Statutory Minimum Wage News Today

Minister Chris Sun says mechanism will not affect city’s competitiveness because composition of formula both protects vulnerable and ensures affordability.

The Executive Council has accepted the proposal to review the minimum wage annually and introduce a calculation formula that will not decrea...

The Government has also agreed to adopt a formula for adjusting the SMW rate.

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The government has no plan to introduce “living wage” or other salary baseline policies apart from the existing statutory minimu...

Here are some frequently asked questions on the implementation and coverage of Hong Kong's statutory minimum wage.

On 10 January 2023, the Minimum Wage Commission’s (“Commission”) recommendation to raise the city’s Statutory Minimum Wage (“SMW”) from HK$37.5 to…

The amendment will be gazetted on 13 January 2023 (Friday), and submitted to the Legislative Council for approval on 18 January 2023.

Business owners continue to cry out for help from the government, withmany of them saying such support has not been forthcoming