Employment Ordinance

(1)
This Ordinance as amended by the Employment (Amendment) Ordinance 2007 (
7 of 2007
)
                    (
amending
                    Ordinance
)
                applies to contracts of employment entered into on or after the date of
                    commencement
＊
of the amending Ordinance
                    (
commencement
                    date
).
(2)
Where an employee’s contract of employment was entered into before the
                commencement date and the date of termination of the contract falls on or after the
                commencement date, this Ordinance as amended by the amending Ordinance applies to
                the calculation of the following
payments—
(a)
any payment in lieu of notice or sum payable by or to the employee under
                    Part II;
(b)
any sum payable to the employee under
section 15(2)
;
(c)
any sum payable to the employee under
section 33(4BA)
or
                    (4C);
(d)
any sum payable to the employee under
section 40A(2)
;
(e)
any sum payable to the employee under
section 41D
.
(3)
Where an employee’s contract of employment was entered into before the
                commencement date and any end of year payment or proportion thereof payable to the
                employee under Part IIA becomes due on or after the commencement date, this
                Ordinance as amended by the amending Ordinance applies to the calculation of the end
                of year payment or proportion
                thereof.
(4)
Where an employee’s contract of employment was entered into before the
                commencement date and any maternity leave pay, sickness allowance, holiday pay or
                annual leave pay is payable by the employer to the employee in respect of a wage
                period the last day of which falls on or after the commencement date, this Ordinance
                as amended by the amending Ordinance applies to the calculation of the maternity
                leave pay, sickness allowance, holiday pay or annual leave pay.