Hong Kong SAR Employment Law Update – What’s on the Horizon

Over the past few weeks, there have been a number of proposed changes to employment legislation in the Hong Kong SAR concerning the long-awaited abolition of the offsetting mechanism for statutory severance and long service payments and the Government’s continued efforts to address employment issues arising from the COVID-19 pandemic. 

This alert seeks to provide a quick bullet-point summary of the proposed changes, which are likely to have an impact on employment costs going forward.