The Employment Laws of Hong Kong and China

Author(s): Rohan Price

This book also addresses the welter of new employment laws in the PRC which have left many unsure about the scope and application of the law to work relationships.

Publication Date: December 2009

Publisher: LexisNexis

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Book (Hardback)
HK$ 950.00
In Stock ISBN: 9789888016815

"This book is at once prescient and important. The book is very well laid out and clearly presented."
The Hon Michael Kirby AC CMG, Justice of the High Court of Australia (Ret.), President of the Institute of Arbitrators and Mediators Australia

"This detailed yet readable text is accessible to a wide audience. It is a reliable guide for legal practitioners seeking case references or decisions, or wishing to brush up on a particular aspect of the law. HR professionals can turn to these pages with practical questions and students of law or business will find value in the book's explanations of the policy behind the law."
Michael Jenkins, Deputy Judge (Ret.), District Court of Hong Kong

This text provides a clear, comprehensive and up-to-date exposition on key employment laws in Hong Kong and China. It includes statutes and cases which have previously escaped analysis. Its coverage is divided into three parts:

Commentary on the employment laws of Hong Kong
· Basic standards
· Identifying employment relationships
· Workplace safety
· Employment termination
· Wrongful dismissal

Particular issues in Hong Kong
· Discrimination
· Foreign Domestic Helpers
· Confidential information

Commentary on the employment laws of the PRC
· Basic standards
· Employment termination

This book also addresses the welter of new employment laws in the PRC which have left many unsure about the scope and application of the law to work relationships. There is a comprehensive coverage of minimum standards and a handy guide to employment termination.

1 The purpose and nature of administrative law in Hong Kong

2 Non-judicial controls on government

3 Procedural exclusivity and public-private trade

4 Leave and standing

5 The limits of judicial review

6 Remedies

7 Procedural fairness

8 Illegality

9 Irrationality

10 Legitimate expectations

11 Proportionality

12 Human rights and judicial review