Hi,
My 24 months fixed contract is expiring soon and the company decided not to renew.
It states that my annual leave is 22 days which I haven't taken any.
HR tells me according to HK law the company will only pay me for 14 days unused leave. The other 8 days I must take.
HR provided this clause:
"An employee's entitlement to paid annual leave will increase progressively to a maximum of 14 days according to his length of service as follows:
Years of Service Annual Leave Entitlement
1 7
2 7
3 8
4 9
5 10
6 11
7 12
8 13
9 or above 14"
Is it legal for them to force me to take the 8 days leave and not pay me for it?
Also we just had a new HR lady now saying they may not even pay me the 14 days that was previous agreed with the old HR that left the company.
Do you know if the company can force their employee to take leave and not pay for the unused days upon contract expiration?
Thank you and appreciate any advice you may have.