Rights and interests’ protection of non-established staff in universities

With the expansion of higher education scale and the deepening of personnel system reform in China, non-established staff have become an indispensable component of university faculty. Under the dual employment structure of established and non-established positions, this group has long been trapped in institutional dilemmas concerning remuneration, social security, professional title promotion and career development. The root causes lie in the rigidity of the traditional staffing system and the institutional lag in university internal governance. Rather than simply merging the two employment tracks or granting established status on a universal basis, the solution should shift from status-based administration to contract-based rights protection. By promoting institutional reform, trade union empowerment and standardized university governance in a coordinated manner, universities can establish a sound equal rights protection system based on labor contracts.