In this episode, Catherine Leung, partner in our Hong Kong law firm, talks to us about how environmental, social and governance issues are being handled by employers in Hong Kong and the APAC region.

On 29 September 2025, the Hong Kong Government announced that the minimum allowable wage for foreign domestic workers in Hong Kong will be increased by 2.2 per cent, from HK$4,990 to HK$5,100 per month.

Our Beyond Borders podcast series is designed to help you manage your international workforce and navigate the quirks of international employment law.

To chime with the launch of our flagship publication "The Word 2021: Forces for Change", we prepared some special podcasts on key themes related to the future of work.

Our experienced team comprising employment specialists Catherine Leung and Matthew Durham, along with disputes partner Kenix Yuen presented on "Conducting Internal Investigations with Confidence".

As the COVID-19 situation stabilises in parts of Asia, employers are planning to get employees to return to the workplace. As an employer, you need to consider how this can be done safely whilst meeting business needs.

The employer will need to grant the employee sick leave in accordance with the Employment Ordinance and/or the relevant contract of employment.

The Hong Kong government has announced that restaurant staff must have at least one COVID-19 vaccination shot for the restaurant to be entitled to extended opening hour.

Our Hong Kong Employment team have prepared a one-page infographic summarising the key employment and HR issues arising out of the Hong Kong protests.

Asia's legal and human resources advisors are often required to function across multiple jurisdictions.

Angela SY Yim, Partner, and Phoebe MC Fok, Senior Associate, Mayer Brown, evaluate recent amendments to health and safety regulations in Hong Kong, and suggest a number of practical measures to prioritise workplace safety.

Asia's legal and human resources advisors are often required to function across multiple jurisdictions.

The Hong Kong Government announced that effective from 27 October 2021, the discharge criteria for confirmed Covid-19 patients will be tightened.

In issue in this case was whether the stroke suffered by the Employee constituted an "injury by accident" under that provision.

The Trade Unions (Amendment) Bill 2025 (the "Bill") was passed by the Legislative Council on 25 June 2025 and will come into operation on 5 January 2026.

Asia's legal and human resources advisors are often required to function across multiple jurisdictions. Staying on top of employment-related legal developments is important but can be challenging.

Following the removal of the vaccine pass requirement earlier this year, the vaccination provisions that were introduced in June 2022 into the Employment Ordinance...

As the number of reported cases of the Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) continues to rise and authorities ramp up preparations to handle possible contagion, so too must employers.

A day of absence from work due to compliance with Government restrictions on movements is treated as a sickness day.

With effect from 1 January 2026, the maximum daily rate for reimbursement of medical expenses to employees under the Employees' Compensation Ordinance (ECO) and the Pneumoconiosis and Mesothelioma...