Employing in Hong Kong
Payroll Services Hong Kong
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At PeoplePay Global, we are committed to making the process of payroll as easy as possible, managing everything from MPF (Mandatory Provident Fund) Contributions, Tax Reporting and timely, accurate salary production, to ensure that your business has extra time to focus on growth and productivity. Our professionals have expert knowledge of Hong Kong Payroll Regulations and will ensure that accurate and timely payments are completed and submitted.
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Hong Kong Payroll Services
Streamline your business by Outsourcing Payroll in Hong Kong to provide your business with reliable and accurate solutions to managing employee salaries.
At PeoplePay Global, we are committed to providing simple processes for fully compliant payments to free you and your employees from the administrative burden. Additionally, by trusting us with your workload, we can ensure that there are no costly errors, whilst staying fully compliant with any local legislation.
We will manage everything from MPF (Mandatory Provident Fund) Contributions, salary calculations, Tax Reporting and end-of-year filings, to ensure that everything is completed in a timely and accurate manner. From start-up companies to global organisations, our payroll services are the simple solution to creating secure data protection and simplified management.
Partner with us today to gain the peace of mind that your Payroll in Hong Kong is managed professionally and accurately, allowing your business to grow with ease.
From the 1st May 2025, the Statutory Minimum Wage (SMW) in Hong Kong is HKD 42.10.
Individual income tax rates for the 2024/25 period vary depending on an employee’s salary. An employee is taxed on a progressive scale starting at 2% and increasing to 17%.
In Hong Kong, both the employee and employer contribute 5% of the employee’s monthly income to the Mandatory Provident Fund (MPF).
There is a minimum and maximum monthly threshold of HKD 7,100 and HKD 30,000 respectively.
There is no statutory limit on working hours for adults in Hong Kong, however, the Standard Working Hours Committee has suggested a 44-hour work week, with the average currently being anywhere between 40 and 48 hours.
Many businesses operate a 5-day working week, although some companies may require employees to work Saturdays.
Overtime payments are not mandatory, but an agreement can be reached between the employer and employee as to remuneration for any overtime worked.
Employee’s leave consists of several types:
- Statutory time off or paid leave, which varies between 7 and 14 days depending on their length of service
- Statutory holidays (there are currently 14 statutory holidays per year in Hong Kong, this will increase to 15 from 2026)
- Maternity and Paternity leave
- Sick leave
In Hong Kong, a contract of employment can be terminated by notice or payment in lieu of notice. The length of notice or payment required varies depending on the employee’s length of service.
An employer can terminate the employment contract without notice or payment in lieu of notice as a result of summary dismissal on various grounds, but this is a serious disciplinary action and only applies where an employee has committed a very serious misconduct, for example.
There are also some statutory restrictions on termination of an employment contract whereby an employer cannot dismiss an employee under the following circumstances:
- Maternity protection
- Paid sick leave
- Giving evidence or information to the authorities
- Trade union activities
- Injury at work
