Employee’s Rights & Entitlements

Comprehensive legal guidance for employees throughout their employment and termination — protecting their rights and entitlements, managing workplace issues, and making informed decisions during and after employment.

Early Withdrawal of MPF When Suffering From Cancer
Early Withdrawal of MPF When Suffering From Cancer 1920 1271 Adam Hugill

How to manage your Mandatory Provident Fund account in case of cancer and other terminal illness?

Medical Leave: Rights and Protections of the Terminally Ill
Medical Leave: Rights and Protections of the Terminally Ill 1200 800 Adam Hugill

Everything should be done to try and make sure that the terminally ill and their loved ones are protected by employers. Scrutinization of the employment contract is crucial to understanding what paid sick leave rights are afforded.

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Taylor Vinters | Hong Kong: Recognition of same-sex marriages in connection with employment rights and entitlements
Taylor Vinters | Hong Kong: Recognition of same-sex marriages in connection with employment rights and entitlements 1200 675 Hugill & Ip

Although Hong Kong boasts that it is Asia’s World City, in many respects it has fallen behind most developed jurisdictions, not least on the issue of protection from discrimination and…

Protection from Discrimination and HIV Status
Protection from Discrimination and HIV Status 1800 1200 Adam Hugill

In Hong Kong HIV status is protected as a being a disability under the Disability Discrimination Ordinance

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LGBT Rights Progress in Hong Kong
LGBT Rights Progress in Hong Kong 1280 680 Hugill & Ip

A few landmark cases in hong Kong have allowed same-sex couples to apply for dependent visas, to receive spousal benefits in the civil service and to jointly file tax returns.

Leung v. Secretary for the Civil Service: The Court of Final Appeal Upholds Minority Rights (Again!)
Leung v. Secretary for the Civil Service: The Court of Final Appeal Upholds Minority Rights (Again!) 1200 675 Adam Hugill

Leung and QT and a handful of past cases show that on the issue of same-sex and minority rights, where the legislature fears to tread, Hong Kong Courts are fully prepared to uphold the core human rights of freedom from discrimination.

Impact of the Latest Changes to Contributions to MPF Schemes and Private Health Insurance
Impact of the Latest Changes to Contributions to MPF Schemes and Private Health Insurance 1200 800 Adam Hugill

New legislation in Hong Kong is introducing additional salary tax deductions for voluntary payments to retirement funds and for taking up private health insurance

Hong Kong Reviews the Minimum Wage Amount Taking Effect from 1 May 2019
Hong Kong Reviews the Minimum Wage Amount Taking Effect from 1 May 2019 829 500 Adam Hugill

The debate about the minimum wage in Hong Kong was intended to devise an optimal statutory regime to forestall excessively low wages. Some progress has been made, but not enough according to some.

Employment Focus Week: The Annual Leave Minefield
Employment Focus Week: The Annual Leave Minefield 408 612 Adam Hugill

Correctly and accurately calculating annual leave and annual leave pay in accordance with the Employment Ordinance can be complex

Employment Focus Week: In Health and in Sickness
Employment Focus Week: In Health and in Sickness 611 408 Adam Hugill

We look at the rights and protections given to employees when personal circumstances take precedence and the changes that are on the horizon

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