Where to bring a claim in a dispute between employer and employee in Hong Kong – the Labour Tribunal or the Court?

By Rossana Chu, Jacky Chan:

The Hong Kong Labour Tribunal offers a comparatively quick, informal and inexpensive way of settling monetary disputes between employees and employers as compared to the Courts of Hong Kong. This makes it an attractive venue, particularly to employees with limited resources. While the Tribunal Officers may help the claimant to draft the claim form, parties to claims brought before the Labour Tribunal are not allowed to be represented by lawyers and will not receive any legal advice from the Labour Tribunal. Employers may, in some circumstances, like to engage lawyers to conduct its case in a Court.  READ FULL ARTICLE

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