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Tag: Employment Ordinance

Can an Employer Deduct Wages Because an Employee is Late for Work?
Can an Employer Deduct Wages Because an Employee is Late for Work?
As much as employers want their employees to be punctual, it’s still inevitable for some to come in late for work. It’s often difficult to ensure t...
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What Are Employment Records?
What Are Employment Records?
Employment records are record files kept by the company to keep track of the staff’s information. The Employment Ordinance, (Cap. 57) has stipulate...
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Is Year-End Bonus Mandatory?
Is Year-End Bonus Mandatory?
The question of whether companies should pay end-of-year bonuses to employees often confuses HRs. This article answers a few commonly asked questio...
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[HR 101] What’s the Minimum Wage?
[HR 101] What’s the Minimum Wage?
The Statutory Minimum Wage (SMW) in Hong Kong has changed over the years. In 2019, starting from 1st of May, the SMW rate has been revised to HK$37...
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How to Calculate the Notice Period When Dismissing an Employee?
How to Calculate the Notice Period When Dismissing an Employee?
For a company, it is more complicated to dismiss an employee than to hire an employee if the contract does not expire. If you want to reasonably di...
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Who Is Required to Join an MPF Scheme?
Who Is Required to Join an MPF Scheme?
We believe that every employee in Hong Kong is familiar with the MPF. But new HRs should notice that employees with different employment types or i...
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How to Get Through the Tax Filing Season (IR56B) Easily?
How to Get Through the Tax Filing Season (IR56B) Easily?
As we all know, the tax filing season is the busiest, most headache and tiring time of the year for HRs. In addition to the monthly payroll, there ...
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Keeping a Record of Sickness Days Is a Must?
Keeping a Record of Sickness Days Is a Must?
Employees in different companies are entitled to a fixed number of days of paid sick leave, which is a type of sick leave. Sick leave under the Emp...
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[Laying off People], You May End up in a Lawsuit If You Don’t Pay Attention to These 5 Tips
[Laying off People], You May End up in a Lawsuit If You Don’t Pay Attention to These 5 Tips
It’s hard to hire, but it’s even harder to fire. For HR professionals, employment termination is way more complicated than staff recruitment if the...
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Ordinance 418|Do Part-time Employees Have Paid Leave?
Ordinance 418|Do Part-time Employees Have Paid Leave?
Recently, the Labour Department is reviewing the Ordinance 418 under the Employment Ordinance, and has put forward four proposals for consulting bo...
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