Statutory Minimum Wage

Statutory Minimum Wage (SMW) has come into force since 1 May 2011. The current SMW rate is $34.5 per hour effective from 1 May 2017.

The Chief Executive in Council has adopted the recommendation of the Minimum Wage Commission to raise the SMW rate to $37.5 per hour. Subject to approval by the Legislative Council, the revised SMW rate will take effect from 1 May 2019.

Guidelines on Statutory Minimum Wage:

• Statutory Minimum Wage: latest revision
  • Chinese (PDF)
  • English (PDF)
  • Bahasa Indonesia (PDF)
  • Tagalog (PDF)
  • Thai ภาษาไทย (PDF)
  • Hindi हिंदी (PDF)
  • Nepali नेपाली (PDF)
  • Urdu اردو (PDF)
  • Sinhala සිංහල (PDF)

• Concise Guide to Statutory Minimum Wage
  • Chinese (PDF)
  • English (PDF)
  • Bahasa Indonesia (PDF)
  • Tagalog (PDF)
  • Thai ภาษาไทย (PDF)
  • Hindi हिंदी (PDF)
  • Nepali नेपाली (PDF)
  • Urdu اردو (PDF)
  • Sinhala සිංහල (PDF)

• Statutory Minimum Wage : Reference Guidelines for Employers and Employees (PDF)

• Statutory Minimum Wage : Industry-specific Reference Guidelines
  • Real Estate Agency (PDF)
  • Logistics (PDF)
  • Property Management, Security Services and Cleaning Services (PDF)
  • Hotel and Tourism (PDF)
  • Catering (PDF)
  • Retail (PDF)

Student interns and work experience students during a period of exempt student employment:

• Statutory Minimum Wage : Notes for Student Employees and Employers (PDF) NEW
• Specimen Content of statutory declaration made by a work experience student for a period of exempt student employment (PDF)
• Specimen Confirmation of "student intern" status (Fillable PDF Form) (PDF)
• Specimen Confirmation of student status for "work experience student" (Fillable PDF Form) (PDF)

“Note: Please click here if necessary to make reference to version of publications with SMW rate at $32.5 per hour (applicable during 1 May 2015 to 30 April 2017) including Concise Guide to Statutory Minimum Wage; Statutory Minimum Wage : Reference Guidelines for Employers and Employees; and Statutory Minimum Wage : Industry-specific Reference Guidelines.”

Employees with disabilities:

• Concise Guide to Productivity Assessment for Employees with Disabilities under the Statutory Minimum Wage Regime
  • Chinese (PDF)
  • English (PDF)
  • Bahasa Indonesia (PDF)
  • Tagalog (PDF)
  • Thai ภาษาไทย (PDF)
  • Hindi हिंदी (PDF)
  • Nepali नेपाली (PDF)
  • Urdu اردو (PDF)
  • Sinhala සිංහල (PDF)
    
• Support Kits on Productivity Assessment for Employees with Disabilities under the Statutory Minimum Wage Regime
  • Support Kit for Employees with Disabilities
  • Support Kit for Employers
• Revision of Statutory Minimum Wage Rate: Notes for Employees with Disabilities and Employers (PDF)
• Article titled "Statutory Minimum Wage-Rights of Employees with Disabilities and Productivity Assessment" (PDF)

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