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

Can termination of a fixed-term employment contract during sick leave constitute dismissal? In Chung Hoi Yin Aggie v The General of the Salvation Army [2025] HKCFI 3680, the Court of First Instance ("CFI") clarifies on the termination of fixed-term employment contracts when employees are on sick leave.

Hong Kong Employment

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ONC Lawyers

Beyond Borders - Episode 8: What You Need To Know About Hong Kong Employment Law (Podcast)

Our Beyond Borders podcast series is designed to help you manage your international workforce and navigate the quirks of international employment law.

Hong Kong Employment

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Lewis Silkin

Wrongful Dismissal In Hong Kong: Lessons For Employers Across Asia

In a region where employment law is increasingly scrutinised, the risks of summary dismissal (i.e. a dismissal without notice, and with immediate effect) continue to present a live issue for companies across Asia

Hong Kong Employment

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Withers LLP

Can Dishonesty Automatically Justify A Summary Dismissal?

Termination of employment contract without notice or payment in lieu of notice under section 9 of the Employment Ordinance (Cap. 57), commonly referred to as "summary dismissal", is a serious disciplinary action.

Hong Kong Employment

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ONC Lawyers

Resignation Of An Employee: What Next And Who Should Have The Last Word?

Hong Kong Employment

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Lewis Silkin

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

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

Implied Duty Of Mutual Trust And Confidence And Employers' Right To Terminate

Hong Kong Employment

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Basics Reiterated – No Strings Attached For Exercising Termination Rights

Hong Kong Employment

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Withers LLP

Summary Dismissal: Consider Suspending The Employee First

Hong Kong Employment

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Slotine

Summary Dismissal Upheld Of Employee Involved In Competing Business

Hong Kong Employment

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Mayer Brown

Redundancy – The Law In Hong Kong

Hong Kong Employment

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Reynolds Porter Chamberlain

Five Things To Consider In Determining Bonuses In Hong Kong

Hong Kong Employment

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Mayer Brown

Could You Be Fired In Hong Kong For Creating A "Negative Impression" On Social Media During Your Probation Period?

Hong Kong Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

Safeguarding The Mentally Incapacitated: Navigating The Complex Framework For Appointing Mental Health Committees In Hong Kong

Hong Kong Healthcare

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Haldanes

Unlocking Innovation: The Hong Kong 2025 Policy Blueprint For Intellectual Property

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Mayer Brown

Asia Private Client & Trust Thought Series: Why Cayman Foundation Companies Are Reshaping Offshore Structuring

Hong Kong Commercial

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Conyers

Who Can Sue On Behalf Of A Deceased Person? Key Lessons From A Recent Hong Kong Court Case

Hong Kong Commercial

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Haldanes

Shaping Hong Kong's AI Future: Striking The Right Balance With Generative AI

Hong Kong Technology

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ONC Lawyers

Employment Issues Arising Out Of The Hong Kong Protests

On 16 June, some estimates suggest almost 2 million people marched in support of calls for the Hong Kong government to withdraw its controversial Fugitive Offenders and Mutual Legal Assistance...

Hong Kong Employment

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DLA Piper UK LLP

Asia Employment Law: Quarterly Review - Second Quarter 2019

Asia's legal and human resources advisors are often required to function across multiple jurisdictions. Staying on top of employment-related legal developments is important but can be challenging.

Worldwide Employment

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Mayer Brown

Asia Employment Law: Quarterly Review - 2018 Q4

Asia's legal and human resources advisors are often required to function across multiple jurisdictions.

Hong Kong Employment

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Mayer Brown

Employment Spotlight: Post-Termination Restraints In Hong Kong – Wilson Cheung Looks At Some Key Issues Surrounding Post-Termination Restraints In Hong Kong

It is common to find employers imposing post-termination restraints ("PTRs") on employees in order to restrict the post-termination activities of the employees with the aim of protecting the employer's businesses.

Hong Kong Employment

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Gall

Hong Kong Amends Employment Ordinance To Empower The Labour Tribunal To Make Compulsory Reinstatement Or Reengagement Orders

Hong Kong Employment

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Mayer Brown

Hong Kong Employment (Amendment) Bill 2017

Hong Kong Employment

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Mayer Brown

Hong Kong Employment (Amendment) Bill 2016 Unlikely To Be Passed In Current LegCo Term

Hong Kong Employment

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Mayer Brown

Must You Apply Disciplinary Procedures Before Terminating For Poor Performance?

Hong Kong Employment

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Mayer Brown

Hong Kong's Employment (Amendment) Bill 2016

Hong Kong Employment

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Mayer Brown

Asia Employment Law: Quarterly Review (Third Quarter 2014)

Worldwide Employment

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Mayer Brown

How Not To Arrive At The Decision To Dismiss An Employee

Hong Kong Employment

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Mayer Brown

Increased Protection Anticipated For Employees Participating In Trade Union Activity

Hong Kong Employment

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Mayer Brown

A Case Of Unlawful Disability Discrimination In The Workplace

Hong Kong Employment

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Mayer Brown

International Employment Update: Reported Case Law (Hong Kong) - February 2010

Hong Kong Employment

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Bird & Bird

How Not To Arrive At The Decision To Dismiss An Employee

The case of Grant David Vincent Williams v. Jefferies Hong Kong Ltd illustrates how an employer can breach the implied duty of mutual trust and confidence that it owes to its employee in the way it treats that employee leading up to his summary dismissal.

Hong Kong Employment

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Mayer Brown

Increased Protection Anticipated For Employees Participating In Trade Union Activity

Last month, the Legislative Council Panel on Manpower reviewed and discussed a briefing paper submitted by the Labour and Welfare Bureau of the Labour Department.

Hong Kong Employment

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Mayer Brown

A Case Of Unlawful Disability Discrimination In The Workplace

In "Kan Che Sing v. Lucky Dragon Boat (Belvedere) Restaurant Limited", the Plaintiff, Mr. Kan Che Shing, sued his former employer, Lucky Dragon Boat (Belvedere) Restaurant Limited, for direct and indirect disability discrimination.

Hong Kong Employment

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Mayer Brown

International Employment Update: Reported Case Law (Hong Kong) - February 2010

On 11 November 2009, the High Court in Hong Kong awarded damages to 18 of 49 pilots (known as the "49ers") who were dismissed en masse in 2001 without cause (upon payment of three months' wages in lieu of notice).

Hong Kong Employment

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Bird & Bird

Unfair Dismissal Claims In The UK: Any Compensation For Non-Economic Loss? (07 Nov 2003)

Hong Kong Employment

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Mayer Brown

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Donovan & Ho

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