Labour Department - Publications

Labour Relations

Employment Ordinance (Publications & Audio-visual Materials)

Employment Ordinance

A Concise Guide to the Employment Ordinance NEW
Employment Ordinance at a Glance
- Chinese (PDF) NEW
- English (PDF) NEW
- Hindi (PDF)
- Nepali (PDF)
- Sinhala (PDF)
- Urdu (PDF)
- Indonesian (PDF)
- Tagalog (PDF)
- Thai (PDF)
Amendments to the Employment Ordinance on Maternity Protection (2020) (Animation)
To know the Employment Ordinance - Calculation of Relevant Statutory Entitlements on the Basis of the 12-Month Average Wages (Animation)
To know the Employment Ordinance - Rest Day, Statutory Holiday and Paid Annual Leave (Animation)
To know the Employment Ordinance - Termination of Employment Contract : Employers' Responsibilities and Employees' Rights (Animation)
Brief Note on Amendments to Provisions on Reinstatement or Re-engagement Order for Unreasonable and Unlawful Dismissal (PDF)
Frequently Asked Questions with Answers on Reinstatement or Re-engagement Order for Unreasonable and Unlawful Dismissal (PDF)
3 September 2015 is a Statutory Holiday and a General Holiday (PDF)
The Employment (Amendment) Ordinance 2020 (PDF) NEW
A Concise Guide to Paternity Leave under the Employment Ordinance
[relating to the Employment (Amendment) (No.3) Ordinance 2018] (PDF) NEW
[relating to the Employment (Amendment) Ordinance 2014]
- Chinese (PDF)
- English (PDF)
- Hindi (PDF)
- Nepali (PDF)
- Sinhala (PDF)
- Urdu (PDF)
- Indonesian (PDF)
- Tagalog (PDF)
- Thai (PDF)
Samples of birth certificates issued by the authorities of some places outside Hong Kong (PDF)
Frequently Asked Questions with Answers on Statutory Paternity Leave (PDF)
A Concise Guide to the Employment (Amendment) Ordinance 2010
[the amendment relating to the criminalisation of defaulting payment of an award of a tribunal]
- Chinese (PDF)
- English (PDF)
- Indonesian (PDF)
- Tagalog (PDF)
- Thai (PDF)
- Hindi (PDF)
- Nepali (PDF)
- Sinhala (PDF)
- Urdu (PDF)
The Criminal Liability of Employers Defaulting on Awards and the related "Without Reasonable Excuse" Clause(PDF)
Proper Calculation of Employees’ Statutory Entitlements
Summary of Major Amendments to the Employment Ordinance made under the Certification for Employee Benefits (Chinese Medicine)(Miscellaneous Amendments) Ordinance 2006 (PDF)
Certification for Employee Benefits (Chinese Medicine)(Miscellaneous Amendments) Ordinance 2006 Commonly Asked Questions (PDF)

Maternity Protection

Contract and Records

Wage Protection

Summer Job

A Guide to the Employment Ordinance for Summer Job Students (PDF)

Others

Clarify Your Employment Status Protect Your Rights and Benefits
- Chinese (PDF)
- English (PDF)
- Hindi (PDF)
- Indonesian (PDF)
- Nepali (PDF)
- Thai (PDF)
- Tagalog (PDF)
- Sinhala (PDF)
- Urdu (PDF)
Part-time Employment - Know More about Labour Legislation
- Chinese (PDF)
- English (PDF)
- Hindi (PDF)
- Indonesian (PDF)
- Nepali (PDF)
- Thai (PDF)
- Tagalog (PDF)
- Sinhala (PDF)
- Urdu (PDF)

The Employment (Amendment) Ordinance 2020 (Amendment Ordinance) would take effect on 11 December 2020. The Amendment Ordinance seeks to increase the maternity leave under the Employment Ordinance (EO) (Cap. 57) by four weeks. The Amendment Ordinance also covers two technical amendments which include updating the definition of "miscarriage" under EO; and accepting a certificate of attendance issued by medical professionals as documentary proof for entitling an eligible employee to sickness allowance for any day on which the employee has attended a medical examination in relation to her pregnancy. For further information, please click here.

Notes

Viewing of the above document may require Adobe Acrobat Reader and Asian Font Packs for Acrobat Reader - Chinese Traditional
(C) : Chinese version only
Enquiry Hotline: 2717 1771 (the hotline is handled by "1823")