In this issue: • Government Further Signals Intent to Reduce Labour Costs for Employers • China Aims to Enhance Data Privacy Protections • Supreme People’s Court Issues Clarification on Three Employment Matters • Supreme People's Court Issues Guidance Stating Attorney's Fees May Be Imposed on Parties Bringing Frivolous Lawsuits • Further Clarification Issued by Various Local Authorities Regarding New Work Permit System • China and France Sign Social Security Totalization Treaty • Guangdong Province People’s Courts and Unions to Work Together in Solving Labor Disputes