Employment law after the Pandemic: Health & Safety, Remote Working, and Other Considerations

Course Description

In this course, we will discuss how the pandemic may change the landscape of labor law in Hong Kong. We will be looking at health & safety, the issues arising from remote working and many other new issues. The course is divided into four different sections. We’ll talk about the additional considerations including the safety measures of returning to work, whether employees have a right to be absent when they are concerned about infection, and additional considerations for employers.

In this course, we will cover:

• Working at the office
• Absence from work
• Remote working arrangements
• Termination of employment

Kenneth Leung is a consultant partner of Lewis Silkin. He has over 23 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 employment, pensions, reward schemes and related tax issues.

He has a Bachelor and Master’s degrees from the London School of Economics and Political Science and is dual-qualified in Hong Kong and England and Wales. He was named the world’s top 100 leading tax lawyers by Tax Directors Handbook between 2008 and 2016. He is frequently recommended for employment and reward scheme work by Chambers and Legal 500.