What is this?
It is a free, open-source Chinese-language handbook for surviving a layoff, covering severance (N/N+1/2N), unemployment insurance, medical insurance, housing fund, job search and family cash flow, with 50 action tasks and 6 practical SOPs plus original Beijing and Shanghai policy texts.
It is a free, open-source Chinese-language handbook for surviving a layoff, covering severance (N/N+1/2N), unemployment insurance, medical insurance, housing fund, job search and family cash flow, with 50 action tasks and 6 practical SOPs plus original Beijing and Shanghai policy texts.Is this a static guide or does it include interactive tools?It is both: a staged reading guide (before layoff, first 7 days, 3/6/12 months) plus free interactive tools like a 50-item task checklist, a cash-flow calculator, a 13-week cash flow tracker and a severance (N/2N) arithmetic calculator, all built into one self-contained HTML page.
It is both: a staged reading guide (before layoff, first 7 days, 3/6/12 months) plus free interactive tools like a 50-item task checklist, a cash-flow calculator, a 13-week cash flow tracker and a severance (N/2N) arithmetic calculator, all built into one self-contained HTML page.How do I use this?Download the repository and double-click index.html; it runs fully offline with no Node, dependencies or server required.
Download the repository and double-click index.html; it runs fully offline with no Node, dependencies or server required.Do I need Python to use it?No, Python 3.9+ is only needed if you want to edit the underlying data and rebuild the generated HTML pages yourself; normal readers just open the pre-built index.html.
No, Python 3.9+ is only needed if you want to edit the underlying data and rebuild the generated HTML pages yourself; normal readers just open the pre-built index.html.Does it give legally binding advice on my specific severance case?No. It explicitly states it does not provide personal legal, tax or insurance advice, and eligibility, amounts and procedures must be confirmed with the official current policy and your own case at the time of handling.
No. It explicitly states it does not provide personal legal, tax or insurance advice, and eligibility, amounts and procedures must be confirmed with the official current policy and your own case at the time of handling.Who is this guide for, and does it cover cities outside Beijing and Shanghai?It is aimed at Chinese workers facing or recovering from layoffs; city-specific policy pages currently only cover Beijing and Shanghai in detail, with other cities open for community contribution so local policy is not misrepresented as nationwide.
It is aimed at Chinese workers facing or recovering from layoffs; city-specific policy pages currently only cover Beijing and Shanghai in detail, with other cities open for community contribution so local policy is not misrepresented as nationwide.What are the six practical SOPs included?They cover being told about layoff by HR, navigating unemployment benefits and medical insurance, building a 13-week cash flow plan, running a job-search funnel, validating a first paid freelance client, and restarting family life/relocation decisions.
They cover being told about layoff by HR, navigating unemployment benefits and medical insurance, building a 13-week cash flow plan, running a job-search funnel, validating a first paid freelance client, and restarting family life/relocation decisions.What is the N / N+1 / 2N severance formula people keep mentioning?These refer to different legal severance multipliers under China's Labor Contract Law depending on whether the layoff is mutual, employer-initiated, or an illegal termination; the guide warns these are not automatically equivalent and links the original law for reference.
These refer to different legal severance multipliers under China's Labor Contract Law depending on whether the layoff is mutual, employer-initiated, or an illegal termination; the guide warns these are not automatically equivalent and links the original law for reference.Is medical insurance coverage guaranteed to lapse for 6 months after a layoff?Not universally — for example Shanghai's 2025 rules set a general 6-month waiting period for flexible-employment enrollment, but allow waiving it if you switch to flexible-employment medical insurance within 3 months of a prior normal enrollment.
Not universally — for example Shanghai's 2025 rules set a general 6-month waiting period for flexible-employment enrollment, but allow waiving it if you switch to flexible-employment medical insurance within 3 months of a prior normal enrollment.Where did the idea for this single-file guide format come from?The author says the single-page, searchable, open-source reading format was inspired by the project how-to-live-better, though this handbook's content and code were independently created rather than forked.
The author says the single-page, searchable, open-source reading format was inspired by the project how-to-live-better, though this handbook's content and code were independently created rather than forked.What are similar projects?HowToLiveBetter, integrity_baozi-, PCB_lightgraph_Portable, kkndme_tianya, how-to-live-better, Front-End-Checklist, run-abroad, ai-engineering-field-guide
HowToLiveBetter, integrity_baozi-, PCB_lightgraph_Portable, kkndme_tianya, how-to-live-better, Front-End-Checklist, run-abroad, ai-engineering-field-guideWhich topics is it in?checklist, personal-finance, job-search, privacy-first, career, knowledge-base, offline, guide, browser, china, local-first, html
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