Hong Kong

New and updated

• Type:

  International

  Global maternity leave and pay comparative table

  Updated to include additional information on rules applicable in Austria, Canada, China, Guernsey, Hong Kong, India, UAE and the UK.

• Type:

  International

  Global minimum wage rates comparative table

  Updated to reflect a change to the minimum wage in Argentina, effective from 1 February 2026, and to include additional information on minimum wage rules in Portugal and the US.

• Type:

  International

  Hong Kong: Contracts of employment

  Updated to reflect changes to the definition of a continuous employment contract.

• Type:

  International

  Global paternity and parental leave and pay comparative table

  Updated to reflect changes to rules in France, Italy and Spain, and to include additional information on requirements in Canada, Czech Republic, Luxembourg and Poland.

• Type:

  International

  Hong Kong: Training and development

  Updated to include additional information on the Youth Employment and Training Programme.  

• Type:

  International

  Hong Kong: Employee rights

  Updated to reflect an increase to the number of statutory holidays, effective from January 2026. 

• Type:

  International

  Global annual leave (holidays) and pay comparative table

  Updated to include additional information on leave requirements in Argentina, Austria, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Czech Republic, Indonesia, the Netherlands, the Philippines, Portugal, Singapore and the UAE.

• Type:

  International

  Hong Kong: Termination of employment

  Updated to include additional information on long-service payments.

• Type:

  International

  Hong Kong: Updates - key employment law developments

  Updated to reflect that changes to the definition of continuous contracts have come into effect on 18 January 2026.

• Type:

  International

  Hong Kong: Pay and benefits

  Updated to reflect changes to the statutory minimum wage, effective from 1 May 2025.