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July 2021 - Increase in Statutory Holidays in Hong Kong
The proposed Employment (Amendment) Bill 2021 for increasing progressively the number of statutory holidays in Hong Kong from the current 12 to 17 days was passed by the Legislative Council on 7 July 2021.
April 2021 - Reimbursement of Maternity Leave Pay Scheme
COVID-19 – Hong Kong Employment Support Scheme
To combat the impacts of COVID-19 in Hong Kong, the Government has announced a second round of Anti-epidemic Fund for HK$137.5 billion on 8 April 2020 which was approved by LegCo on 18 April 2020. It is a further response to the HK$120 billion relief package in the 2020-21 Budget announced on 26 February 2020 and the HK$30 billion Anti-epidemic Fund approved by LegCo on 21 February 2020. A new Employment Support Scheme (“ESS”) of HK$81 billion was introduced to help business and retain workers in employment.
COVID-19 – Application Details for Hong Kong Employment Support Scheme
Following our previous newsletter, application details to the Employment Support Scheme (“ESS”) were announced by Mrs Carrie Lam, Chief Executive of Hong Kong on 12 May 2020. Application period for the First Tranche of subsidy (covering June to August 2020) will last three weeks starting from 25 May 2020. The Government expects to release subsidies to employers before the end of June.
COVID-19 – Hong Kong Employment Support Scheme: Application Method and Penalty Mechanism
The Government had further announced the details on the application method and penalty mechanism for Employment Support Scheme (“ESS”) which will open for online application on 25 May 2020.
Extension of maternity leave in Hong Kong
The proposed Employment (Amendment) Bill 2019 for extending the maternity leave in Hong Kong was passed by the Legislative Council on 9 July 2020.
COVID-19 – second tranche of Hong Kong employment support scheme
To assist the affected industries and the public, the application details for the Second Tranche of Employment Support Scheme (“ESS”) were announced by Mrs Carrie Lam, Chief Executive of Hong Kong on 18 August 2020. The application period for the Second Tranche of subsidy (covering September to November 2020) will be from 31 August to 13 September 2020. The Government expects to release subsidies to employers starting from the end of September.
December 2018 - EMPLOYEES’ BENEFITS & SUPPORT PROPOSED IN 2018 HONG KONG POLICY ADDRESS
The Chief Executive of Hong Kong, Carrie Lam released her second policy address at the Legislative Council on 10 October 2018. Lam has laid out some new initiatives that aim to benefit Hong Kong employees. We have selected the following issues that are HR related and provide a summary for each of them for your information.
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