Restaurant / food service worker compensation in Hong Kong

35 judgments, covering 1995–2024.

LOEC awarded

7

LOEC refused

7

Award rate among recorded decisions

50.0%

Median PSLA, as awarded

HK$250,000

24 recorded awards

Median PSLA, 2026 dollars

HK$351,271

24 convertible awards

PSLA range, as awarded

HK$60,000
– HK$1,000,000

In 2026 dollars: HK$77,692 – HK$1,685,122

Courts covered: Court of First Instance · District Court

Statistics include recorded positive awards; missing amounts are excluded. A judgment may involve several injuries, and its PSLA award can cover those injuries together. These figures describe the decisions, rather than predict a claim’s value. See Method for the sources and limits of inflation conversion. Method →

Five most recent judgments

1. CHEN MEIHUA v 林貝蘭前經營順合蔬菜

   [2024] HKDC 578 · District Court · 2024

   PSLA: —

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2. BHANDARI LILA v INTEGRATED HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT LTD

   [2022] HKDC 24 · District Court · 2022

   PSLA: —

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3. NG WING KWONG v LEE WAI KIU trading as "好味道荼餐廳" AND ANOTHER

   [2021] HKDC 1430 · District Court · 2021

   PSLA: HK$500,000

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4. PUN ALINA v NOBLE CONCEPT GROUP LTD

   [2021] HKDC 752 · District Court · 2021

   PSLA: —

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5. GURUNG MOTI KUMARI v NEW GLORY (H.K.) LIMITED

   [2021] HKDC 385 · District Court · 2021

   PSLA: HK$150,000

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