香港休息日法定假日及有薪年假(PDF)(ENGLISH).pdfVIP

Chapter 4: Rest Days, Holidays and Leaves An employee shall enjoy rest days, statutory holidays and paid annual leave during employment. REST DAY Eligibility for Rest Day An employee employed under a continuous contract is entitled to not less than one rest day in every period of seven days. Definition of a Rest Day A rest day is defined as a continuous period of not less than 24 hours during which an employee is entitled to abstain from working for his employer. Appointment of Rest Days Rest days shall be appointed by the employer. They may be granted on a regular or irregular basis: • regular rest days - the employer should inform his employees of the arrangement • irregular rest days - before the beginning of each month, the employer must inform his employees orally or in writing the appointed rest days or by displaying a roster showing the dates of the appointed rest days for each employee An employer may substitute some other rest day with the consent of the employee, in which case it must be within the same month before the original rest day or within 30 days after it. Compulsory Work on Rest days An employer must not compel an employee to work on a rest day except in the event of a breakdown of machinery or plant or in any other unforeseen emergency. For any rest day on which the employee is required to work, the employer should substitute some other rest day within 30 days after