Are labor contracts protected by law?

Legal analysis: the employment agreement is protected by the labor law, because the employment agreement is a kind of labor contract, and it is an agreement to establish the rights and obligations between the employer and the hired workers. Employment agreement refers to a contract for recruiting or hiring technical professionals or managers with specific technical expertise as full-time or part-time technical professionals or managers among on-the-job and off-job workers.

Legal basis: Civil Code of People's Republic of China (PRC).

Article 464 A contract is an agreement between civil subjects to establish, change or terminate a civil legal relationship. Agreements on status relations such as marriage, adoption and guardianship shall be governed by legal provisions on such status relations; If there are no provisions, the provisions of this part can be applied according to their nature.

Article 465 A lawfully formed contract shall be protected by law. A legally established contract is legally binding only on the parties, except as otherwise provided by law.