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Relocation of Tuen Mun Office of the Labour Relations Division
Tuen Mun Office of the Labour Relations Division will be relocated to Unit 2, East Wing, 22/F, Tuen Mun Central Square, 22 Hoi Wine Road, Tuen Mun, New Territories on 20 May 2013.
 

 

Statutory Minimum Wage
The revised Statutory Minimum Wage rate of $30 per hour is in effect from 1 May 2013 ...
 

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More about Standard Working Hours Committee Standard Working Hours Committee
The Government has set up the Standard Working Hours Committee. It is a non-statutory consultative body to advise on standard working hours and related issues...
 
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Quiz on Employment Ordinance
Irrespective of an employer or an employee, one should know more about the Employment Ordinance. Welcome to take the Quiz...
 

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Policy Study on Standard Working Hours
The Labour Department has completed the policy study on standard working hours (SWH). The study aims to provide a solid and objective basis for an informed and in-depth discussion on the important subject of SWH, and stimulate the exchange of views among people from different sectors for reference and follow-up by the Special Committee that is soon to be set up...

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Work Incentive Transport Subsidy Scheme
From the claim month of January 2013, the monthly income and asset limits of the Scheme have been raised. Applications can be made on an individual or household basis ...


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Construction Industry Safety Award Scheme 2012/2013
The results of Site Safety Competition (Chinese version only) ...


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Compensation Levels Increased for Work Injuries and Occupational Diseases
Levels of compensation under the Employees’ Compensation Ordinance, the Pneumoconiosis and Mesothelioma (Compensation) Ordinance and the Occupational Deafness (Compensation) Ordinance have been increased with effect from 21 July 2012 ...


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Protection of Wages on Insolvency (Amendment) Ordinance 2012
The Protection of Wages on Insolvency (Amendment) Ordinance 2012 has come into operation on 29 June 2012.
The ordinance amends the Protection of Wages on Insolvency Ordinance to expand the scope of the Protection of Wages on Insolvency Fund to cover pay for untaken annual leave and untaken statutory holidays under the Employment Ordinance ....


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New videos on successful employment of people with disabilities
To enhance public awareness of the working abilities of people with disabilities, the Selective Placement Division has produced a brand new series of videos ...
 


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General Holidays and Employment Legislation (Substitution of Holidays)(Amendment) Ordinance 2011
General Holidays and Employment Legislation (Substitution of Holidays)(Amendment) Ordinance 2011 becomes effective on 24 February 2012. It amends the Employment Ordinance (EO) and the General Holidays Ordinance (GHO) to change the day that is to be substituted as a statutory holiday and general holiday where any of the first three days of a Lunar New Year or the day following the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival falls on a Sunday ...
 

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Minimum Wage Reference Calculator
Facilitating employers and employees in computing minimum wage ...


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Progress Report on
Construction Safety Forum
(Traditional Chinese Version Only)

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Report on Construction Safety Forum
(Traditional Chinese Version Only)


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Topical Issues
+ Work Incentive Transport Subsidy Scheme
+ Work Safety Alert
+ Statutory Minimum Wage
+ Minimum Wage Reference Calculator
+ Employment Programme for the Middle-aged
Useful Information
+ Employers Must Take out Employees’ Compensation Insurance
+ Latest Labour Market Situation
+ Statutory Holidays for 2014
+ Statutory Holidays for 2013
+ Monthly Highlight of Job Seekers with Disabilities
+ Prepare Work Arrangements in times of Typhoons and Rainstorms Promptly (PDF)
+ Guidelines for Notification of Your Workplace (Notification Form)(PDF)
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Lists of Typical Courses in Occupational Safety and Health accepted as Continuing Professional Development Programmes

Publications
+ Labour
Department Environmental Report for 2011
+ Labour Department Annual Report 2011
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Other Activities
Occupational Health Talk (conducted in Chinese)
+ 5.2013 (PDF)
+ 6.2013 (PDF)
Construction Safety Week
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Latest Amendments to Labour Laws
+ Amendments to Levels of Compensation under the Employees' Compensation Ordinance, the Pneumoconiosis and Mesothelioma (Compensation) Ordinance and the Occupational Deafness (Compensation) Ordinance
+ Summary of Major Amendments made under the Protection of Wages on Insolvency (Amendment) Ordinance 2012
+ Commencement of the Second Phase Certification Requirement of the Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Loadshifting Machinery) Regulation
+ Summary of Major Amendments to the Employment Ordinance and the General Holidays Ordinance made under the General Holidays and Employment Legislation (Substitution of Holidays) (Amendment) Ordinance 2011
+ Summary of Major Amendments to the Employment Ordinance made under the Employment (Amendment) Ordinance 2010
+ Amendments under the Employees' Compensation Ordinance to recognise certification given by Chinese medicine practitioners
+ Summary of Major Amendments made under the Pneumoconiosis (Compensation) (Amendment) Ordinance 2008
+ Summary of Major Amendments to the Employment Ordinance made under the Employment (Amendment) Ordinance 2007 (PDF)
+ Summary of Major Amendments to the Employment Ordinance made under the Certification for Employee Benefits (Chinese Medicine)(Miscellaneous Amendments) Ordinance 2006 (PDF)
+ Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Loadshifting Machinery) Regulation
+ The maximum penalty for wage offences has been raised
+ The Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Gas Welding and Flame Cutting) Regulation has come into full operation on 1 March 2004
+ Amendments to the Construction Sites (Safety) Regulations and three other regulations
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