(V) Employees' compensation and mandatory provident fund (MPF)
  
Employers are liable to pay compensation for injuries that are sustained by their employees as a result of accidents that arise out of and in the course of their employment . They may also be liable for occupational diseases suffered by their employees.
Following the implementation of the MPF (an employment-based retirement protection system) on 1 December 2000 , both employers and employees should know more about their rights and obligations relating to MPF schemes.
- Does Hong Kong Law require all employers to take out insurance for their employees? Is there a statutory minimum amount for the sum insured?
- Who are required to joint the MPF schemes (or other recognized occupational retirement schemes) under the law? Are self-employed persons or casual workers (who are not employed under contracts of employment) also required to join these schemes?
- What are the statutory amounts or percentages of income for mandatory contributions under MPF schemes?
For more information regarding employees' compensation matters or MPF matters, please go to another topic – Employment Disputes , or visit the website of the Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority .
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