Monthly payment calendar
Please submit your approved timesheet to us by midnight on working day two for payment on the last working day of the month. You'll find the monthly deadlines and payment dates in the tables below.
If you are paid via an Umbrella Company, please check with them to confirm when you will receive payment (this is usually the next working day after the payment dates shown below).
Hong Kong Payroll Calendar 2026
Any remaining monthly timesheets for previous months that miss the monthly payment deadline.
| Payroll Month | Timesheet Deadline | TS Deadline Day | Payroll Date | Payroll Day | Value Date | Value Day | Pay Date | Pay Day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov-25 | 1/12/2025 | Monday | 1/12/2025 | Monday | 3/12/2025 | Wednesday | 5/12/2025 | Friday |
| Dec-25 | 2/1/2026 | Friday | 31/12/2025 | Wednesday | 5/1/2026 | Monday | 7/1/2026 | Wednesday |
| Jan-26 | 2/2/2026 | Monday | 2/2/2026 | Monday | 4/2/2026 | Wednesday | 6/2/2026 | Friday |
| Feb-26 | 2/3/2026 | Monday | 2/3/2026 | Monday | 4/3/2026 | Wednesday | 6/3/2026 | Friday |
| Mar-26 | 1/4/2026 | Wednesday | 31/3/2026 | Tuesday | 2/4/2026 | Thursday | 7/4/2026 | Tuesday |
| Apr-26 | 4/5/2026 | Monday | 30/4/2026 | Thursday | 5/5/2026 | Tuesday | 7/5/2026 | Thursday |
| May-26 | 1/6/2026 | Monday | 1/6/2026 | Monday | 3/6/2026 | Wednesday | 5/6/2026 | Friday |
| Jun-26 | 2/7/2026 | Thursday | 30/6/2026 | Tuesday | 3/7/2026 | Friday | 7/7/2026 | Tuesday |
| Jul-26 | 3/8/2026 | Monday | 3/8/2026 | Monday | 5/8/2026 | Wednesday | 7/8/2026 | Friday |
| Aug-26 | 1/9/2026 | Tuesday | 1/9/2026 | Tuesday | 3/9/2026 | Thursday | 7/9/2026 | Monday |
| Sep-26 | 2/10/2026 | Friday | 30/9/2026 | Wednesday | 5/10/2026 | Monday | 7/10/2026 | Wednesday |
| Oct-26 | 2/11/2026 | Monday | 2/11/2026 | Monday | 4/11/2026 | Wednesday | 6/11/2026 | Friday |
| Nov-26 | 1/12/2026 | Tuesday | 1/12/2026 | Tuesday | 3/12/2026 | Thursday | 7/12/2026 | Monday |
| Dec-26 | 4/1/2027 | Monday | 31/12/2026 | Thursday | 5/1/2027 | Tuesday | 7/1/2027 | Thursday |
Hong Kong - Statutory Holidays for 2026
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| 1-Jan | The first day of January |
| 17-Feb | Lunar New Year's Day |
| 18-Feb | The second day of Lunar New Year |
| 19-Feb | The third day of Lunar New Year |
| 5-Apr | Ching Ming Festival |
| 6-Apr | Easter Monday* |
| 1-May | Labour Day |
| 24-May | The Birthday of the Buddha |
| 19-Jun | Tuen Ng Festival |
| 1-Jul | Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day |
| 26-Sep | The day following the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival |
| 1-Oct | National Day |
| 18-Oct | Chung Yeung Festival |
| 22-Dec or 25-Dec | Chinese Winter Solstice Festival or Christmas Day (at the option of the employer) |
| 26-Dec | The first weekday after Christmas Day |
Our Contractor Care Team will let you know how to submit your Timesheet and Expense Claims. You may be required to complete a Client-specific timesheet or use their online timesheet portal. Alternatively, we may ask you to use our InTime online portal (further details below) or complete a Hydrogen Paper Timesheet which you can download here:
InTime
InTime is our online portal for submitting timesheets and expenses. Our Contractor Care team will confirm if you will need to use InTime.
InTime is simple and easy to use and can be accessed from smartphones and tablets. As a contractor or timesheet approver, you will receive a unique login to quickly submit or approve time and expense claims as well as being able to view timesheet and payment statuses.
If you have not yet received your InTime login details please contractor our Contractor Care Team at intime@hydrogengroup.com.
Download our InTime User Guides for Managers and Contractors: InTime Guide for Managers | InTime Guide for Contractors.
Self bill
Hydrogen operates a Self Bill payment process for contractors. This means that you do not need to send an invoice with your timesheet or expense claim as we will produce an invoice on your behalf and email it to you.
Self Bill is fully HMRC compliant, helps to reduce payment delays and is a common practice within the recruitment industry (you may have contracted this way previously).
As part of the onboarding process, you will be asked to sign a Self Bill Agreement which may be included in your contract.
Please note that if you are paid via an Umbrella Company, we will be asking them to sign the Self Bill agreement as they send us the invoice.
If you have any questions, please email selfbill@hydrogengroup.com.
Contact Information
For all contract related enquires please contact our contractor care team:
Phone: +44 (0)20 7002 0161
Email: contractorcare@hydrogengroup.com
For all timesheet submissions and pay related enquiries please contact payroll:
Payroll phone: +44 (0)20 7002 0162
Email timesheets@hydrogengroup.com for timesheet, expense & invoice submission
Email payquery@hydrogengroup.com for any pay-related query