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Hong Kong Case Law

Statutory termination
  • 21 Mar 2003

    SUN ZHONGGUO v. THE BOC GROUP LTD

    Citation
    SUN ZHONGGUO v. THE BOC GROUP LTD
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCA4492/2001

    Implied terms cannot be used to abrogate or limit the statutory rights conferred by the Employment Ordinance to terminate by notice or by payment in lieu; accordingly the pleaded implied terms purporting to require continuation of employment until expiry of a notice period and to prevent payment in lieu were unarguable and were struck out; further, an employer's motive does not vitiate the lawful exercise of the statutory termination power; claims in negligence and claims that the implied duty of trust and confidence could curtail statutory termination rights were not maintainable in the circ…