Hong Kong Employment Ordinance: An Annotated Guide

"With due respect, I find this argument of the plaintiff completely without merit. The Employment Ordinance clearly applies only when there is an employment relationship. The application of such Ordinance is dealt with in Section 4 of the Employment Ordinance (Cap 57)..."

District Court, Civil Action No 977 of 2012
Discussed in detail in Hong Kong Employment Manual

"…The construction of a document is not a game with words. It is an attempt to discover what a reasonable person would have understood the parties to mean."

Lord Hoffmann NPJ,
Jumbo King Ltd. v Faithful Properties Ltd. & Others 
[1999] 4 HKC 707
Discussed in detail in Hong Kong Employment Manual

Hong Kong Employment Ordinance: An Annotated Guide provides complete, extensive, and authoritative annotations and commentary to the Employment Ordinance (Cap 57)


This unparalleled work provides comprehensive and detailed discussion and analysis on the application and effect of the Employment Ordinance in Hong Kong. Illustrated by real life examples detailing the practical effect of the legislation in Hong Kong, this guide includes detailed cross-references to local and international cases, legislation and regulations relevant to individual sections of the Ordinance. Definitions of key terms provide an easy understanding of the provisions and their intended effect. The Hong Kong Employment Ordinance: An Annotated Guide is highly relevant to employers, human resource departments and employment law practitioners: an essential addition to all professional libraries.

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"The Court looks at substance rather than form. If an employee was threatened that he would be dismissed unless he resigned, the Court may hold such "resignation" to be constructive dismissal. However, if the "resignation" was motivated by other facts, such as financial benefits or a reference letter, the termination might be a voluntary resignation notwithstanding that the employee was told either to resign or be dismissed." 

Deputy High Court Judge Au-Yeung,
Kwan Francis Hung Sang v Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited [2011] HKCU 2408
Discussed in detail in Hong Kong Employment Manual
Authors
Original Authors

Michael Downey, BA, LLB, LLM

Jennifer Van Dale, BA, LLB, PCLL

Current Contributor

Patricia Yeung, Partner, Howse Williams

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Updates: The content is updated 2 times a year to accommodate new cases, legislative changes, as well as updates in the practice and procedure in this area of law.

Format: Looseleaf set (2 binders), Lexis Advance® Hong Kong & Lexis Red™

ISBN: 9789627904229

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