中华人民共和国劳动合同法 第二十二条

用人单位为劳动者提供专项培训费用，对其进行专业技术培训的，可以与该劳动者订立协议，约定服务期。

劳动者违反服务期约定的，应当按照约定向用人单位支付违约金。违约金的数额不得超过用人单位提供的培训费用。用人单位要求劳动者支付的违约金不得超过服务期尚未履行部分所应分摊的培训费用。

用人单位与劳动者约定服务期的，不影响按照正常的工资调整机制提高劳动者在服务期期间的劳动报酬。

Labor Contract Law of the People’s Republic of China, Article 22

If an employing unit providesspecial funding for a worker’s training and gives him professional technicaltraining, it may conclude an agreement with the worker specifying the term ofservice.

If the worker breaches theagreement on the term of service, he shall pay a penalty to the employing unitas agreed upon. The sum of the penalty may not exceed the training expensespaid by the employing unit. The penalty that the employing unit requires theworker to pay may notexceed the portion of the training expenses allocable to the unperformedportion of the term of service.

Where the employing unit andthe worker reach an agreement on the term of service, the raise in the worker’sremuneration according to the regular wage adjustment mechanism during the termof service shall not be adversely affected.