Employment: Hong Kong-based (International Firms)
Greater China Region Guide 2024 : China
Band 4
Email address
[email protected]Contact number
+852 2216 7140About
Provided by RPC
We are one of the few law firms in Hong Kong that acts for employees as well as employers. We are regularly instructed by SFC regulated individuals, in particular traders, brokers and hedge fund managers
(employees) as well as brokerages, hedge funds and other financial institutions (employers). Our work is not confined to the financial sector and we often act for other lawyers and law firms, accountants
and accounting firms, and other senior executives across all industries, in particular in technology (including start-up firms) and retail (including luxury fashion houses).
Our core services include advising on:-
- Hiring strategies
- Employment contract, employee handbooks and policies
- Deferred compensation, bonus, commission payments and share schemes
- Post-termination restrictive covenants (such as non-compete, non-solicitation and non-dealing restrictions)
- Duties of confidentiality and misuse of confidential information
- Performance reviews and appraisals
- Disciplinary investigations and disciplinary hearings
- Internal investigations, SFC investigations and labour department investigations
- Employment Ordinance offences
- Fraud and bribery allegations in the workplace
- Discrimination and harassment complaints
- Privacy and personal data matters in the workplace
- Applying for and defending injunctions
- Redundancies
- Termination and separation agreements
Chambers Review
RPC's Hong Kong employment law practice is building a strong reputation for its work representing both employers and employees, particularly in employment disputes in the finance sector. It advises clients on workplace investigations, often those in regulated environments, the handling of discrimination complaints, and matters throughout the employment relationship, from hiring to departure.
Work Highlights
- RPC assisted an equities trader with filing a case against J.P. Morgan Securities, a dispute arising from an unfair dismissal and related arrear payment.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The team is very responsive and provides professional assistance."
"The team provides swift responses, and manages expectations on timeline and outcomes well."
"The team is very responsive and provides professional assistance."
"The team provides swift responses, and manages expectations on timeline and outcomes well."
Notable Practitioners
Andrea Randall acts on behalf of both employers and employees in complex disputes, often concerning terminations, discrimination claims and allegations of breaches of contract. Her expertise is frequently sought after by clients from the professional services sector.
"Andrea was a pleasure to work with. She was a strong legal mind who was able to provide comprehensive advice taking into account novel points of law and the commercial importance of the matter."
"Andrea is at all times practical, commercial and to the point. She has key skills for dealing with contentious employment disputes."
"She is competent and very reliable."
"She has the capability to handle several matters in a timely and appropriate manner."