End of year payments
   
End of year payments are any annual payments (including
double pay, 13th month payment or end of year bonus) of a contractual
nature. They do not include any payment that is of a gratuitous
nature or that is payable at the discretion of the employer.
Employees are eligible for end of year payments if they have been employed under continuous contracts for a whole payment period. The payment period is the period that is specified
in the employment contract, or a lunar year if it is not specified.
Employees who resign before the payment period expires are NOT entitled to pro
rata end of year payments unless their contracts provide otherwise.
Employees who have been employed under a continuous contract
for not less than 3 months in a payment period and who are
dismissed
by the employer (except in cases of summary dismissal due to
serious misconduct) are eligible for pro rata end of year payments.
The provisions of the Employment Ordinance concerning end of
year payments apply to employees who are employed under continuous
contracts
who, in accordance with a contractual term (including agreement
made orally or in writing, in an express or an implied term),
are entitled to end of year payments from their employers.
- Are employers required
to pay year-end double pay or bonuses to employees?
- How do I calculate my end of year payments? When will I receive the money?
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