on your desk, start by uploading the notice, agreement, order or correspondence to Caira. Ask about China law, draft letters or forms, and upload files for review.
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Check the dismissal date, deadline, contract, warnings, pay records and messages first.
For RMB 10 million of salary, bonus or severance, a careful chronology can change the negotiation.
Preserve lawful evidence, but avoid taking confidential files you should not access.
Use Caira to build a timeline and draft a response checklist.
A China labour arbitration application is not only a complaint about unfair treatment. It is a document pack that should identify the worker, identify the employer, prove the labour relationship, state claim requests, calculate amounts, and link evidence to each claim. This row is partially validated. National official sources support labour dispute and arbitration context, but no single universal official application form or local filing page was validated for this draft. Confirm the local labour arbitration commission requirements before filing.
Start with the employer legal name
The respondent is usually the legal employer, not always the manager, store name, brand name, recruiter, school campus, app account, or person who sent work messages. Check the labour contract, offer letter, company seal, payslips, bank transfer description, tax records, social-insurance records, work permit paperwork if relevant, business licence photo, and HR system. If several companies appear, make a table showing who signed, paid, supervised, insured, and terminated you.
Useful labels are 用人单位, 劳动关系证明, 仲裁申请书, 申请人, 被申请人, 请求事项, 事实和理由, 证据目录, and 工资计算. Use them as headings in your file even if the local form uses slightly different wording.
Write requests before the story
Many weak applications begin with a long narrative and no clear request. Write the claim requests first. Depending on the facts, claims may concern unpaid wages, overtime, commission, reimbursement, annual leave pay, termination compensation, confirmation of labour relationship, or other employment matters. Do not add a claim just because it sounds possible. Each request needs a factual basis, a legal basis to be checked, and a calculation.
Create a table with request, period, formula, amount, and supporting evidence. For example, unpaid wages from [date] to [date], monthly salary [amount], unpaid days [number], requested amount [amount]. If you cannot calculate yet, mark the missing payslip, attendance record, or commission rule instead of guessing.
Prove the labour relationship
Prepare evidence that you actually worked for the employer. Useful documents may include the written contract, offer letter, onboarding forms, work badge, attendance records, work emails, group chats, task assignments, payslips, bank records, social-insurance or tax entries, performance reviews, work product, and supervisor instructions. If there was no written contract, the surrounding evidence becomes more important and should be organised carefully.
For chat evidence, keep dates, sender names, group names, and context visible. A cropped screenshot saying only pay later may be weaker than a longer thread showing who said it, what pay was owed, and when.
Build an evidence index
Number each item and explain what it proves. Evidence 1 might prove employment start date. Evidence 2 might prove salary. Evidence 3 might prove termination. Evidence 4 might prove unpaid overtime approval. Do not submit a pile of screenshots with no order. If audio, video, or exported chats are involved, check local evidentiary handling before relying on them and prepare a short transcript or description if appropriate.
Check local filing requirements
National sources do not replace local requirements. Before submitting, check which labour arbitration commission has jurisdiction, whether an online filing channel exists, whether paper copies are needed, how many copies of the application and evidence list are required, whether identity documents must be copied, and whether employer registration information should be attached. Venue can be tricky if you worked remotely, worked through a branch, or were paid by an affiliate.
Common mistakes
Common mistakes include naming the wrong employer, using a trade name instead of legal name, omitting the employer address, claiming an amount without a formula, mixing several disputes into one unclear request, relying only on verbal promises, forgetting proof of labour relationship, and assuming every city uses the same form. Another mistake is waiting too long while informal chats continue. Deadlines can matter, so organise documents promptly and seek advice for high-value or complex claims.
Keep the tone procedural
The application should sound like a claim file, not a workplace diary. Strong materials are specific about dates, amounts, documents, and requests. Save emotional context for legal information and document review if it matters, but keep the filing pack readable for the person who must match evidence to claims.
Where Unwildered fits
Upload the contract, offer letter, employer identity evidence, payslips, bank records, attendance, messages, termination notice, and draft claim requests. Unwildered can help turn them into a chronology, claim table, evidence index, and missing-documents checklist before you check the local filing route.
Sources
MOHRSS labour contract materials
NPC law database: labour dispute mediation and arbitration law
local HRSS or labour arbitration commission
court or arbitration guidance
local service platform instructions
This article is general information, not legal, financial, medical or tax advice.
