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[Guide] Jury Duty Leave: Paid or Non-Paid?
[Guide] Jury Duty Leave: Paid or Non-Paid?
One of the most important parts of Hong Kong’s legal system is their trial by jury. The jury helps the judge arrive at a decision when holding a tr...
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Do Employees Have Paid Sick Leave During Probation?
Do Employees Have Paid Sick Leave During Probation?
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, there is still some uncertainty as to when employees should file a sick leave. For example, some employees dare not ...
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Do Employers Need to Enrol Employees from the Mainland in an MPF Scheme?
Do Employers Need to Enrol Employees from the Mainland in an MPF Scheme?
As long as you are in Hong Kong, you must have heard of MPF (Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes), which is a retirement protection policy. Except for...
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Can Employers Buy out Employees’ Holidays?
Can Employers Buy out Employees’ Holidays?
For the catering industry, retail industry, and clinic, working hours are based on the shifts. Almost all front-line employees are unlikely to have...
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How to Do the Payroll for New Employees?
How to Do the Payroll for New Employees?
If you are a startup boss / HR freshmen / Admin and have new employees, do you have a moment that you don’t know whether to use calendar days or wo...
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No Need to Enrol Employees in an MPF Scheme if They Are Employed Less Than 60 Days?
No Need to Enrol Employees in an MPF Scheme if They Are Employed Less Than 60 Days?
Employers in all industries should enrol their regular employees in an MPF scheme within the first 60 days of employment. If you have full-time e...
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Can Employees Be Required to Work on Statutory Holidays?
Can Employees Be Required to Work on Statutory Holidays?
According to the Employment Ordinance (EO), all employees, including foreign domestic helpers, irrespective of his length of service or continuous ...
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How Much Do You Know About Industry Schemes?
How Much Do You Know About Industry Schemes?
It is often asked that I am the owner of the restaurant or an HR of an interior decoration company and will ask a few temporary workers to help m...
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[HR Guide] Maternity Leave
[HR Guide] Maternity Leave
Many employees in SMEs take a day or two off occasionally, and work can be handled by other colleagues temporarily, which will not have a great imp...
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What Is Relevant Income?
What Is Relevant Income?
When making MPF contributions,  "relevant income" is always mentioned. The most common one is the relevant income x 5% amount of mandatory contribu...
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Can an Employer Ask Employees to Work on the Rest Days?
Can an Employer Ask Employees to Work on the Rest Days?
"If I ask employees to work on Saturdays and Sundays, is it alright? I believe there are many employers who have thought about this question and ha...
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How to Manage Employee’s MPF After the Termination of Employment?
How to Manage Employee’s MPF After the Termination of Employment?
Normally, if an employee terminates, he/she will give one month's notice to the employer. When your employee ceases employment with your company, b...
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