Hong Kong

New and updated

• Hong Kong: Industrial relations

  Type:

  International

  Updated with information on the up-to-date number of registered trade unions.

• Hong Kong: Equal opportunities

  Type:

  International

  Updated to include information on a case in which dependent visa rights were extended to an individual in a same-sex relationship.

• Hong Kong: Useful resources - legal service providers

  Type:

  International

  Information on legal service providers for Hong Kong employment law.

• Hong Kong: Pay and benefits

  Type:

  International

  Updated to provide information on an increase in the statutory minimum wage, effective from 1 May 2017.

• Hong Kong: Health and safety

  Type:

  International

  Updated to include the compensation rates payable to employees for incapacity due to accidents at work occurring or occupational diseases contracted on or after 1 April 2017.

• Hong Kong: Employee rights

  Type:

  International

  An employment law guide to employee rights in Hong Kong, covering hours of work, rest breaks and rest periods, Sunday work, holiday and holiday pay, maternity and pregnancy rights, parental and paternity leave, part-time and fixed-term workers, transfers of undertakings, insolvency of employer and data protection.

• Hong Kong: Contracts of employment

  Type:

  International

  An employment law guide to contracts of employment in Hong Kong, covering probationary periods, types of contract, statement of terms of employment and variation of contract.

• Hong Kong: Training and development

  Type:

  International

  An employment law guide to training and development in Hong Kong, covering apprenticeships and other training schemes.

• Hong Kong: Termination of employment

  Type:

  International

  An employment law guide to termination of employment in Hong Kong, covering notice periods, termination payments, redundancy rights and contesting dismissals in court.

• Hong Kong: Useful resources - online employment law information

  Type:

  International

  Useful online resources on employment law in Hong Kong.