What should I do if my company withholds my registered chemical engineer certificate and consulting engineer credentials when I resign?

The original poster is really amazing – having obtained so many certificates

One can apply for labor arbitration. The allowances you received in the past were compensation from the company for your service there. Your certification in chemical engineering and consulting services contributed to the company’s business operations, and it is only fair that you be allowed to keep those certifications; the company should not take them away from you.

I’m not sure if it’s possible to go to the Construction Department and the Consulting Association with the resignation certificate in order to request forced cancellation

It’s a shame to force the cancellation of registration; it’s not worth it. There are two ways to resolve this: 1. If you don’t need it at your new employer for the time being – for example, if no registration stamp is required or it isn’t linked to your salary – and your former employer wants to keep your certificate, they can compensate you based on the market rate for such services ； 2. If you do not want to be associated with your previous employer, you can take the proof of termination from your former employer along with the contract from your new employer, and file a complaint regarding the separation of the person in charge from the relevant certification at the local housing and construction department or the engineering design association. Alternatively, you can report the issue directly on the website of the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development at www.mohurd.gov.cn. Design firms that engage in such practices are often not compliant with regulations, operating based on informal arrangements rather than formal standards.

Logically, by filing a complaint with the local housing and construction authorities or the survey and design association, it should be possible to force the cancellation of the original company’s registration status. It’s not necessary to forcibly revoke one’s own certification either; after all, it’s not easy to obtain such a certificate, and whether to keep it or not depends on individual circumstances； As for the company demanding the return of the monthly allowance, it is illegal, after all you were working for the company at that time.

I am going to force the cancellation of the registration, not the cancellation of the certificate. However, a normal cancellation process requires involvement of both the corporate system and the individual system. There is something wrong with this management approach; although the regulations for registered engineers in the field of surveying and design state that the registration certificates belong to the individuals themselves, the detailed management rules and procedures issued by the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development grant companies considerable control over these processes, which creates a contradiction.

I saw on the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development’s website many cases like yours, where it was stated that forced cancellation was required for certain reasons, such as the relevant organizations failing to cooperate; there are too many such instances. I hope your issue can be resolved smoothly

Individuals can force a cancellation of their registration. This kind of thing happens often with construction engineers; if one has time, they can handle it themselves, but if they don’t have time, they can turn to intermediaries who specialize in such tasks