To obtain a work certificate, just ask the relevant unit or department, such as the village committee. It is necessary to write down the true daily situation of the certifier and the person being certified, and stamp it.

An example of the certification format is as follows:

This is XXX, a villager from XX village, XX group, XX town, XX county, XX province, XXX, male, XX years old, Han nationality, XX culture, farmer. XXX had no illegal or disciplinary behavior while working at home. He was kind and hard-working. Now I want to go out to work, and we support it. If relevant units need to recruit personnel, they can feel free to hire them. Hereby certify.

Certificator: XX Village, XX Town, XX County, XX Province (just add the official seal).

XXXX year XX month XX day.

Legal provisions

Economic compensation is paid to workers based on the number of years they have worked in the unit, at the rate of one month’s salary for every full year. If the period is more than six months and less than one year, it will be calculated as one year; if it is less than six months, the economic compensation of half a month's salary will be paid to the worker.

If the employee’s monthly salary is three times higher than the average monthly salary of employees in the region in the previous year announced by the municipality or districted city-level people’s government where the employer is located, the standard of economic compensation paid to the employee shall be based on the average monthly salary of employees. The employee shall be paid three times the salary, and the maximum number of years for which financial compensation shall be paid shall not exceed twelve years.