Overview of Payroll in Hong Kong 2016An overview of processing payroll in Hong Kong Much of the legislation that employers must follow is detailed in the Employer Ordinance where the concise guide has 13 chapters and 2 appendices. Whilst these guides are quite easy to follow they highlight that employers have a wide range of obligations which impact on payroll including very specific record keeping. There is also a wide range of tax treatments for different scenarios including the

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Employment Allowance

Special expenses

Deductions from pay (including attachments of earnings and local property tax)

Immigration

Termination of the contract of employment

There is also a wide range of tax treatments for different scenarios including the various reasons for leaving employment

some may incur payments and others may only give employees the right to time off

Minimum wage

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