STATUTORY MINIMUM WAGE

Statutory Minimum Wage (SMW) has come into force since 1 May 2011. The current SMW rate is $34.5 per hour effective from 1 May 2017.

The Chief Executive in Council has adopted the recommendation of the Minimum Wage Commission to raise the SMW rate to $37.5 per hour. Subject to approval by the Legislative Council, the revised SMW rate will take effect from 1 May 2019. For details, please refer to:

Press release on Chief Executive in Council’s acceptance of recommendation on Statutory Minimum Wage rate

Minimum Wage Ordinance (Amendment of Schedule 3) Notice 2019

Employment Ordinance (Amendment of Ninth Schedule) Notice 2019

Guidelines and Calculator on Statutory Minimum Wage (Note: at the current SMW level of $34.5 per hour):

Student interns and work experience students during a period of exempt student employment:

Employees with disabilities:

Employees with disabilities enjoy the same protection but they also have the right to invoke productivity assessment to determine whether they should be remunerated at not lower than the SMW rate or at a rate commensurate with their productivity. For details, please click here or refer to the relevant information (including Concise Guide to Productivity Assessment for Employees with Disabilities under the Statutory Minimum Wage Regime; Support Kits on Productivity Assessment for Employees with Disabilities under the Statutory Minimum Wage Regime; Revision of Statutory Minimum Wage Rate: Notes for Employees with Disabilities and Employers; and Article titled "Statutory Minimum Wage-Rights of Employees with Disabilities and Productivity Assessment").

Minimum Wage Ordinance, Chapter 608:

Comic Supplement Series on Statutory Minimum Wage:

Published in series of four episodes in local newspaper between 11 January and 7 February 2018 to introduce the requirements of statutory minimum wage (available in Traditional Chinese only)

Issue Title Content Issue 1 Coverage of Statutory Minimum Wage Issue 2 Statutory Minimum Wage – Exemption of specified student interns and work experience students Issue 3 Statutory Minimum Wage – Productivity Assessment for Employees with Disabilities Issue 4 Statutory Minimum Wage – Record Keeping of the total number of hours worked by employees

TV Announcements relating to Statutory Minimum Wage:

Radio Announcements relating to Statutory Minimum Wage:

Videos relating to Statutory Minimum Wage:

Minimum Wage Commission:

The Minimum Wage Commission is an independent statutory body established under Part 3 of the Minimum Wage Ordinance.

Others: