Hong Kong: Employment and Workforce Wellbeing

Following the removal of the vaccine pass requirement earlier this year, the vaccination provisions that were introduced in June 2022 into the Employment Ordinance...

The government was originally planning to invalidate the medical exemption certificates issued by the seven private doctors from 12 October 2022.

The Hong Kong government's recent announcement to ease the quarantine arrangement on arrivals to Hong Kong is welcomed news for many businesses.

The Hong Kong Government announced that effective from 27 October 2021, the discharge criteria for confirmed Covid-19 patients will be tightened.

Whereas over the past decade or so, work from home arrangements have been slowly gaining in popularity throughout the world, for employees working in the tech industry or for major multinationals, COVID-19 has taken this a step further.

Can employers in Hong Kong ask employees about their vaccination status and what data privacy issues arise?

Hong Kong introduced a universal free Covid-19 testing programme on 1 September 2020. This article considers its implications for employers and employees.

The COVID-19 pandemic has drastically changed many aspects of work, one of which is where people work. More and more employees are now allowed to work remotely...

On 18 August 2020, the Hong Kong government announced details of the second tranche of the Employment Support Scheme (the "Scheme").