Employment: Practical Guidance to Hong Kong Employment Law Issues

03/02/20 • 45 min

Adam Hugill discusses Hong Kong's employment laws and provides practical guidance for both employers and employees to assist them in navigating the complexities of the Employment Ordinance, key considerations when hiring and managing employees, termination and protection of business assets.

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00.22 – Employment overview 06.30 – Types of leave 14.11 – Termination 24.56 – Labour Tribunal 31.02 – Employment litigation 33.25 – Notice and garden leave 34.56 – Post-termination restrictions

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Dispute Resolution: Key Issues About Litigation, Arbitration and Mediation in Hong Kong

Adam Hugill, Jonathan Gray and Matthew Love discuss Hong Kong’s civil litigation structure with Margaret Wo, including the topics of trials, costs, procedures and the crucial step of enforcing judgments. They also highlight the pros and cons of arbitration and mediation as alternative methods of dispute resolution.

01:14 – Commencing legal action 05:18 – The trial process 11:20 – Preparing for trial 14:50 – Enforcement of judgments 23:54 – Arbitration 39:54 – Mediation

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SHOW NOTES 00.22 – Growing value of data 03.11 – Personal Data Privacy Ordinance 11.21 – Cathay Pacific data breach incident 15.30 – New technologies

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