| @chinese,
I like to seperate the two concepts: expats vs. foreigner. In Aims's case, he is just a foreinger, not expats. Though being a british, he is hired as a local staff. The reason may be that he is just moderate competitive and could be replaced by a local guy, for example, me. That's why the company could not pay him by UK standard, just by PRC standard. That's all about a deal. If the company could find someone to fill the position with 120,000 CNY per year, the company won't pay unnecessary more. Per the same reason, Aims might be able to get a 30,000 pound per year offer in London (equals to 400,000 CNY). But that doesn't mean he deserve 400,000 CNY per year if he is working for China branch of the company. That's the reality about the life. The "Equal labor get equal pay" rule ("同工同酬") only applies for guys within the same country/city, absolutely not for cross boundary situation. |
Is 10,000RMB/Month a Ridiculous Offer?