Hong Kong Case Law: Decisions & Judgments | LexChat

Topic

Travel allowance

Legal area

Court

11 Feb 2015

PAJEL JEONA ANN CALANTES v. LO WING CHUN

Citation

PAJEL JEONA ANN CALANTES v. LO WING CHUN
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCME7/2014

Leave to appeal was granted because the applicant demonstrated arguable errors of law (treatment of the air ticket as admission, adjudicator's self‑review without clear opportunity for employer to respond, and awards made without sufficient evidentiary foundation), meeting the s31 Cap 453 threshold for leave.
8 Jul 2013

LORENZO BUENAVILLA v. LAM YAU MAN

Citation

LORENZO BUENAVILLA v. LAM YAU MAN
Court

Court of First Instance
Case number

HCLA8/2013

No arguable question of law: the employment commenced on actual performance (12 Jan 2012) so wages not payable for unworked days; the Employment Ordinance permits splitting of annual leave subject to s41AA; the contract defines 'place of origin' as Pangasinan so return passage obligation covers Pangasinan and clause 7(b) fixes a daily travelling and food allowance which covers local bus fares, and clause 7(b) does not extend to departure from Macau as it is not the defined place of origin.