"They are very good listeners, and have great understanding of what the clients need and want." Client testimonial in Legal 500 2025

 

"They have expertise in local laws, and a people-centred approach that makes it easier for clients to understand their needs and rights." Client testimonial in Chambers 2025

 

Patricia Yeung heads Howse Williams' employment team, which provides contentious and non-contentious employment and immigration advice to both employers and employees in Hong Kong. We advise on all aspects of the fast changing contractual, common law and statutory employment law framework.

 

Key areas of practice include: 

 

• Compromise agreements
• Confidential information and trade secrets
• Corruption
• Discrimination (marital status, disability, race and sex)
• Employee incentive schemes
• Executive bonus, share option and pension schemes
• Health and safety
• Hiring
• Industrial espionage
• Immigration
• Internal disciplinary proceedings
• Internal staff handbooks, policies and procedures
• Investigations
• Leave rights and entitlements
• Mandatory provident fund
• Minimum Wage Ordinance
• Personal data
• Post-termination restrictions (e.g. non-compete, non-solicitation, non-dealing, restrictive covenants etc.)
• Prevention of Bribery Ordinance
• Privacy
• Regulatory
• Reference letters
• Retirement schemes
• Springboard injunctions
• Termination and redundancies
• Transfer of business
• Union activity

 

For assistance with employment matters please contact the Head of the Employment Practice, Patricia Yeung (direct line: 2803 3748; email:  [email protected]).

 

Key Partners:

Patricia Yeung; Michael Withington