Company: KMRK
Filing Date: 2025-06-05
Form Type: F-1/A
Source: 0001213900-25-051459
Chunk: 123

Company: K-TECH SOLUTIONS CO LTD
Filing Date: 2025-06-05
Form: F-1/A
Chunk 123
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 suffers incapacity arising from an occupational disease or dies from an occupational disease is entitled to receive the same compensation as that payable to employees injured in occupational accidents. Under the ECO, an employer must notify the Commissioner for Labour of any work accident by submitting the prescribed form (within fourteen days after the accident for general work accidents and within seven days after the accident for fatal accidents), irrespective of whether the accident gives rise to any liability to pay compensation. If the happening of such accident was not brought to the notice of the employer or did not otherwise come to his knowledge within such period of seven or fourteen days (as the case may be), then such notice shall be given not later than seven days or, as may be appropriate, fourteen days after the happening of the accident was first brought to the notice of the employer or otherwise came to his knowledge. The ECO further provides that all employers are required to take out insurance policies to cover their liabilities under the ECO and common law for injuries at workplace for all of their employees. An employer failing to do so is liable on conviction upon indictment to a fine of HK$100,000 (approximately US$12,781) and to imprisonment for two years, and on summary conviction to a fine of HK$100,000 (approximately US$12,781) and imprisonment for one year. Minimum Wage Ordinance The prescribed minimum hourly wage rate (currently set at HK$42.1 (approximately US$5.4) per hour) for every employee is govern by the Minimum Wage Ordinance (Chapter 608 of the Laws of Hong Kong) (the “MWO”). Section 15 of the MWO provides that any provision of employment contract which purports to extinguish or reduce the right, benefit or protection conferred on the employee under the MWO is void. Independent contractors Under the Hong Kong laws, a worker may be categorized as either an independent contractor or an employee. There are several important factors to distinguish an employee from an independent contractor, among others, (i) control over work procedures, working time and method; (ii) ownership and provision of work equipment, tools and materials; and (iii) whether the person is free to hire helpers to assist in the work. A company is generally not liable to take up employer’s obligations under the EO, the ECO, the MWO and the MPFSO in respect of its independent contractors. Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance The Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (Chapter 486 of the Laws of Hong Kong) (the