Is it legal to collect a deposit when looking for a job? What are the clear legal provisions? How to defend rights?

Lawyer Chen Liang of Hubei Dianheng Law Firm pointed out that the company's behavior was obviously illegal.

Article 9 of China's "Labor Contract Law" stipulates: "The employer shall not detain the employee's resident identity card and other documents, and shall not require the employee to provide a guarantee or collect property from the employee in other names."

Regarding the labor contract, Article 10 of the Law stipulates: "If a labor relationship has been established and a written labor contract has not been concluded at the same time, a written labor contract shall be concluded within one month from the date of employment." Otherwise, Article 82 stipulates: "If the employer fails to conclude a written labor contract with the employee for more than one month but less than one year from the date of employment, it shall pay the employee twice the monthly salary."

You can complain or report to the labor administrative department of the local people's government at or above the county level, that is, the local labor inspection brigade.

Lawyer Chen's telephone number: 027-656 10466.