Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region - Research Publications

Minimum wage system in selected places

This research studies the minimum wage system in Australia, France, Guangdong and Shenzhen of Mainland China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, the United Kingdom, the United States and Singapore. It covers the development of the minimum wage system, coverage of the minimum wage system, minimum wage rate, process of determining the minimum wage rate (including the regulatory authorities involved, criteria and procedures), characteristics of minimum wage workers, enforcement and penalty, and empirical studies evaluating the impact of the minimum wage system.

2008.03.07

FS19/06-07

•	Minimum wage system in France

2007.05.15

FS18/06-07

•	Minimum wage system in the United Kingdom

2007.05.15

RP08/98-99

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Minimum Wage Systems

This research examines the experiences of Australia, the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and Singapore, in implementing the minimum wage systems. It covers: (a) historical development and coverage of the minimum wage systems, (b) process of determining the minimum wages, (c) minimum wage levels and characteristics of minimum wage workers, (d) enforcement and penal provisions, and (e) studies on the impact of minimum wage changes on the level of employment, poverty, income distribution, inflation and competitiveness of the economy.

1999.05.20

IN12/06-07

Requirement for Chinese proficiency in seeking education and employment

2007.04.25

Smoke-free workplace legislation in selected places

IN16/05-06

•	Supplementary Note on Smoke-free Workplace Legislation in Selected Places

2006.02.22

RP10/04-05

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Smoke-free Workplace Legislation in Selected Places

This research studies the statutory regulatory regimes of the smoke-free workplace in 10 selected places, namely Ireland, Norway, the United Kingdom, Singapore, Thailand, Japan, Taiwan, the State of California in the United States, the State of Queensland in Australia, and the Province of British Columbia in Canada. It covers several aspects: statutory smoke-free places, places exempt from the smoking ban, legal responsibility of persons in charge of statutory smoke-free places, enforcing authorities, compliance with the smoking ban, transitional arrangements for the hospitality sector, economic impact of the smoking ban on the hospitality sector, and legal challenge to the smoking ban.

2005.08.01

The operation of labour tribunals and other mechanisms for resolving labour disputes in Hong Kong and selected places

IN15/03-04

•	Supplementary Information on the Operation of Labour Tribunals and Other Mechanisms for Resolving Labour Disputes in Hong Kong and Selected Places

2004.07.13

RP06/03-04

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The Operation of Labour Tribunals and Other Mechanisms for Resolving Labour Disputes in Hong Kong and Selected Places

This research studies the labour dispute resolution mechanisms in Hong Kong, the United Kingdom, Taiwan and New Zealand. It examines the procedures for handling labour disputes, the efficiency and effectiveness of the dispute resolving mechanism, as well as the enforcement of awards and orders.

2004.04.22

IN06/03-04

Job Creation and Vocational Training/Retraining in South Korea

2004.04.22

RP11/95-96

Implementation of Legislative Provisions to Deal with Age Discrimination in Employment in New South Wales, Australia and New Zealand

This research describes the background leading to the introduction of legislative provisions to deal with age discrimination in employment in New South Wales of Australia and New Zealand. It also examines the experience of the two places since the enactment of the legislation.

1996.03