Employment Ordinance

(1)
Subject to this section, the Labour Tribunal established under the Labour Tribunal Ordinance (
Cap. 25
) shall have jurisdiction to inquire into, hear and determine a claim made by an employee under this Part in accordance with this Part and with that Ordinance.
(2)
The Labour Tribunal does not have jurisdiction to inquire into, hear or determine a claim under this Part if the relevant date in respect of that claim falls more than 9 months before the date on which the claim is filed with the Registrar of the Labour Tribunal, unless the parties to the claim, by a memorandum signed by them and filed with the Registrar, have
                agreed that the Tribunal shall have jurisdiction.
(Amended
21 of 2018 s. 3
)
(3)
A claim under this Part over which the Labour Tribunal has jurisdiction may be transferred under
section 10
of the Labour Tribunal Ordinance (
Cap. 25
) but may be so transferred only to the Court of First Instance or the District Court.
(Replaced
21 of 2018 s. 3
)
(4)
The Court of First Instance or the District Court may, for a claim so transferred to it, make all or any of the orders and awards provided for under
sections 32N
,
32O
,
32P
,
32PA
and
32PC
.
(Added
21 of 2018 s. 3
)
(5)
Apart from a transfer under subsection (3), neither the Court of First Instance nor the District Court has jurisdiction over a claim under this Part.
(Added
21 of 2018 s. 3
)