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Recent news

Latest items of recent news relevant to Hong Kong as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.

Hong Kong: Labour Tribunals could get right to order reinstatement without employer’s consent

May 11, 2016

A Bill that would give Labour Tribunals greater powers in unfair dismissal cases is currently before the Legislative Council of Hong Kong …

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Hong Kong: New rights for third parties in employment contracts

January 11, 2016

The Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Ordinance, which came into force on January 1st 2016, automatically includes any relevant third parties in contracts concluded under Hong Kong law …

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Hong Kong: No legal privilege between accountants and clients

January 5, 2016

A number of recent cases before the Court of Appeal in Hong Kong have established that there is no legal privilege that can be claimed when a qualified accountant gives tax advice to a client …

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Hong Kong: Collection of employees’ fingerprint data found to be excessive and unfair

August 18, 2015

The Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data in Hong Kong has found a company’s practice of collecting employees’ fingerprint data to be disproportionate and unfair …

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Hong Kong: Reminder of employers’ duties in hot weather conditions

June 23, 2015

Due to the hot weather currently being experienced in Hong Kong, the Labour Department has issued a number of reminders to employers about the need to take action to prevent workers suffering from heat stroke …

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Hong Kong: Rise in the statutory minimum wage

January 28, 2015

The Chief Executive in Council has approved recommendations made by the Minimum Wage Commission to raise the statutory minimum wage in Hong Kong …

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Hong Kong: Statutory paternity leave approved

January 14, 2015

An amendment to the Employment Ordinance has introduced a statutory right to paternity leave for private-sector employees in Hong Kong …

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