Hong Kong Employment Law Manual

"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 Law 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 Law Manual

The Hong Kong Employment Law Manual is a comprehensive practical guide to all employment-related legal issues in Hong Kong



Written in an easy to read and easy to digest manner, this work offers accurate and up-to-date access to various areas of employment law, starting from the employment contract, right up to discussions of remuneration, benefits, discrimination, health and safety, taxation, personal data and dispute resolution, among others. Practical and detailed real life examples are included to illustrate the application of employment law in practice, as well as in decided cases

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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 Law Manual
Table of Contents

The Scope of Employment Law in Hong Kong, including

Terms and Conditions of Employment Under the Employment Ordinance

Categories of Employment

Employment of staff in Hong Kong from China and overseas

Discrimination (Equal Opportunity)

Remuneration and Benefits

Leave

Protection of Personal Data

Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes

The Regulation of Health and Safety in All Workplace

Employment-related and Offences

Trade and Labour

Dispute Resolution

Termination

Remedies and Compensation

The Taxation of Employment Income and Benefits

Authors

Authors:

Michael Szeto, Head of Employment of ONC Lawyers
Courtney So, Litigation Associate of ONC Lawyers

Previous Authors / Contributors:
Michael Downey
Paul Hastings
Janine Canham
Ingrid Lai
Susan Leung
Yongfu Li
Fiona Loughrey
Meg Silvester
Wiktor J Tutlewski
Ivan H.P. Lam
Elliot Fung

More Information

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: 9789627904014

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