Singapore: Isabelle Wan  gave a keynote address to 80 top business leaders and HR managers on PRC employment law and its application to foreign employees. Attendees were also briefed on a wide variety of the latest developments critical to the outsourcing of employees to China, including:
- Hiring by representative offices vs. wholly foreign-owned enterprise
- Impact of the draft PRC Employment Contract Law on the hiring of foreigners
- State laws v. local rules regarding foreigners working in China
- Procedures for hiring expatriates and employer's obligations
- Terms and conditions of expatriate employment
- Proper handling of expatriate termination
- Practical issues relating to the effective management of expatriates
- Resolution of labor disputes involving expatriates
