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[418 Guide] Ordinance 418 And Continuous Contract
[418 Guide] Ordinance 418 And Continuous Contract
What is 418? According to the “Employment Ordinance”, an employee who has been employed continuously by the same employer for four weeks or more, ...
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Say Goodbye to IR56 Forms Preparation Tool! HR System Assists Your Tax Filing Season
Say Goodbye to IR56 Forms Preparation Tool! HR System Assists Your Tax Filing Season
The tax season is coming. Many employers use IR56 forms preparation tool to prepare the annual IR56B or IR56F, but the variety of tax forms and the...
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Sick Leave Certificate & Allowance Hong Kong
Sick Leave Certificate & Allowance Hong Kong
While some employers would grant leave to employees without a certificate, the “Employment Ordinance” clearly states that an employee must have a s...
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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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【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 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 Calculate ADW for Daily Rate Employees?
How to Calculate ADW for Daily Rate Employees?
Before the “713” Ordinance had passed, there were different methods for calculating the “daily salary” of employees while calculating various emplo...
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How Does Ordinance 713/418 Provide for Part-time Employee Entitlements?
How Does Ordinance 713/418 Provide for Part-time Employee Entitlements?
Because of its flexibility to meet the needs of business operations, employers are most likely to take on part-time/temporary employees in their ow...
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