Hong Kong's position as an international business hub continues to attract global companies, entrepreneurs and talented individuals from around the world. As businesses expand, restructure and compete for talent across borders, employment issues increasingly intersect with corporate, regulatory, immigration and commercial considerations.
Domestic Support
Our Hong Kong Employment practice supports employers, founders, investors, family offices, senior executives and growing businesses on the full spectrum of Hong Kong employment matters. We provide practical, commercially focused advice that reflects the realities of managing people, protecting business interests and supporting growth in a fast-moving and internationally connected market.
Unlike traditional employment practices that focus solely on workplace issues, our team works closely with colleagues across corporate, immigration, private wealth and dispute resolution to provide joined-up advice on the issues that matter most to businesses and business owners. This allows us to support clients not only on employment law compliance, but also on the wider commercial considerations that arise from expansion, investment, succession planning, workforce mobility and cross-border operations.
We advise on recruitment and workforce management, employment contracts, employee handbooks and policies, confidentiality and restrictive covenant protections, disciplinary and grievance matters, workplace investigations, senior executive appointments and departures, restructurings and redundancies. We also have particular experience advising on the employment aspects of corporate transactions, management incentive arrangements, employee share option and equity incentive plans, executive compensation structures and the alignment of workforce strategies with broader business objectives.
Whether assisting a multinational employer establishing a presence in Hong Kong, or a founder-led business implementing incentive arrangements, we deliver pragmatic legal advice that is responsive to commercial priorities and tailored to each client's circumstances.
International Support
MDR ONE, Mishcon's international employment team, provides centralised employment law support to multinational businesses across the globe.
Born out of a client demand to solve the pain points with more traditional service delivery across multiple jurisdictions (such as inconsistent quality from local offices in large international firms, no retention of corporate knowledge and varying levels of visibility between HQ and local teams), our purpose-built ONE Model gives businesses a centralised point of contact, invoicing and engagement and consistent commercial advice wherever in the world the issue arises.
We act as your primary advisor. Whilst we work with local counsel at partner firms in the background, we own the advice – so we can guarantee quality, consistency, pragmatism and alignment to business goals.
MDR ONE's dedicated APAC Employment team, based in Hong Kong, provides in-time-zone support to clients across the Asia-Pacific region. We cover the full gamut of employment advice - from drafting employment contracts in single jurisdictions to advising on and coordinating a large-scale, APAC-wide reduction in force and everything in between. The team has extensive experience helping multinational organisations implement consistent global employment strategies while navigating the legal and cultural nuances throughout the region.
Find out more about the MDR ONE model by visiting our website.
Together, our Hong Kong Employment and MDR ONE team provides seamless support across local and cross-border employment matters. Working closely with colleagues across Mishcon de Reya's international network, we help clients manage workforce mobility, employee share incentives, executive compensation and international employment issues, aligning people strategies with wider business objectives.