If you need time away from work because a close family member has died, become seriously ill or is facing another distressing emergency, your employer may allow compassionate leave. The important point in Hong Kong is that compassionate leave is generally an employer-provided benefit rather than a standalone statutory leave…
If you are placed on garden leave in Hong Kong, you normally remain employed and continue receiving your salary while being told not to attend the workplace or perform some or all of your normal duties during the notice period. You may also lose access to clients, company systems and…
If you are trying to understand sick leave Hong Kong rules in 2026, start by separating ordinary absence from statutory paid sick leave. Being too unwell to work does not automatically mean that every day away from work qualifies for statutory sickness allowance. Hong Kong uses an accumulation system: eligible…
If you are working out annual leave calculation Hong Kong entitlement in 2026, separate two questions from the start: how many statutory leave days the employee has earned, and how much annual leave pay is due for those days. The first depends mainly on completed years of service under a…