Demand for English-speaking staff members on the increase at workplaces

The use of English is expanding in workplaces across China.

According to the Chinese recruiting website 51job.com, multinational companies still top the workplaces at which English is needed. Nearly 79 percent of employees who work for such companies said they use English on the job.

But the recruiter also found growing use of English in unexpected places. More than 47 percent of employees at State-owned enterprises, for example, said they use English at work.