What payments am I entitled to after I have completed a 2-year contract and the employer declines to renew the contract because they no longer need my services.
If your employer declines to renew your contract or prematurely terminates the contract for reason of redundancy, meaning, your services and post are no longer needed, after you have been employed for not less than 2 years, you are entitled to severance payment.
If your employer declines to renew your contract or prematurely terminates the contract for reason of redundancy, meaning, your services and post are no longer needed, after you have been employed for not less than 2 years, you are entitled to severance payment.
What should I do if I do not receive my full wages on time?
Under the law, wages are due on the last day of the wage period and not later than 7 days after the due date. Wages must be paid directly to you at your place of work and in cash unless you consent to being paid by cheque or through your bank account.
If any of your wages are not paid within one month from the due date, you are entitled to terminate your employment without notice or payment in lieu of notice. Under such circumstances, the employer is liable to pay you wages in lieu of notice in addition to your wages in arrears and other termination entitlements.
Under the law, wages are due on the last day of the wage period and not later than 7 days after the due date. Wages must be paid directly to you at your place of work and in cash unless you consent to being paid by cheque or through your bank account.
If any of your wages are not paid within one month from the due date, you are entitled to terminate your employment without notice or payment in lieu of notice. Under such circumstances, the employer is liable to pay you wages in lieu of notice in addition to your wages in arrears and other termination entitlements.
Are statutory holidays mandatory ?
You are entitled to take statutory holidays regardless of how long you have worked for your employer. You are entitled to be paid on a statutory holiday if you have worked for not less than 3 months for the same employer.
Your employer may grant you an alternative holiday within 60 days before or after the statutory holiday.
You are entitled to take statutory holidays regardless of how long you have worked for your employer. You are entitled to be paid on a statutory holiday if you have worked for not less than 3 months for the same employer.
Your employer may grant you an alternative holiday within 60 days before or after the statutory holiday.
Can my employer compel me to work 7 days a week without granting him any rest days?
As an employee in Hong Kong under a continuous contract, you are entitle to 1 rest day every 7 days. A rest day is a continuous period of 24 hours during which you are entitled to abstain from working for your employer If your rest day is not fixed, the employer should inform you before the beginning of each month, of your rest days in that month. Your employer may, with your consent, substitute some other rest day within the same month before your appointed rest day, or within 30 days after your appointed rest day. Your employer may not force you to work on your rest day except if there is an emergency. In such situation the employer is required to substitute another rest day within the next 30 days.
As an employee in Hong Kong under a continuous contract, you are entitle to 1 rest day every 7 days. A rest day is a continuous period of 24 hours during which you are entitled to abstain from working for your employer If your rest day is not fixed, the employer should inform you before the beginning of each month, of your rest days in that month. Your employer may, with your consent, substitute some other rest day within the same month before your appointed rest day, or within 30 days after your appointed rest day. Your employer may not force you to work on your rest day except if there is an emergency. In such situation the employer is required to substitute another rest day within the next 30 days.
Is there any situation whereby an employee can terminate a contract of service without notice or payment in lieu of notice?
Yes. An employee may terminate his employment contract without notice or payment in lieu of notice if
(a) he reasonably fears physical danger by violence or disease;
(b) he is subjected to ill-treatment by the employer; or
(c) he has been employed for not less than 5 years and he is certified by a registered medical practitioner as being permanently unfit for the type of work he is engaged.
Source: HKGOV Labour Department
Yes. An employee may terminate his employment contract without notice or payment in lieu of notice if
(a) he reasonably fears physical danger by violence or disease;
(b) he is subjected to ill-treatment by the employer; or
(c) he has been employed for not less than 5 years and he is certified by a registered medical practitioner as being permanently unfit for the type of work he is engaged.
Source: HKGOV Labour Department