Issued by:    Standing Committee of the Shanghai Municipal People's Congress
Issue Date:    September 25, 2025
Effective Date:    November 1, 2025
Links:    https://www.shrd.gov.cn/n8347/n8467/u1ai276710.html
This Amendment focuses on addressing the challenges posed by population ageing and, for the first time, introduces a caregiver-leave system outlined as follows:
When an elderly person (aged 60 or above) is hospitalized for treatment, his or her caregiver may take up to five working days of paid caregiver leave per calendar year. If the caregiver is the only child born during the period of the national one-child policy (1980–2015), the entitlement is extended to seven working days per calendar year. Wages during such leave shall be paid at the employee’s normal rate as for full work attendance.