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Employment law in Hong Kong 香港僱傭法

Employment is a central focus of our business and we advise Hong Kong clients and multinationals of all sizes on their employment law needs.

Underpinning the success of any business is its people. Meeting the competitive challenges of today’s rapidly changing world can require a radical re-think of the employer/employee relationship, and co-ordinating globally mobile talent can present significant challenges. Nurturing diversity, incentivising key staff and protecting against team defections are all essential to business success.

Our team of lawyers in Hong Kong advises both businesses headquartered in and those with operations in Hong Kong on the full range of employment law matters including:

We also advise on multi-jurisdictional employment law projects.


僱傭法是我們的業務核心,根據本港客戶及各規模跨國企業的需求,為他們提供僱傭法相關建議

員工是支持企業致勝的關鍵。今時今日,全球發展瞬息萬變,帶來不少競爭和挑戰,企業須徹底重新思考僱主與僱員的關係;而要協調全球流動的人才,可以是一項重大挑戰。培養多元文化、激勵關鍵員工和防止團隊成員轉投他主,都是令業務達至成功的要因。

我們的香港律師團隊為以本港為總部或於香港擁有業務的公司,提供與僱傭法相關的各方面建議,包括

  • 日常人力資源支援
  • 僱傭文件
  • 解僱協議
  • 勞資審裁處之僱傭糾紛
  • 限制性條款
  • 業務經營轉讓
  • 架構重組
  • 員工福利及獎勵
  • 職場私隱
  • 向管理高層提供建議
  • 外派工作

我們亦就多司法轄區僱傭法項目提供建議

我們亦能夠提供有關各種不同僱傭法主題的培訓。請點擊這裡閱讀我們的單張。

You can view our latest four Hong Kong blog posts below and our full blog here.

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