Statutory Minimum Wage
Statutory Minimum Wage (SMW) has come into force since 1 May 2011. The prevailing SMW rate is $40 per hour effective from 1 May 2023.
The Chief Executive (CE) in Council has adopted the recommendation of the Minimum Wage Commission on raising the SMW rate to $42.1 per hour. Subject to the approval of the Legislative Council, the revised SMW rate will come into force on 1 May 2025.
Press release - CE in Council adopts recommendation on Statutory Minimum Wage rate
Minimum Wage Ordinance (Amendment of Schedule 3) Notice 2025
Employment Ordinance (Amendment of Ninth Schedule) Notice 2025
For the monthly monetary cap on the requirement of employers recording the total number of hours worked by employees, please click here.
Guidelines and Calculator on Statutory Minimum Wage
- Guidelines on Statutory Minimum Wage (including Statutory Minimum Wage: latest revision; Concise Guide to Statutory Minimum Wage; Statutory Minimum Wage: Reference Guidelines for Employers and Employees; and Statutory Minimum Wage: Industry-specific Reference Guidelines)
- Minimum Wage Reference Calculator
- Frequently Asked Questions on Statutory Minimum Wage
Student interns and work experience students during a period of exempt student employment:
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Unless otherwise specified, Minimum Wage Ordinance applies to every employee, his employer and the contract of employment under which he is engaged.
Exemption from SMW is provided for student interns and work experience students. For details, please click here or refer to the relevant information (including Statutory Minimum Wage: Notes for Student Employees and Employers and specimens of relevant documents
Employees with disabilities:
Employees with disabilities enjoy the same protection but they also have the right to invoke productivity assessment to determine whether they should be remunerated at not lower than the SMW rate or at a rate commensurate with their productivity. For details, please click here or refer to the relevant information (including Concise Guide to Productivity Assessment for Employees with Disabilities under the Statutory Minimum Wage Regime; Support Kits on Productivity Assessment for Employees with Disabilities under the Statutory Minimum Wage Regime; Revision of Statutory Minimum Wage Rate: Notes for Employees with Disabilities and Employers; and Article titled "Statutory Minimum Wage-Rights of Employees with Disabilities and Productivity Assessment").
Minimum Wage Ordinance, Chapter 608 :
Online interactive games on Statutory Minimum Wage:
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TV Announcements relating to Statutory Minimum Wage:
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Minimum Wage Commission:
- The Minimum Wage Commission is an independent statutory body established under Part 3 of the Minimum Wage Ordinance.
- Reports of the Minimum Wage Commission
Others:
- Reports of studies conducted by Consultant commissioned by the Government