The Employment Ordinance, Cap. 57
Employees protected under the Employment Ordinance
| Q1. |
Who is covered by the
Employment Ordinance? What about temporary or part-time employees? |
| A1. |
The Employment Ordinance covers all employees, whether temporary
or part-time, with the following exceptions-
| (a) |
a family member who lives in the same dwelling as the employer; |
| (b) |
an employee as defined in the Contracts for Employment Outside
Hong Kong Ordinance; |
| (c) |
a person serving under a crew agreement under the Merchant
Shipping (Seafarers) Ordinance, or on board a ship which is
not registered in Hong Kong; and |
| (d) |
an apprentice whose contract of apprenticeship has been registered
under the Apprenticeship Ordinance, other than certain provisions
of the Employment Ordinance. |
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| All employees, irrespective
of the number of hours they work in each week,
are entitled to - |
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| (a) |
statutory holidays; |
| (b) |
wage protection; and |
| (c) |
protection against anti-union discrimination. |
Employees employed under a continuous
contract, whether temporary or part-time, are entitled to
ALL the statutory benefits under the Employment Ordinance subject
to satisfaction of the conditions stipulated therein.
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