Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to Hong Kong as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
Hong Kong: Residents to get HK$1,000 electricity subsidy from June 2022 in 12 installments
Electricity charge subsidies have been a common feature of government policy since the start of the great recession in 2008 …
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Hong Kong: High Court stays claims pending arbitration in employment dispute over discretionary bonus and deferred shares
The Court of First Instance has ruled that arbitration, once cited in any one of multiple agreements, should generally apply to all disputes …
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Hong Kong: Temporary unemployment relief scheme
One-off subsidy of $10,000 (US$1,278) under the Temporary Unemployment Relief Scheme …
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Hong Kong: New round of Employment Support Scheme announced
Under the new round of Employment Support Scheme (ESS), employers will have the opportunity to apply for new employment subsidies …
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Hong Kong: Subsidy scheme for employment agencies
With effect from the middle of March 2022, a Subsidy Scheme for Employment Agencies (EAs) will be open for applications …
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Hong Kong: Government to send last $1k voucher 16 March 2022
A fresh release of funding will soon be available under a scheme designed to stimulate the local economy …
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Hong Kong: Flexible work arrangements urged
The government has urged employers to allow flexible working arrangements in the light of COVID-19 pandemic …
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Hong Kong: Progressive increase of statutory holidays from 2022
The Birthday of the Buddha will become an additional statutory holiday from this year …
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Hong Kong: Pay and the labour market (September 2021)
Both pay and the labour market remained sluggish last year, with only marginal improvement …
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Hong Kong: Legislative Council to consider cancellation of MPF offsetting
The Government plans to introduce legislation to end the practice of offsetting severance and long-service payments from the accumulated contributions to the Mandatory Provident Fund …
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Hong Kong: Workforce’s pay rise for 2021 dips to decade low
Employees have received an average salary increase of 1 …
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Hong Kong: High Court grants injunction and enforces six-month non-compete clause against former employee
If an employee who is constrained by a non-compete clause refuses to comply with the restriction, is there anything that their former employer can do? One option is to seek an injunction against the employee to stop them working for a competitor until their non-compete restriction ends …
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Hong Kong: Trade union disbands as impact of security law deepens
The 75-union strong Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions (HKCTU) disbanded on 3rd October 2021, claiming that its position was untenable under the national security law …
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Hong Kong: Suspension of employment: Employers’ rights clarified
Employers who wish to consider dismissal of an employee should commence, where possible, with an initial suspension under Section 11 of the Employment Ordinance …
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Hong Kong: Proposed increased penalties for unlawful employment under the Immigration Ordinance
The Immigration (Amendment) Ordinance 2021 was passed by the Legislative Council on 28th April 2021 and will come into effect on 1st August 2021 …
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