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(a) consideration being given to amending the bil
to make it clear that an employee who cease5
employment of his own accord is not entitled
to severance payment;
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(b) amendment of new section 20k(1) to make it cle r
that a period exceeding three days refers to y
three working days in a week and not three consecutive
days;
(c) amendment of new section 20F(2) to provide that
only a period of lay-off in respect of which no
claim has been made by the employee under section 200
will be treated as maintaining the continuity' of a
contract.
The Council noted:
(a) that Dr S.Y. CHUNG would discuss with the Attorney
General various matters of detail concerning the
bill which he might wish to raise during ita pasta ge
through the Legislative Council;
(b) that separate consideration might be given to a
suggestion that a payment along the lines of
severance pay might be made to the estate of an
employee who dies from a cause other than that
arising out of and in the course of employment;
(c) that the publicity concerning the bill might refer
to the provisions governing severance payments in
other countries.
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