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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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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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Grey Areas of Cash Pay Jobs
Grey Areas of Cash Pay Jobs
These days, I have talked with my friends and I found that many people would like to be freelancers or to choose (daily) cash pay jobs. They believ...
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Firing People is Harder Than Hiring People
Firing People is Harder Than Hiring People
“It’s hard to hire people, it’s harder to fire people.” For any company’s HR, dismissing an employee is tough. In recent years, there have been ma...
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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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