{"id":11323,"date":"2019-05-21T09:12:10","date_gmt":"2019-05-21T01:12:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tannerdewitt.com\/legal-update-increase-of-statutory-minimum-wage-effective-1-may-2019\/"},"modified":"2019-05-21T09:12:10","modified_gmt":"2019-05-21T01:12:10","slug":"legal-update-increase-of-statutory-minimum-wage-effective-1-may-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tannerdewitt.com\/zh-hans\/legal-update-increase-of-statutory-minimum-wage-effective-1-may-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Legal update: Increase of Statutory Minimum Wage effective 1 May 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Effective from 1 May 2019, the rate of Statutory Minimum Wage has been increased from HK$34.50 to HK$37.50 per hour.&nbsp; The monetary cap on the requirement of employers recording the total number of hours worked by employees has also been revised to HK$15,300 per month.&nbsp; The latest updated guideline issued by the Labour Department on Statutory Minimum Wage can be found at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.labour.gov.hk\/eng\/public\/content2_smw.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">this link<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>The above is not intended to be relied on as legal advice and specific legal advice should be sought at all times in relation to the above.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>If you would like to discuss any of the matters raised in this article, please contact:<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"\/?p=361\">Kim Boreham<\/a><br \/>\nPartner |&nbsp;<a class=\"pum-trigger\" href=\"mailto:kimboreham@tannerdewitt.com\">Email<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"\/?p=367\">Russell Bennett<\/a><br \/>\nPartner |&nbsp;<a class=\"pum-trigger\" href=\"mailto:russellbennett@tannerdewitt.com\">Email<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Disclaimer: This publication is general in nature and is not intended to constitute legal advice. 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