The owner of TikTok and its Chinese sibling Douyin has internally disclosed 61 misconduct cases involving employees who were fired or charged by authorities.
ByteDance’s earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation jumped 60 per cent last year to more than US$40 billion, while sales grew by about 50 per cent to US$120 billion, people familiar said.
The Chinese government is ordering online platforms to better protect the rights of the country's 200 million gig workers, including ride-hailing and food delivery drivers employed by the likes of Meituan and Didi Chuxing. The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (MHRSS) released three new guidelines on Friday, stipulating how operators of delivery, ride-hailing, transport, and household services platforms should ensure that workers' salaries match local minimum wages, and provide the
The biggest box office hit in China so far this year is a comedy that draws from Big Tech work culture, including gruelling work schedules, worries about lay-offs, and the need to communicate through jargon.
Claims by a Shanghai food courier that he made more than 1 million yuan in three years has offered hope to the unemployed amid China’s sputtering economic recovery and bleak job market outlook.