Valarie Fung

What rights does an employer have to suspend an employee?

By Valarie Fung on November 15, 2017 Posted in Hong Kong

In Hong Kong, employers have a right to suspend employees from employment. Under section 11 of the Employment Ordinance, an employer may without notice or payment in lieu suspend any employee from employment for up to 14 days: (a) as a disciplinary measure for any reason for which the employer could have summarily dismissed the … Continue reading

Employees’ rights to holiday in Hong Kong

By Wynne Mok and Valarie Fung on July 17, 2014 Posted in Asia Pacific, General, Hong Kong

Hong Kong is often called the city where “East meets West”. One happy result of this conjunction is that Hong Kong employees become entitled to statutory Chinese and Western holidays. Under the Employment Ordinance (Chapter 57 of the Laws of Hong Kong) employees in Hong Kong are entitled to 12 statutory holidays per year: The … Continue reading