Employment Ordinance
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Understanding and Complying With Employment Ordinance
- 2023-09-04
- Categories: Blogs, Payroll/Outsource HR Services, Employment Ordinance
1. What is Employment Ordinance? Employment ordinance or employment law in Hong Kong refers to the legal framework and relationship between employers and employees, it sets out the rights, obligations, and protections for both employers and employees in various aspects of employment. Here are key elements of employment ordinance in Hong Kong, which are wage protection, rest days, holidays with pay, paid annual leave, sickness allowance, maternity protection, statutory paternity leave, severance payment, long
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Hong Kong Employment Status
- 2023-07-31
- Categories: Recruitment Service, Blogs, Payroll/Outsource HR Services, Employment Ordinance
Hong Kong Employment Status? In Hong Kong, employment status refers to the classification of an individual’s relationship with their employer, which determines their rights, responsibilities, and benefits in the workplace. There are three types of employment status which is self-employed, employee and contractor: 1. Self-employed A self-employed individual is someone who works for themselves and is responsible for managing their own business. They may provide services or products to clients or customers. Additionally, they are
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Abolition of MPF Offsetting Arrangement
- 2023-07-03
- Categories: News, Payroll/Outsource HR Services, Employment Ordinance
Background of the MPF Offsetting Arrangement The Mandatory Provident Fund (MPF) is a Hong Kong compulsory retirement savings scheme from 2000. Except for exempt persons, this system is mandatory for all employees in Hong Kong who: Aged between ages 18 and 65 Have an employment contract of 60 days or more. Under the scheme, the employer and the employee are required each contribute 5% of the salary of employee while the total contributions are capped
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Protect Your Employees Against Heat Stroke-Heat Stroke Guidance
- 2023-06-29
- Categories: News, Employment Ordinance
The Hong Kong Observatory issued its first “very hot weather” warning in late May, with a 32 degrees Celsiu temperature. With the significant long-term increasing temperature trend, the risk of heat-related illnesses such as heat stroke has become a growing concern, especially for the summer in Hong Kong, where is hot and humid. Hence, The Labour Department introduced the Guidance Notes on Prevention of Heat Stroke at Work and Heat Stress at Work Warning in May
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Hong Kong’s new Statutory Minimum Wage of $40 per hour Effective From 1 May 2023
- 2023-06-15
- Categories: News, Employment Ordinance
Introduction From Labour Department, The Statutory Minimum Wage rate in Hong Kong raised from $37.5 to $40 per hour since 1st May 2023. If 1st May 2023 falls within a wage period of an employee, the SMW rate of $40 only applies to any hour worked on or after 1st May 2023. Moreover, the monthly monetary cap for exempting employers to record the total number of working hours has rose to $16,300. Eligibility It is applicable