A Comparative Table on Employee Benefits in the Asia Pacific Main Region
亞太區 員 工 福 利 一 覽 表 HR Service Providers Directory
人力資源服務機構目錄 •
(including Hong Kong, Macau and Mainland China)
( 包 括 香 港、澳 門 及 中 國 內 地 )
2016
Statutory Paid
Holiday per Annum
Statutory
Annual Paid Leave
Standard
Working Hours
Statutory Paid Sick Leave
Statutory Maternity Leave
Satutory Parental Leave
(Such as Paternity Leave, Childcare Leave)
Collective
Bargaining Law
Remedies for Unreasonable /
Unlawful Dismissal ^
Statutory
Minimum Wage
Unemployment
Insurance
Hong Kong
12 days
7-14 days, depends on years
of service
X
Max. 120 days with 80% pay
10 weeks with 80% pay
Paternity leave: 3 days with 80% pay
X
√
√
X
Mainland China
11 days
5-15 days, depends on years
of service
44 hrs/week
Work-related sickness or injury – up to 12 months with full
pay. Non-work-related sickness or injury – ranges from 3-24
months, depends on the employees’ period of employment
98 days
Paternity leave: in general does not
exceed 14 days; varies between local
rules or age of employee’s wife
√
√
√
√
Macau
10 days
6 days
48 hrs/week
6 days
56 days
X
√
√
√
Taiwan
12 days
7-30 days, depends on years
of service
40 hrs/week, no more than 8
hours per day
First 30 days: half pay, after 30 days: no pay
56 calendar days with full pay after 6
months’ service, half pay for service less
than 6 months
Paternity leave: 3 days with full pay,
Parental leave: max. 2 years of unpaid
leave
√, applicable to
cleaning and security
workers only
√, applicable to those
with unions only
X
√
√
Australia
11-22 days
(varies across states)
4 weeks, depends on ordinary
hours of work, for both full
time and part time
38 hrs/week
10 days
18 weeks paid leave at the National
Minimum Wage
Parental leave: 18 weeks paid leave at
the National Minimum Wage which is fully
funded by the government
√
√
√
√
Cambodia
28 days
18 days
48 hrs/week
Up to 6 months, 1st month with full pay, 2nd & 3rd
month with 60% pay, no pay for 4th-6th month
90 days with 50% pay
X
√
√
√
X
Dubai
Around 10 days
2 days/month if completed
6 months and 30 days if
completed 1 year of service
48 hrs/week
After 3 months’ probation. 1st 15 days with full
pay, next 30 days with 50% pay, no pay for any
following period
45 days with full pay
3 consecutive working days during
the 1st month of the child birth, in public
sector only
X
√
X
India
10-15 days
18 days in factories and 12-21
days (varies across states) in shops
and commercial establishments
48 hrs/week
Max. 15 days (varies across states)
Max. 12 weeks
15 days leave before or within 6 months
from date of delivery, pay according to last
pay before leave, for male civil servants only
√ ,for those who are
genuinely unable to
work only
√
√
√
√
Indonesia
19 days
12 days
40 hrs/week
1st 4 months with full pay, 2nd 4 months with 75% pay,
3rd 4 months with 50% pay, subsequent months with
25% pay until termination of employment
6 weeks before delivery and 6 weeks
after delivery with full pay
Personal leave: 2 days with full pay when
employee’s wife gives birth
√
√
√
X
Japan
16 days
10-20 days, depends on
years of service
40 hrs/week
X
6 weeks before delivery and 8 weeks
after delivery, up to 2/3 of pay covered
by social insurance
Childcare leave applicable to both female
and male employees with child under 1
√
√
√, varies across
locations
√
Malaysia
11 days
8-16 days, depends on years
of service
48 hrs/week
14-60 days, depends on years of service
Min. 60 consecutive days
X
√
√
√
X
Myanmar (Burma)
2 weeks
10 days
35-48 hrs/week, depends on
job nature
30 days with full pay after 6 months’ services
6 weeks before delivery and 6 weeks
after delivery with full pay
X
√
X
√
New Zealand
11 days
Min. 4 weeks
X
5 days per year after 6 months’ service, additional 5 days
after each subsequent 12 months, employees can continue
to accumulate 5 days of sick leave every 12 months, until they
reach a maximum balance of 20 days of sick leave
√, varies across
industries and
locations
18 weeks with full pay
Paternity leave: 1-2 weeks, depends on
service period
√
√
√
√
Pakistan
2 weeks
2 weeks
48 hrs/week
16 days with 50% pay
12-13 weeks with full pay
X
√
√
√
X
Philippines
11 days
13-16 days, depends on
years of service
40-48 hrs/week, depends on
job nature
12-15 days, depends on years of service
60 days for normal delivery and 78 days
for caesarian delivery for the first four
deliveries and miscarriages
Paternity leave: 7 working days with full
pay for married employee,
Solo paternity leave: 7 working days
√
√
√
√
Russia
16 days
Min. 28 days after 6 months’
service
40 hrs/week
60-100% pay, depends on years of service
70 days before delivery and 70 days
after delivery, covered by the Russian
State Social Insurance Fund
√
√
√
Singapore
11 days
1-2 weeks, depends on years
of service
44 hrs/week
Up to 2 weeks for outpatient non-hospitalisation
leave and 60 days for hospitalisation leave
16 weeks
Paternity leave: 1 week,
Childcare leave: 6 days
√
√
X
X
South Korea
15 days
15 days, depends on years
of service
40 hrs/week
Depends on company policy
90 days (120 days for twins)
√
√
√
√
Sri Lanka
16 days
Max. 2 weeks, depends on
years of service (no entitlement
in the 1st year of service)
Parental leave: min. 5 days,
Childcare leave: 6 days per year with child
under 7
45-48 hrs/week, depends on
job nature
Max. 7 days
84 days with full pay, excludes holidays
X
√
√
√
X
Thailand
13 days
Min. 6 days after 1 year’s
service and depends on
years of service
42-48 hrs/week, depends on
job nature
30 days with full pay
90 days with full pay by employer and
the Social Welfare Fund
Paternity leave: 15 days with full pay for
State workers only
√
√
√
√
Vietnam
12 days
12-14 days, depends on
terms of services
48 hrs/week
30 days
6 months with full pay, additional 30
days for multiple births
Paternity leave: 5-14 days, depends on
situation
√
√
√
√
^ The current labour / employment law of most countries rules the following situations where employers cannot dismiss an employee:
- during pregnancy, delivery, or nursing period for female employees
- have work-related injury, lose work capability in total or in partial
- other situations specified by laws and regulations
- during designated medical treatment period during sickness or injury
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Parental leave: 3 years with 40% pay until √, applicable to those
the child is 18 months
with trade unions only
• HKIHRM disclaims any liability for any loss or damage arising from any inaccuracy or omission in the information contained herein or from the reliance upon it. No
guarantee that such data is accurate as of the date it is received or that it will continue to be accurate in the future. No one should act upon such data without appropriate
professional advice.
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