Speaker(s)

• Mr Victor Ng, Partner, Oldham, Li & Nie
• Ms Barbara Kwong, Senior Associate, Oldham, Li & Nie
• Ms Pooja Shukla FCG HKFCG, Senior Lecturer, Lee Shau Kee School of Business and Administration, Hong Kong Metropolitan University (Panellist)
• Ms Patricia Hui FCG HKFCG(PE) (Chair)

Description

This seminar aims to equip small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Hong Kong with essential knowledge about employment or HR, focusing on the complexities from hiring to termination. Given the lack of dedicated HR personnel in many SMEs, governance professionals and compliance officers often find themselves responsible for understanding and dealing with employment or HR issues. Two experienced lawyers will lead the session, providing an overview of current laws, common pitfalls, and best practices in the key areas.

To conclude the seminar, two governance professionals will join a panel discussion addressing unlawful dismissal by employers in Hong Kong and some other HR issues from the perspectives of employers and employees.

1. Basics of Hong Kong employment law

1. Common law rules and legislations that govern employer-employee relationship
2. Forum of handling labour disputes in Hong Kong

2. Employees’ entitlement during the employment

1. Wages
2. Statutory holidays and leaves

3. Employers’ continuous obligations

1. Brief overview of the four discrimination ordinances in Hong Kong (sex, family status, disability and race)
2. Health and safety regulations
3. Employees’ data privacy and confidentiality

4. Termination of employment

1. Notice period and payment in lieu of notice
2. Summary dismissal – case law situations whereby an employer or an employee may terminate a contract of service without notice or payment in lieu of notice
3. Terminal payments
   1. Usual heads of terminal payments (in case of termination by way of notice or summary dismissal)
   2. Severance payment and long service payment
   3. Abolition of MPF offsetting arrangement
4. Meaning of unlawful and unreasonable dismissal

Remarks on this Online Session:

• This is the online session. If you wish to join in person, please click HERE for the physical session.
• Registration will be closed on 8 January 2024 at 5.00pm.
• Once enrolment in this online session is confirmed by the Institute, requests to change to physical session will not be entertained.
• Online session will be delivered via Zoom facility. The Institute has made every effort to ensure that the quality of the internet connection is sufficient for media streaming. Attendees should ensure that they are in an area of stable internet connection with suitable bandwidth as this can affect user’s experience.

Level: Intermediate

Bios of Speakers, Panellist and Chair:
Mr Victor Ng
Ms Barbara Kwong
Ms Pooja Shukla
Ms Patricia Hui

Seat guarantee will only be given to HKCGI Fellows and/or Practitioner’s Endorsement (PE) holders if registered 10 clear working days with payment prior to the date of the seminar.