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Is It Marital Status Discrimination To Dismiss An Employee After His/her Spouse Left The Same Employer?

In Cheuk Kit Man v FWD Life Insurance Company (Bermuda) Limited & others [2025] HKCFI 1369, the plaintiff ("Wife") and her husband ("Husband") were both insurance agents of defendant insurance company ("Company").

Hong Kong Employment

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ONC Lawyers

Working Mothers: Maternity Rights Under Hong Kong Law

Under Hong Kong Law a pregnant woman is entitled to maternity benefits from her employer, provided she is employed under a "continuous contract".

Hong Kong Employment

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Tanner De Witt

Criminal And Civil Remedies Available To Victims Of Sexual Harassment At Workplace

Victims of sexual harassment at workplace are protected by both the criminal law and specific anti-discrimination legislation. Understanding the legal options available is crucial for employees, employers, and anyone seeking to foster a safe working environment.

Hong Kong Employment

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ONC Lawyers

"You're Married To Him?!" Is It An Issue For Employers In Making Employment Decisions?

A person's "marital status" is one of the protected characteristics under the Sex Discrimination Ordinance ("SDO").

Hong Kong Employment

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Tanner De Witt

Employment Law In Hong Kong – An Overview

Hong Kong Employment

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Lewis Silkin

Managing A Mixed Workforce – A Practical Guide To Converting Employees To Independent Contractors

Hong Kong Employment

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Lewis Silkin

Managing Workplace Mental Health In Hong Kong: Legal Considerations And Practical Steps

Hong Kong Employment

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Lewis Silkin

Changing Demographics And Ageing Workforces In The Asia Pacific Region

Worldwide Employment

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Lewis Silkin

Party Smart In Hong Kong: How To Keep The Fun Legal

Hong Kong Employment

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Lewis Silkin

Harassment In The Workplace In Hong Kong: An Overview And Employer Obligations

Hong Kong Employment

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Lewis Silkin

DEI Initiatives In Hong Kong – Are They Still Needed Following Trump's Anti-DEI Crackdown In The U.S.?

Worldwide Commercial

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Lewis Silkin

Factors In Deciding Damages For "Injury To Feelings" In Discrimination Cases

Hong Kong Employment

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Tanner De Witt

Social Media Posts Highlight Workplace Sexual Harassment

Hong Kong Employment

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Tanner De Witt

Employment Law: 2024 Year In Review

Hong Kong Employment

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Tanner De Witt

Hiring Foreign Domestic Helpers In Hong Kong, Pitfalls And Misconceptions

Hong Kong Employment

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Tanner De Witt

Beyond Borders - Episode 8: What You Need To Know About Hong Kong Employment Law (Podcast)

Hong Kong Employment

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Lewis Silkin

Hong Kong SFC Continues To Advance ASPIRe Roadmap With Latest Guidance For Virtual Asset Trading Platforms

Hong Kong Commercial

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Hong Kong Private Wealth Management Report 2025

Hong Kong Wealth Mgt

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KPMG

Legal Update: Banking (Amendment) Ordinance 2025

Hong Kong Finance

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Tanner De Witt

Risk Of Not Handling Discrimination Complaints Properly. Victimisation Claim Even Where The Discrimination Case Is Dismissed

The English Employment Appeal Tribunal ("EAT") judgment in Miss E Carozzi v University of Hertfordshire and Ms A Lucas [2024] EAT 169 ("Carozzi") is a recent example demonstrating...

Hong Kong Employment

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Tanner De Witt

Legal Update: Recent Discrimination Case Uplifts Potential Damages For "Injury To Feelings"

In Hong Kong, statutory damages for "injury to feelings" can be awarded to victims of unlawful discrimination pursuant to specific provisions of the relevant discrimination Ordinances.

Hong Kong Employment

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Tanner De Witt

Mastering Strike-Out Applications: Winning Strategies In Employment Disputes

A strike-out application is a legal strategy to resolve disputes early, avoiding a trial. This article summarises three case studies where Lewis Silkin's...

Hong Kong Employment

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Lewis Silkin

2024 Year In Review – Hong Kong Employment Law

The year 2024 brought about notable changes in employment law in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong Employment

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Overview Of Anti-Discrimination Laws In Hong Kong

Hong Kong Employment

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Tanner De Witt

Legal Update – Beware Of The Risk Of Sex Discrimination In Job Advertisements

Hong Kong Employment

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Tanner De Witt

Hong Kong To Expand Sexual Conviction Record Checks

Hong Kong Employment

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Ius Laboris

Legal Update: Importance Of Contemporaneous Records In Defending Against Discrimination Claim

Hong Kong Employment

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Tanner De Witt

Hong Kong Government Plans To Expand The Scope Of The Sexual Conviction Record Check Scheme

Hong Kong Employment

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Lewis Silkin

Termination During Illness: A Recent Case Of A Foreign Domestic Worker's Discrimination Claims

Hong Kong Employment

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Lewis Silkin

Can Victims Of Sexual Harassment Choose To Stay Anonymous?

Hong Kong Employment

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Ius Laboris

Hong Kong's Guide Dog Recommendations

Hong Kong Employment

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Ius Laboris

Hong Kong Commercial

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Norton Rose Fulbright Hong Kong

Hong Kong Alters Gender ID Policy

Hong Kong Employment

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Ius Laboris

Can Victims Of Sexual Harassment Choose To Stay Anonymous?

In this case, a Respondent's application to set aside an Anonymity Order in favour of the Claimant was granted, sending a clear message that anonymity in sexual harassment...

Hong Kong Employment

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Ius Laboris

Hong Kong's Guide Dog Recommendations

The Guide was issued following a study carried out by the EOC in October 2023 and in response to a series of complaints received by the EOC over the past five years from persons...

Hong Kong Employment

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Ius Laboris

While often marked with colourful, celebratory parades and festivals around the world, at its core Pride Month is rooted in activism. It was born out of a need to protest for the rights of members of the lesbian...

Hong Kong Commercial

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Norton Rose Fulbright Hong Kong

Hong Kong Alters Gender ID Policy

On 3 April 2024 the Hong Kong Government announced that it would no longer require transgender people to undergo full sex reassignment surgery in order to change the gender markers on their ID cards.

Hong Kong Employment

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Ius Laboris

Protecting Transgender Employees In The Workplace: Lessons From A UK Case

Hong Kong Employment

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Mayer Brown

Hong Kong Employer Found Liable For Workplace Pregnancy Discrimination

In the recent case of 周露娜 v. 中旅货运物流中心有限公司 [2023] HKDC 1115, the Court found that a logistics company (the "Employer")...

Hong Kong Employment

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Mayer Brown

No Place For Pregnancy Discrimination

A Hong Kong employee dismissed via WeChat while in hospital has been awarded substantial damages for pregnancy discrimination.

Hong Kong Employment

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Ius Laboris

No Place For Pregnancy Discrimination At The Workplace In Hong Kong

The Claimant was a former employee of the Respondent, a logistics company. Between 2007 – 2011, the Claimant was employed by affiliated companies within the same group.

Hong Kong Employment

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Lewis Silkin

#MeToo: Hong Kong Court Upholds Zero Tolerance Of Sexual Harassment In Workplace

As the #MeToo movement gains significant global traction, including a recent resurgence in Taiwan with a new wave of sexual harassment allegations sweeping (among others) the entertainment

Hong Kong Employment

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Mayer Brown

COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements Under The Employment Ordinance To Be Repealed

Hong Kong Employment

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Mayer Brown

Hong Kong Investigation Insights: ‘Pro-female Bias' Can Amount To Discrimination

Hong Kong Employment

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Hong Kong HR Investigation Insights: ‘Pro-female Bias' Can Amount To Discrimination

Hong Kong Employment

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

'Pro-Female Bias' Found To Be Sex Discrimination By Hong Kong District Court

Hong Kong Employment

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Mayer Brown

The Rise Of ESG And What HR Professionals In Hong Kong Should Do To Keep Up

Hong Kong Commercial

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Mayer Brown

Taking Mental Health Conditions Into Account – Discriminatory Or Obligatory?

Hong Kong Employment

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

A Working Safety Net For Single Parents

Hong Kong Family

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Boase Cohen & Collins

Terminating Student's University Course Not Disability Discrimination, Hong Kong Court Rules

Hong Kong Employment

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Mayer Brown

Is Using The Term "Gweilo" Discriminatory In The Hong Kong Workplace?

Hong Kong Employment

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Mayer Brown

Redundancy In Hong Kong – An Employee's Guide To The Legal And Practical Considerations

Hong Kong Employment

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Reynolds Porter Chamberlain

Breastfeeding Discrimination And Harassment Law In Hong Kong Commences 19 June 2021

Hong Kong Employment

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Mayer Brown

Restaurants Requiring Employees To Be Vaccinated: Is It Legal In Hong Kong?

Hong Kong Employment

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Ius Laboris

Employment Law Changes In 2020 And What To Expect In 2021

Hong Kong Employment

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Reynolds Porter Chamberlain

Passage Of Anti-Breastfeeding Harassment Law In Hong Kong

Hong Kong Employment

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Mayer Brown

Hong Kong's COVID Vaccination Programme: Considerations For Employers

Hong Kong Employment

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Mayer Brown

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