Hong Kong Employment Law

Name: Hong Kong Employment Law
Brand: Blue Dragon Asia Limited
SKU: 9789881825001
Price: 650.00 HKD
Availability: OutOfStock
Author: Dmitri M A Hubbard
ISBN: 9789881825001

By Dmitri M A Hubbard

Blue Dragon Asia Limited August 2009

Specifications

ISBN-13: 9789881825001
Publisher: Blue Dragon Asia Limited
Publication: August 2009
Format: Hardback , 552 pages
Jurisdiction: Hong Kong ? Countri(es) for reference only

Details

This book aims to give the reader a detailed understanding of how the Hong Kong courts have tackled all the major issues of employment law including:

Who is entitled to employment benefits and protection?
What can an employer do and not do regarding specific employment arrangements and processes with employees?
What is the scope of implied terms on employers and employees not expressed in the employment contract?
What is the effect of the discrimination protections on employee rights and employer policy?
When is the employer liable for the conduct of the employee?
What restrictions can an employer place on an employee during and after the employment?

Seventeen chapters including tables and index:
1      Hong Kong employment law and practice
2      Who is an employee?
3      Who is in continuous employment?
4      The Labour Tribunal and other forums
5      Trade unions and industrial relations
6      Leave and holidays
7      Wages and payroll
8      Termination
9      Long service, severance and employment protection
10    Implied duties of the employer
11    Implied duties of the employee
12    Restrictive covenants and garden leave
13    Vicarious liability
14    Employees’compensation
15    Discrimination
16    Employment agencies
17    Agency law

Suitable for lawyers, HR professionals, students, and anyone involved in managing staff or personnel decisions in Hong Kong.

About the Author

Dmitri Hubbard, lectures at the Chinese University of Hong Kong and the University of Hong Kong in commercial and criminal law subjects. He has written widely over the past six years on topics involving Hong Kong’s employment law, contract law, commercial law, jury and criminal justice system and the law of evidence.

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