Latest amendments to Labour Laws

• Commencement of the Second Phase Certification Requirement of the Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Loadshifting Machinery) Regulation
• Amendments to Levels of Compensation under the Employees' Compensation Ordinance
• 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 offence has been raised
• Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Gas Welding and Flame Cutting) Regulation
• Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Safety Officers and Safety Supervisors)(Amendment) Regulation 2001
• Construction Sites (Safety) (Amendment) Regulation 2003
• Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Lifting Appliances and Lifting Gear) (Amendment) Regulation 2003
• Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Suspended Working Platforms) (Amendment) Regulation 2003
• Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Loadshifting Machinery) (Amendment) Regulation 2003
• Occupational Safety and Health (Display Screen Equipment) Regulation
• Employees Compensation Assistance (Miscellaneous Amendments) Ordinance 2003
• Occupational Deafness (Compensation) (Amendment) Ordinance 2003
• The Revision of Medical Expenses under the Employees' Compensation Ordinance (Cap 282) and Pneumoconiosis (Compensation) Ordinance (Cap 360) have come into effect
• Employees Compensation Assistance (Amendment) Ordinance 2002