Briefing for Imported Workers under the Enhanced Supplementary Labour Scheme

As stipulated in clause 11 of the Standard Employment Contract (SEC) prescribed under the Enhanced Supplementary Labour Scheme (ESLS), employers are required to grant paid leave to each imported worker (including new recruits and those with employment contracts renewed) for attending a briefing, on the basis of each SEC signed, organised by the Labour Department within 8 weeks upon their arrival in Hong Kong.

Details of briefing(s) to be held in September 2025 and October 2025 are as follows:

September 2025:

October 2025:

The employers should arrange the relevant imported workers to attend a briefing by returning the completed Enrolment Form for Briefing(495 KB)(PDF) to us by fax at 3427 8132 or email (sld-hq@labour.gov.hk). 

Before submitting your enrolment form(s), please ensure that all fields on the enrolment form(s) were filled in correctly. If the information provided is incomplete, Labour Department may not be able to process the application. If you submit your enrolment form(s) by email, please clearly indicate your company name in the subject line and body of the email to facilitate the processing.

The briefing is solely for imported workers under ESLS. For details of briefing for imported care workers under the “Special Scheme to Import Care Workers for Residential Care Homes”, please click [here].

Please note that enrolment is on a first-come-first-served basis due to limited quota. In case of over-subscription, Labour Department will notify the employer(s) concerned.  To comply with the briefing requirement, the employer(s) must re‑submit the enrolment form(s) to arrange for the affected imported worker(s) to attend another briefing.

Please note that the Labour Department will issue a written notice to employers failing to comply with the briefing requirement and refuse their ESLS applications within one year from the issue date of the written notice.

If a Pre-No.8 Special Announcement is issued, or Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal No. 8 or above / Black Rainstorm Warning Signal / "Extreme Conditions" after super typhoon is hoisted / still in force at 8 am, all briefings on that day will be cancelled. To comply with the requirement, the employer(s) must submit the enrolment form(s) again for arranging another session of briefing for the affected imported worker(s).