The “Employment Ordinance” clearly states that an employee must have a sick leave certificate to apply for sick leave.
How much to pay for taking sick leave? Handled improperly, employers may face breaking Hong Kong local labor laws. This article offers some tips to help you comply with HK labor ordinance. Q1: Can employees apply for sick leave? According to the Employment Ordinance in HK, sick leave ...
An employer is prohibited from terminating the contract of employment of an employee on his paid sickness day, except in cases of summary dismissal due to the employee's serious misconduct. Sickness Allowance Isentitledif: sick leave taken is at least 4 consecutive days (unless any day...
In Hong Kong, employees are only allowed a limited period to turn in a sick leave certificate, some as short as three days, which is why many have welcomed the Hospital Authority’s (HA) move to digitise their medical certificates. With HA’s introduction of the e-sick leave certificate, ...
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While some employers would grant leave to employees without a certificate, the “Employment Ordinance” clearly states that an employee must have a sick leave certificate to apply for sick leave. But does this mean the employee will receive sickness allowance as well? The answer is uncertain. Acc...
How does sick leave differentiate? Should an employee take paid or no-paid sick leave? How many sick leave days are employees allowed in a year?