Regardless of the severity of the injury, if you suffer an injury during employment, you should immediately notify your employer or his/her representative, such as your supervisor or the Human Resources Department. Get a medical examination or medical treatment as soon as possible, and remember to explain the cause and course of the injury to the medical staff when seeking medical treatment. Inform your employer of the details of the injury so that he/she can report it to the Labour Department. Submit the original sick leave slips and medical receipts for consultation and follow-up to your employer as soon as possible, and remember to keep a copy for yourself. For cases without dispute, employees must follow the instructions on the notice sent by the Labour Department to go to the Occupational Medicine Section to handle the follow-up procedures for sick leave due to work-related injuries.

According to the Employees’ Compensation Ordinance (Cap. 282), injured employees generally need to file a claim in court against their employers and relevant companies/individuals (“relevant persons”) for the work accident (commonly known as “work injury tickets”) within 24 months from the date of the accident. Unless there are special circumstances (such as exemption granted by the court), they will lose the right to claim compensation for the work injury from the other party. The Labour Department will send a letter to employees about 18 months after the accident to remind them of their rights. After the injured employee receives the award issued by the Labour Department (i.e. “Form 7” award or “Form 9” award calculation compensation), he/she shall issue a work injury ticket to the relevant person and initiate litigation within 6 months from the date of issuance. Otherwise, he/she may lose the right to claim work injury compensation.