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"You're Married To Him?!" Is It An Issue For Employers In Making Employment Decisions?

A person's "marital status" is one of the protected characteristics under the Sex Discrimination Ordinance ("SDO").

Hong Kong Employment

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Tanner De Witt

The Changing Face Of Employment Law In APAC

The 2025 Ius Laboris and Lewis Silkin APAC Employment Law Conference brought together legal experts and thought leaders to examine how demographic shifts, technological disruption...

Hong Kong Employment

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Lewis Silkin

PRC: Compliance Guidelines For Non-compete Restraints/中国：竞业限制合规指引

On 4 September 2025, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (MOHRSS) issued the Compliance Guidelines for the Implementation of Non-Compete Agreements...

Hong Kong Employment

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Navigating Legal Rights: Can Seafarers Refuse To Sail Through Conflict Zones?

The recent conflicts in the Middle East and ongoing tensions affecting key maritime chokepoints have forced employment law considerations into sharp focus for maritime operators.

Hong Kong Employment

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ONC Lawyers

Can Termination Of A Fixed-term Employment Contract During Sick Leave Constitute Dismissal?

Hong Kong Employment

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ONC Lawyers

Company Failed In Its Action Against Director And His Son Who Set Up A Rivalry Business. Why?

Hong Kong Commercial

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ONC Lawyers

Gig Economy And Gig Workers – Evolving Compliance Needs For Employers In Hong Kong And Mainland PRC

Hong Kong Employment

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Withers LLP

Employment Law In Hong Kong – An Overview

Hong Kong Employment

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Lewis Silkin

Trade Unions (Amendment) Bill 2025 Bolsters Mechanisms To Safeguard National Security

Hong Kong Employment

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Lewis Silkin

Can Dishonesty Automatically Justify A Summary Dismissal?

Hong Kong Employment

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ONC Lawyers

A Win For Hong Kong Employees: New Law Expands Access To Statutory Benefits

Hong Kong Employment

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Ius Laboris

Managing A Mixed Workforce – A Practical Guide To Converting Employees To Independent Contractors

Hong Kong Employment

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Lewis Silkin

Hong Kong Government To Change The "418 Rule" Under The Employment Ordinance: 468 Is The New 418

Hong Kong Employment

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ONC Lawyers

Government Passes Legislation Making It Easier For Employees To Qualify For Statutory Employment Benefits In Hong Kong

Hong Kong Employment

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Lewis Silkin

Enhancing Accountability

Hong Kong Commercial

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KPMG

The New Rules Of Legal Writing: How To Be Found By AI

Hong Kong Technology

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Haldanes

"A Parent Is A Parent": Defining Modern Families In Hong Kong

Hong Kong Family

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Withers LLP

Haldanes' Recent Successes In Fraud Recovery: Securing Justice For Clients

Hong Kong Media & IT

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Haldanes

Artificial Intelligence: A Brave New World - China Formulates New AI Global Governance Action Plan And Issues Draft Ethics Rules And AI Labelling Rules

Hong Kong Technology

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Mayer Brown

The New "468 Rule" Under The Employment Ordinance Will Come Into Effect From 18 January 2026

On 27 June 2025, the Employment (Amendment) Ordinance 2025 ("Amendment Ordinance") was gazetted. Under the Amendment Ordinance, the "continuous contract" requirement under the Employment Ordinance (Cap. 57) will be revised with effect from 18 January 2026, where the old "418 rule" will be replaced by the new "468 rule".

Hong Kong Employment

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ONC Lawyers

Hong Kong High Court Grants Injunction To Enforce Restrictive Covenants

In two separate decisions in April 2025, the Hong Kong High Court first refused, but then allowed, an IT company's application for an interlocutory injunction to enforce post-termination restrictive covenants...

Hong Kong Employment

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Changes In Shanghai's Practices For Non-Renewal Of Second Fixed-Term Contracts

Under the Employment Contract Law of the People's Republic of China, an open-term contract must be concluded when an employment relationship is renewed following the completion of two consecutive fixed-term contracts, unless the employee requests a fixed-term contract.

Hong Kong Employment

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DLA Piper

HK Proposes Changes To The "Continuous Contract" Rule Under Employment Ordinance

The Hong Kong Government has proposed to change the "continuous contract" requirement under the Employment Ordinance (Cap 57) ("EO") from the current "4-18" requirement to a more relaxed "4-17" or "4-68" requirement.

Hong Kong Employment

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Abolition Of MPF Offsetting Mechanism In Hong Kong - Key Action Points For Hong Kong Employers

Hong Kong Employment

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Employment (Amendment) Bill 2025: Easier Access To Employment Benefits In Hong Kong

Hong Kong Employment

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Lewis Silkin

The New ADGM Employment Regulations – What You Need To Know

Hong Kong Employment

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The Sovereign Group

Termination Without Notice: The Legal Implications Of Payment In Lieu Of Notice In Employment Contracts

Hong Kong Employment

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Lewis Silkin

Legal Update: Court Rejects Deliveroo Rider's Claim As Employees

Hong Kong Employment

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Tanner De Witt

Private Equity Comparative Guide

Hong Kong Commercial

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Slotine

Private M&A Comparative Guide

Hong Kong Commercial

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Slotine

When Is Client Contact Information Confidential?

Hong Kong Privacy

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Mayer Brown

Legal Update: The Court Confirms That Employer's Duty Of Trust And Confidence Does Not Apply To The Right To Terminate

Hong Kong Employment

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Tanner De Witt

Legal Update: Damages Awarded For Employee's Breach Of Fiduciary Duties

Hong Kong Employment

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Tanner De Witt

Private M&A Comparative Guide

Private M&A Comparative Guide for the jurisdiction of Hong Kong, check out our comparative guides section to compare across multiple countries

Hong Kong Commercial

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Slotine

When Is Client Contact Information Confidential?

Confidentiality is a key consideration in any commercial endeavour.

Hong Kong Privacy

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Mayer Brown

Legal Update: The Court Confirms That Employer's Duty Of Trust And Confidence Does Not Apply To The Right To Terminate

In the recent decision of Yang Zhizhong v Nomura International (Hong Kong) Limited [2024] HKCFI 2192 handed down by the Court of First Instance...

Hong Kong Employment

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Tanner De Witt

Legal Update: Damages Awarded For Employee's Breach Of Fiduciary Duties

In Green Light Multiplex Co. Ltd v Lam Shi Yan and Another [2024] HKCFI 2101, the Court of First Instance considered a dispute of an employee being alleged of breaching his fiduciary duties...

Hong Kong Employment

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Tanner De Witt

Hong Kong Court Finds Former GM Breached Fiduciary Duties By Diverting Business Opportunities

Hong Kong Employment

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Mayer Brown

The Hong Kong Court Discharges Service Out Of The Jurisdiction Of A Tort Claim

This case concerned service out of the jurisdiction of a writ based on a tort claim.

Hong Kong Litigation

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Stephenson Harwood

Hong Kong Government Plans To Expand The Scope Of The Sexual Conviction Record Check Scheme

The Hong Kong Government has announced its plans to expand the existing Sexual Conviction Record Check ("SCRC") scheme to enhance the protection of children and mentally incapacitated persons ("MIPs") from sexual abuse.

Hong Kong Employment

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Lewis Silkin

Whistleblower Confidentiality Unveiled

Confidentiality clauses in employment contracts typically aim to protect an employer's confidential information, but there are limitations on the extent to which they can restrict whistleblowing activities.

Hong Kong Employment

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Ius Laboris

Hong Kong High Court Considers Reasonableness Of Non-Compete Covenant

In the recent case of Manulife Financial Asia Ltd v. Kenneth Joseph Rappold And Others [2024] HKCFI 989 (judgment made on 5 April 2024), the court dismissed an application...

Hong Kong Employment

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Norton Rose Fulbright Hong Kong

Blowing The Lid Off Confidentiality Obligations For Whistleblowers

Hong Kong Employment

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Lewis Silkin

Unauthorised Absence By An Employee May Justify A Summary Dismissal

Hong Kong Employment

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Guide To Employment Law In Hong Kong

Hong Kong Employment

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Mayer Brown

Hong Kong Employer Required To Reimburse Expenses That Benefit The Business

Hong Kong Employment

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Ius Laboris

Think Twice Before Filing An Employment Claim Directly To The High Court

Hong Kong Employment

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Ius Laboris

Hong Kong Employer Found Liable For Workplace Pregnancy Discrimination

Hong Kong Employment

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Mayer Brown

No Place For Pregnancy Discrimination

Hong Kong Employment

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Ius Laboris

No Place For Pregnancy Discrimination At The Workplace In Hong Kong

Hong Kong Employment

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Lewis Silkin

Hong Kong Court Rules In Favour Of Employer On Indemnity Provision

Hong Kong Employment

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Mayer Brown

When Is A Discretionary Bonus Not Discretionary?

Hong Kong Employment

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Mayer Brown

Upcoming Webinar: Asia-Pacific Reductions In Force – Ten Things To Look Out For

Worldwide Employment

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements Under The Employment Ordinance To Be Repealed

Hong Kong Employment

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Mayer Brown

Hong Kong Court Refuses To Grant Springboard Injunction To Protect Employer's Confidential Information

Hong Kong Employment

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Mayer Brown

Hong Kong Court Of Appeal Confirms Employee On Standby Not Granted Rest Days

Hong Kong Employment

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Mayer Brown

Covid Quarantine Lifted In Hong Kong: What's Changing?

Hong Kong Employment

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Ius Laboris

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Michael Byrnes appeared on Breakfast with Tim Webster on 2SM on 23 July 2025 to discuss workplace relationships and that Coldplay concert

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Swaab

[Live] Regulatory Framework For Doing Business In Indonesia And India: Opportunities And Challenges (Video)

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Hammurabi & Solomon

Employment Relations Podcast #42 – What could the proposed ban on "non-competes" mean for Australian employers?

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Piper Alderman

Key updates: new workplace laws

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Avant Law

What is the distinction between employees and contractors?

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Cooper Grace Ward

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