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Is Unpaid Leave Legal in Hong Kong – Covid 2023 Update
Is Unpaid Leave Legal in Hong Kong – Covid 2023 Update
A large proportion of the world’s economies have entered a recession as covid continues to devastate from 2023. Businesses are laying off staff, cu...
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Ultimate Guide: Common Leave Year & Calendar Year Basis
Ultimate Guide: Common Leave Year & Calendar Year Basis
What is common leave year & calendar year basis Common Leave Year, also known as calendar year basis, is defined in Employment Ordinance as: A...
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【Labour Legislation】418, 713 and ADW Calculation
【Labour Legislation】418, 713 and ADW Calculation
Provisions under the Employment (Amendment) Ordinance 2007 (“the E(A)O 2007”) became effective on 13th July, 2007, which is related to the employee...
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How to Pay the Basic Salary and Variable Pay Separately?
How to Pay the Basic Salary and Variable Pay Separately?
What is commission? the Employment Ordinance, the definition of wages includes commissions (except for commissions that are of the nature of rewar...
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How Paid Annual Leave Should Be Calculated?
How Paid Annual Leave Should Be Calculated?
365 days a year that we all clearly know, employee does need time off, but not happy with only a weekend. How we can motivate their efficiency by...
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Hourly Rate Employees: Does the Employer Need to Pay for Working on Statutory Holidays?
Hourly Rate Employees: Does the Employer Need to Pay for Working on Statutory Holidays?
According to the Employment Ordinance, if an employer requires a part-time hourly employee to work on statutory holidays, it is necessary to check ...
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When Will an Employee Be Entitled to Severance & Long Service Pay
When Will an Employee Be Entitled to Severance & Long Service Pay
Under what circumstances should an employer pay his employee severance payment? How to calculate severance payment and long service payment? These ...
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How Paid Sick Leave Should Be Calculated?
How Paid Sick Leave Should Be Calculated?
When our employees need to take sick leave, how should we handle it? There are some key points that we do need to keep in mind. Such as can paid...
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Maternity Leave Extends to 14 Weeks, How Is Paid Maternity Leave Calculated?
Maternity Leave Extends to 14 Weeks, How Is Paid Maternity Leave Calculated?
Processing payroll is not as easy as people always think, in fact, there is a difference between reading the regulations only and calculating in pe...
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How to Distinguish Between Periodic Calendar Day, Working Day or Average Annual Working Day?
How to Distinguish Between Periodic Calendar Day, Working Day or Average Annual Working Day?
When David was onboarding a new partner, he found that due to the nature of the work and the corporate management system, HR and the employers woul...
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Adherence to the Idea of People First in Improving Work Efficiency
Adherence to the Idea of People First in Improving Work Efficiency
As Workstem contacted more companies for business purposes in recent years, we found that employers and HRs always emphasize the importance of “peo...
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How Do Employers Calculate Holiday Pay for Employees?
How Do Employers Calculate Holiday Pay for Employees?
The Mid-Autumn Festival is coming soon. Some specific industries, especially catering, hotel and other services, often face the difficulty of staff...
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