| (Live Webinar & Webinar) Employment Law and the Current Workplace Environment |
| Date: |
17 October 2025 (Friday) |
| Time: |
2:30pm - 5:45pm |
| Level: |
I (Intermediate)
For delegates who have prior knowledge of the subject area |
| Language: |
English |
| Fee: |
HK$ 1,850 |
| Accreditation: |
(3 CPD Points will be applied for) |
| Ref: |
L25EM03 |
| Venue: |
Live Lecture or Zoom Webinar
- Rm 2102, 21/F, Beautiful Group Tower,
77 Connaught Road Central, HK
- Online Webinar via Zoom
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Presenter's Biography:
Sanjay Sakhrani has practised in Hong Kong since 1996. He specialises in civil disputes with a particular interest in commercial litigation, employment and professional negligence.
Outside of his private practice he has sat as a Deputy District Judge, is a Fellow of the HK Institute of Arbitrators and is an Accredited Mediator (General and Family). He also sits on various professional bodies, including the Torture Claims Appeal Board (Deputy Chairperson). He regularly blogs on employment law developments and is a PCLL tutor at HKU where he lectures on the Employment Law and Practice course and is also an examiner.
Christine is a Barrister-at-Law in Hong Kong. She was called to the Bar in 2019 after obtaining CPE from Manchester Metropolitan University, LLM from University of London and PCLL from HKU. With a strong interest in conciliation and mediation, she also passed the Mediation Accreditation Assessment of HKIAC in 2012.
Before joining the Bar, she worked as a Labour Officer of the Labour Department. She had over 10 years' experience in conciliating thousands of labour disputes, including large scale construction disputes, industrial strikes and winding up cases. Besides, she also handled numerous employees' compensation claims, with first-hand experience in assessing both the compensation amount and degree of incapacity.
Christine is now a tenant at 601 Dina House, making use of her expertise in employment law and concentrating her practice in cases involving contractual disputes employees' compensation, personal injuries and industrial summons.
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Objective:
To illustrate principles of employment law against the current workplace and economic situation; to provide practical guidance to both employers and employees.
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Outline:
- The employment relationship, contractual provisions and liability issues
- Hot topics in the current economic environment: suspension of service, variation and redundancy, abolition of MPF offsetting and the "418" and "468" regimes
- Unlawful and unreasonable termination
- Discrimination in the workplace
- Recent legal developments
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| Category: |
Employment Law |
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Bookings & Payments
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Cancellation
In case of cancellation of a booking, you must inform us in writing at least seven (7) days before the date of the course, and a full refund will be issued (less of HK$300 administration fee). Cancellation of unpaid bookings will incur a HK$300 administration fee and the cancellation will not be deemed effective until payment of such fee is received. No refunds will be given and any outstanding amounts remain payable in full if the written notice of cancellation is made less than (7) days before the date of the course.
Transfer
If you cannot attend a booked course, you must inform us in writing at least 24 hours before the commencing time of the course. You may then:
- Transfer the booking to a replacement delegate;( Not available for Individual Discount Packages)
- Transfer your booking to another course, to be held before 31 October 2025; or
- Request a credit voucher, to be used on another LexOmnibus CPD course to be held before 31 October 2025.
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Weather
In the event that the No.8 typhoon signal is hoisted or the Black Rain Storm warning is raised within 2.5 hours of the course or is due to be raised during the course, the course will be cancelled. In the event of cancellation due to bad weather, the course will be rescheduled or a credit note issued. No refunds will be given.
Record of Attendance
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Conference Venue
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Other Terms
- We may reschedule, vary the details of a course at any time without liability. If we cancel or reschedule the course, except due to the weather conditions indicated, a credit note will be issued.
- Any bank charges and/or expenses incurred as a result of bounced cheques shall be borne by the delegates.
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