Like many jurisdictions, Hong Kong has various statutory measures in place to protect injured workers. It can be complex in understanding the scope of various protections and what employers can and cannot do when managing the employment of an ill or injured employee. This Safety Snapshot highlights the key protections and provides practical tips for … Read more

Below is a round-up of key Covid-related developments for employers over the last six weeks: The Prime Minister has just confirmed that Step 3 of the roadmap for relaxing the Covid-19 restrictions will go ahead on Monday 17 May as planned.  The Prime Minister had earlier confirmed plans to lift the ‘work-from-home’ guidance for England … Read more

A tribunal can order re-engagement of an unfairly dismissed employee where the employee seeks this (and reinstatement in the original role is not appropriate). In deciding whether to do so, the tribunal must consider whether the order would be practicable.  The Court of Appeal in Kelly v PGA European Tour confirmed that re-engagement will be … Read more

The EAT has confirmed that a claim that an employee’s constructive dismissal was discriminatory will be in time if brought within three months of the termination, even if the events that rendered the dismissal discriminatory took place more than three months earlier (and therefore as individual claims would themselves be out of time).  The ‘last … Read more

This month the Asia EPI bulletin starts with a look at a new case in Singapore in which an employee was awarded SGD $1.4million in damages for unlawful dismissal. A timely reminder to ensure that employers follow due process when terminating employment, even in supposedly employee-friendly jurisdictions. You can read the case update here. Continuing … Read more

From 6 April 2021, the cap on the unfair dismissal compensatory award increases from £88,519 to £89,493 and the cap on weekly pay (used to calculate the unfair dismissal basic award and statutory redundancy pay) increases from £538 to £544. This gives a maximum unfair dismissal award of £105,813. Note that since 29 July 2013 … Read more

The EAT ruling in Northbay Pelagic Limited v Anderson makes clear that it will not always be fair for an employer to dismiss an employee who has set up covert surveillance at the workplace.  Here, the employee was a director who had reason to suspect that someone had entered his personal office and accessed his computer; … Read more

Last year was full of the unexpected. In this bulletin, our Hong Kong employment team reflects on some key themes that emerged last year and considers how these will keep Hong Kong employers busy in the year ahead. Health and safety As the global pandemic continues, worker health and safety will continue to dictate working … Read more