Employment Manual for Hong Kong Social Purpose Organizations
(Second Edition)
Many social purpose organizations (SPOs) – including NGOs, non-profits and social enterprises – work on a shoestring budget and rely on a wide variety of workers to deliver their mission. These workers may be interns, students, volunteers, contractors, or staff members. For SPOs with limited resources, it can be difficult to navigate the legal framework as it applies to these different types of workers.
Building on the first edition of the Employment Manual first launched in December 2021, Johnson Stokes & Master (JSM) has collaborated with PILnet to update this resource for SPOs in Hong Kong. The second edition of the Employment Manual addresses recent updates to Hong Kong employment law and includes additional guidance regarding workplace policies, e.g. on anti-discrimination and harassment, anti-bribery and corruption, etc.
Designed specifically for Hong Kong SPOs, this resource uses practical tips and examples to help SPOs understand and apply employment law principles to their day-to-day operations, addressing matters such as legal obligations owed to workers, and best practices for ensuring a safe workplace. This resource also includes template documents (e.g. template volunteer and confidentiality agreements) that SPOs can adopt and tailor according to their specific needs.
Note: This document was last updated in April 2026. Please note that this document is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice.
The Employment Manual is currently under maintenance, please check back in a few days
為香港社會目的組織而設的僱傭手冊
（第二版）
許多社會目的組織（「Social Purpose Organization」），包括非政府組織（「NGO」）、非牟利組織及社會企業，往往預算有限，並仰賴各類工作者來實踐其使命。這些工作者可能包括實習生、學生、義工、獨立承辦商或僱員。對於資源有限的社會目的組織而言，要釐清相關法律框架如何適用於這些不同類型的工作者，可能相當困難。
繼 2021 年 12 月首版《僱傭手冊》發行後，孖士打律師行聯同PILnet為香港的社會目的組織更新了這份資源。《僱傭手冊》第二版涵蓋了香港僱傭法規的最新修訂，並就工作場所政策（例如有關反歧視與騷擾、反賄賂及反貪污等政策）提供了額外指引。
本手冊專為香港社會目的組織而設，透過實務建議和範例，協助這些組織理解並在日常運作中應用僱傭法原則，包括對工作者的法律責任以及確保工作場所安全的最佳實務做法。此外，本手冊亦提供範本文件（如義工協議及保密協議範本），供各社會目的組織根據其特定需求採用及修改。
備註： 本文件最後更新於 2026 年 4 月。請注意，本文件所載資料僅供信息性參考，並不構成法律建議。
PILnet would like to thank Johnson Stokes & Master for their valuable contributions and partnership in creating this resource.
PILnet謹此感謝孖士打律師行在製作此資源過程中所作出的寶貴貢獻及合作。
This resource was prepared as a part of PILnet’s Legal Health Check program, kindly funded by The D. H. Chen Foundation and The Swire Group Charitable Trust.
此資源是 PILnet 法律健康檢查 項目的一部分，該項目由陳廷驊基金會和太古集團慈善信託基金聯合資助。
