HK Competition Ordinance—Why HR needs to tread more carefully in 2016
The Hong Kong Competition Ordinance (Cap. 619) (Ordinance) came into effect on 14 December 2015. Anti-trust laws have been long-established in the US, Europe and Australia—they make...
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Claims of harassment: how far can they go?
By Anita Lam, Of Counsel, DLA Piper Hong Kong Harassment is generally associated with appreciably more conflict in work teams as well as with...
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Hong Kong’s mandatory paternity leave “disappointing”
After years of debate, a mandatory 3 day paternity leave on 80% pay was finally passed by Hong Kong’s Legislative Council last Friday. Although...
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Frisky Business: the dangers of workplace romances
By Pattie Walsh (Partner) and Naveen Qureshi (Associate), DLA Piper Hong Kong Given the amount of time people in Hong Kong spend in the...
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Healing China’s expat headache
The opening of new markets in China in the past few years has created an explosion of job opportunities and a flourishing demand for...
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National Government considers major restrictions on use of labour dispatch arrangements
According to Chinese media reports, the National People’s Congress (NPC) is currently drafting amendments to the Employment Contract Law (ECL) in order to further...
Read morePersonal Data (Privacy) Ordinance Changes
The Government introduced the Personal Data (Privacy) (Amendment) Bill 2011 (the Bill) into the Legislative Council on July 13, 2011. The Bill seeks to implement...
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