On 4 March 2020, Hong Kong Employment Partner Hong Tran hosted a webinar session titled Employee Management Through Coronavirus for the British Chamber of Commerce. Senior executives from various sectors including legal, NGO and education joined the webinar. Hong started off by giving the background of COVID-19 and its latest development locally and around the world. He also shared with the audience some prevention tips. He then moved on to discuss employer obligations in the current COVID-19 situation and the relevant ordinances such as the Occupational Safety and Health Ordinance and common law duty of care. He further described several potential scenarios that might arise from the current situation. The seminar was concluded with a lively Q&A session.
