Underpaying now, may mean paying even more
By Joseph Hong, Director & Head of Payroll and HR Outsourcing Services, and Vinci Tam, Manager of Payroll and HR Outsourcing, BDO in Hong...
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Hong Kong Government increases statutory entitlement for maternity leave
By: Helen Colquhoun, Partner, Hong Kong & Wundy Lee, Associate, Hong Kong, DLA Piper On 10 October 2018, the Chief Executive stated in her...
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Finland gives equal leave allowance to fathers
New law allows fathers to spend more time with their newborn children. Finland's newly formed government has announced that it will give all parents...
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A family-friendly workplace
Recently the Kering Group announced our new Global Parental Policy. The framework provides Group-wide standards in terms of maternity, paternity and adoption leave for...
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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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Growing demand for family-friendly work environment
Paternity leave is becoming more common in Hong Kong, with 42% of employers offering it in 2014, 11% more than in 2013. Among those...
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Santa has come early for Hong Kong fathers
New legislation granting three days' statutory paternity leave will take effect from around March 2015 Last week, lawmakers passed the Employment (Amendment) Bill which...
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All work and no play
8 in 10 Hong Kong employees want companies in Hong Kong to take more active steps in creating better work-life balance. Hong Kong is...
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Gender income gap
Over half of surveyed finance professionals in Greater China agree there is a gender income gap in the financial services industry according to a...
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