15 Nov 2023

LexisNexis CPD Course: An Overview of Employment, Rewards and Tax in Hong Kong

Course Outline

  1. Employment Relationships
  2. The Employment Ordinance
  3. Onboarding
  4. Contract and Withdrawal of Offers
  5. Termination of Employment
  6. Restrictive Covenants
  7. Discrimination
  8. Data Privacy
  9. Remunerating Employees
  10. Bonuses
  11. Share and Other Incentives
  12. MPF and Pension
  13. Secondment and Working Abroad
  14. Employment Taxation
  15. National Security Law and Employment Relationship

Course Schedule


Date: Wednesday, 15 November 2023 | Time: 2:30pm - 5:45pm HKT

Location: Online

Accreditation(s): 3 CPD Points (Law Society CPD points being applied for)

Level: Intermediate | Language: English

Fee: HKD1800**
**Register now to get HKD500 book voucher for LexisNexis’ online bookstore

Speakers

Kenneth Leung

Senior Consultant,
Lewis Silkins

Kenneth is a Senior Consultant specialising in tax, pension, employment and incentive matters in the Lewis Silkin Hong Kong office. He is dual-qualified in Hong Kong (in 1997) and in England and Wales (in 2000), and has over 25 years of experience working in London and Hong Kong advising clients ranging from banks, insurance companies, private equity funds, stockbrokers, multi-nationals, government agencies and NGOs on tax, employment and pensions issues.

His practice covers a broad range of areas including hiring and selection process, discrimination issues, restrictive covenants, grievance procedures, redundancy, termination arrangements for senior executives, outsourcing arrangements, employment and pension issues on merger and acquisition, pension and reward scheme structuring, tax issues relating to pensions, award schemes and mobility and data privacy.

He was named as the world’s top 100 leading tax lawyer by Tax Directors Handbook between 2008 and 2016.  He has been frequently recommended for employment work in Chambers and Legal 500.

Gladys Ching

Managing Associate,
Lewis Silkins

Gladys is an employment Managing Associate in the Lewis Silkin Hong Kong office and has been practicing in Hong Kong since 2011. She is also an Australian (NSW) qualified lawyer.

Her clients come from a broad range of industries including financial services, technology and communications, media and entertainment, and retail and hospitality. Her work often involves an international element and she supports clients on the full spectrum of the employment lifecycle including recruitment processes, negotiating employment contracts, immigration matters, workplace policies, employee relations, data privacy, team moves and exits, and post-termination restrictive covenants.

She also has extensive experience in leading international employment law projects, partnering closely with colleagues in the Ius Laboris network, to provide strategic advice to clients on complex cross border issues. In addition, she has recently been seconded to one of the largest US-based tech firms working as their Asia Pacific employment counsel.


Rules for Online Attendance:
  • Early departure or late attendance may lead to a deduction of CPD points.
    Each attendee is required to display full legal name for the Law Society of Hong Kong’s identification of attendance, e.g. Chan Tai Man David.
    In the event of any dispute regarding compliance of the attendance, the decision of LexisNexis® shall be final.

Terms & Conditions:

  • Prices are subject to change without prior notice. Seats are subject to availability.
  • All sales are final upon your receipt of a confirmation email sent by LexisNexis and no refund will be provided thereafter under any circumstances.
  • LexisNexis reserves the right to alter the venue, timings and terms and conditions of this seminar at any time in the event that the seminar cannot be held due to circumstances beyond the control of LexisNexis including severe weather.
  • LexisNexis reserves the right to amend, add, or remove any of the above terms and conditions or terminate the offer without prior notice.
  • In the event of any dispute, the decision of LexisNexis shall be final.
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