HR Journal

High Court refuses to enforce a 12-month non-compete covenant against former Manulife employee
Publish Date: 2024-05-23
Legal Focus 2024 Q2
Employment Law
Protecting transgender employees in the workplace: lessons from a UK case
Publish Date: 2024-03-11
Legal Focus 2024 Q1
Employment Law
Hong Kong Court considers overlapping duties and sealing requirements in upholding the validity of employee’s contract, and of a related BVI deed awarding shares to the employee
Publish Date: 2023-12-11
Legal Focus 2023 Q4
Employment Law
Booted out for what you do when logged in?
Publish Date: 2023-12-05
Legal Focus 2023 Q4
Employment Law
Not a rest day when the employee is on standby - By Joe Choy, Of Counsel at Eversheds Sutherland
Publish Date: 2023-05-11
Legal Focus 2023 Q2
Employment Law
Employee Mobility across the Greater Bay Area — Overview of Recent Preferential Policies - By Johnny Choi, Partner, Employment Law - China , DLA Piper and Ning Zhou, Consultant, Beijing, DLA Piper
Publish Date: 2023-04-03
Legal Focus 2023 Q1
Employment Law
Pre-contractual representations may create binding obligations on employer - by Elsie Chan and Bernie Ng, Deacons
Publish Date: 2023-02-27
Legal Focus 2023 Q1
Employment Law
Establishing Parameters and Protocols around Employee Use of Instant Messaging Tools By Patricia Yeung, Partner, Howse Williams, Hong Kong
Publish Date: 2023-01-20
Legal Focus 2022 Q4
Employment Law
Regulations Tighten up on Social Insurance Filing Services Provided by HR Agencies By Jeanette Yu (虞英倩), Partner, Head of Employment & Pension Practice Area Group, CMS, China, & Ada Hua (華心雨), Associate, CMS, China
Publish Date: 2022-12-06
Legal Focus 2022 Q4
Working Abroad / Mobility
Hong Kong Court Finds “pro-female biased” Employer Guilty of Sex Discrimination by Firing a Male Employee for Alleged Sexual Harassment By Richard Keady, Partner, Dentons Hong Kong LLP, Hong Kong, and Jenny Zhuang, Of Counsel, Dentons Hong Kong
Publish Date: 2022-12-06
Legal Focus 2022 Q4
Employment Law
Cross-border Transfer of Personal Data - Key Considerations for the HR Function By Rowan McKenzie, Baker McKenzie Partner, Employment Law; Marcia Lee, Baker McKenzie Special Counsel, IP Tech; Emma Pugh, Baker McKenzie Knowledge Lawyer, APAC Empl
Publish Date: 2022-08-31
Legal Focus 2022 Q3
Cybersecurity
When Employee Compensation Settlement Agreements Are Non-Binding By Ray Lee, Partner, ONC Lawyers
Publish Date: 2022-08-25
Legal Focus 2022 Q3
Employment Law
Employment Tribunal Orders Re-engagement in Hong Kong of Trader Unfairly Dismissed in the UK By Daisy Watson, Solicitor, Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP; Jo Martin, Partner, Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP & Karen Plumbley-Jones, Practice Dev
Publish Date: 2022-04-29
Legal Focus 2022 Q2
Employment Law
Background Checks – What Employers Need to Know [ENG/CHI] By Charles Mo, Partner in Morgan, Lewis & Bockius’s Hong Kong office
Publish Date: 2022-04-22
Legal Focus 2022 Q2
Employment Law
Laws on the Protection of Women's Rights and Interests [ENG/CHI] By Qian Zhou, Associate Managing Editor, Dezan Shira & Associates
Publish Date: 2022-04-19
Legal Focus 2022 Q2
Talent Management and Workforce
Do Employers Have to Give a Reason for Termination – Myth or Fact [ENG/CHI] By Michael Szeto, Partner at ONC Lawyers
Publish Date: 2022-03-22
Legal Focus 2022 Q1
Employment Law
The New World of Work Casts Light on Appropriate Technology Use By Jennifer Van Dale, Partner and Head, Eversheds Sutherland’s employment practice in Asia
Publish Date: 2022-02-25
Legal Focus 2022 Q1
Talent Management and Workforce
新社會保險繳費規定對上海外籍員工的影響 - CMS(中國部)合夥人虞英倩CMS ﹔(中國部)初級顧問華心雨
Publish Date: 2022-01-21
Legal Focus 2022 Q1
Working Abroad / Mobility
New Social Insurance Contribution Regulations – Implications for Shanghai Based Expat Employees Jeanette Yu (虞英倩), Partner, Head of Employment & Pension Practice Area Group, CMS, China;Ada Hua (华心雨), Junior Associate, CMS, China
Publish Date: 2022-01-14
Legal Focus 2022 Q1
Working Abroad / Mobility
Navigating Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Asia By Pattie Walsh, Partner, Bird & Bird ; Jeannette Tam, Senior Managing Associate, Bird & Bird ; Jenny Kwan, Associate, Bird & Bird
Publish Date: 2021-12-20
Legal Focus 2021 Q4
Employee Engagement and Wellbeing
多元共融在亞洲 鴻鵠律師事務所合夥人 Pattie Walsh;鴻鵠律師事務所高級管理律師 談思敏;鴻鵠律師事務所律師 關伊婷
Publish Date: 2021-12-20
Legal Focus 2021 Q4
Employee Engagement and Wellbeing
Are Post-Employment Share Benefits Chargeable to Salaries Tax [ENG] By Richard Keady, Partner, Dentons, Hong Kong ; Henry Li, Associate, Dentons, Hong Kong
Publish Date: 2021-12-13
Legal Focus 2021 Q4
Employment Law
離職後所得股份是否須予徵收薪俸稅 大成律師事務所(香港)合夥人 Richard Keady;大成律師事務所(香港)律師 Henry Li
Publish Date: 2021-12-13
Legal Focus 2021 Q4
Employment Law
The “No Tears” Approach to Hiring Interns and Contractors By Richard Grams, Senior Associate, Oldham, Li & Nie ; Phyllis Wong, Associate, Oldham, Li & Nie
Publish Date: 2021-12-06
Legal Focus 2021 Q4
Talent Management and Workforce
正確聘用實習生和承包商免墮僱傭陷阱 - 高李嚴律師行資深律師 Richard Grams;高李嚴律師行律師 黃晞敏
Publish Date: 2021-12-06
Legal Focus 2021 Q4
Employment Law
遙距及混合工作安排:僱主須注意的法律事宜 DLA Piper合夥人 Helen Colquhoun;DLA Piper顧問律師 David Smail;DLA Piper見習律師 王樂琳
Publish Date: 2021-09-23
Legal Focus 2021 Q3
Talent Management and Workforce
Remote and Hybrid Work – Legal Issues that Employers Need to Know By Helen Colquhoun, Partner, DLA Piper;David Smail, Of Counsel, DLA Piper;Yolanda Wong, Trainee Solicitor, DLA Piper
Publish Date: 2021-09-23
Legal Focus 2021 Q3
Talent Management and Workforce
Mainland China’s New Civil Code and Its Implications for HR By Fanny Zhang, Manager, Business Advisory Service, Dezan Shira & Associates;Zhou Qian, Associate Managing Editor for Asia Briefing, Dezan Shira & Associates;Melissa Cyrill, Associate Man
Publish Date: 2021-08-30
Legal Focus 2021 Q3
Employment Law
內地新《民法典》對人力資源工作的影響 協力管理諮詢有限公司商務諮詢服務部部門經理 張帆;協力管理諮詢有限公司Asia Briefing副主編 周倩;協力管理諮詢有限公司Asia Briefing副主編 Melissa Cyrill
Publish Date: 2021-08-30
Legal Focus 2021 Q3
Employment Law
When a Settlement Agreement Fails to Resolve a Dispute By Jezamine Fewins, Partner, Stephenson Harwood
Publish Date: 2021-08-26
Legal Focus 2021 Q3
Employment Law
和解協議不能解決糾紛的情況 羅夏信律師事務所合夥人 Jezamine Fewins
Publish Date: 2021-08-26
Legal Focus 2021 Q3
Employment Law
Catering for Workplace Health and Safety Requirements – Employers’ Duties [ENG] By Samantha Cornelius, Linklaters, Counsel, Head of Employment & Incentives – Hong Kong;Joshua Li, Linklaters, Managing Associate, Employment & Incentives – Hong Kong
Publish Date: 2021-05-24
Legal Focus 2021 Q2
Employment Law
工作地點的健康及安全規定:僱主責任 年利達香港法律顧問兼僱傭及福利事務主管 Samantha Cornelius;年利達香港資深律師(僱傭及福利事務) 李俊賢
Publish Date: 2021-05-24
Legal Focus 2021 Q2
Employment Law
What Employers Need to Know About COVID-19 Vaccinations By Jennifer Van Dale, Partner, Eversheds Sutherland
Publish Date: 2021-05-17
Legal Focus 2021 Q2
Employment Law
新冠肺炎疫苗接種計劃:僱主須知 Eversheds Sutherland合夥人 Jennifer Van Dale
Publish Date: 2021-05-17
Legal Focus 2021 Q2
Employment Law
Speaking Up – Emboldening Whistleblowers By Stephanie Chiu, Senior Associate, Freshfi elds Bruckhaus Deringer;Fan Li, Associate, Freshfi elds Bruckhaus Deringer ;River He, Associate, Freshfi elds Bruckhaus Deringer
Publish Date: 2021-05-14
Legal Focus 2021 Q2
Employment Law
鼓勵舉報人挺身而出 Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer高級律師 趙卓盈;Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer律師 李凡;Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer律師 何佳芸
Publish Date: 2021-05-14
Legal Focus 2021 Q2
Employment Law
Listed Parent Company Held to be Liable as Joint Employer of its Subsidiary’s Employee Sonia Wong, Special Counsel, Baker & McKenzie ; Venus Man Associate, Baker & McKenzie ; Emma Pugh, Knowledge Lawyer, Baker & McKenzie
Publish Date: 2021-03-29
Legal Focus 2021 Q1
Employment Law
上市母公司作為附屬公司僱員的共同僱主被判須負法律責任 Baker & McKenzie資深顧問-王彥琦;Baker & McKenzie律師-文穎然;Baker & McKenzie專家律師-Emma Pugh
Publish Date: 2021-03-29
Legal Focus 2021 Q1
Employment Law
Work Accidents Outside Hong Kong – The Appropriate Platform for Trial By Ray Lee, Partner, ONC Lawyers
Publish Date: 2021-03-15
Legal Focus 2021 Q1
Employment Law
香港境外的工作意外—適當的審訊地點 - 柯伍陳律師事務所合夥人李展鵬
Publish Date: 2021-03-15
Legal Focus 2021 Q1
Employment Law


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