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CONFIDENTIAL
A Labour
(i)
The number of compulsory rest days to be increased from 4 a month to 1 a week as from 1 January 1977;
(ii) One week's paid annual leave with effect
from 1 January 1978;
(iii)
(iv)
Sickness benefits to be improved from to 2/3 of pay and the maximum number of days for which it can be paid to be increased from 24 to 36;
A compensation scheme for workers suffering from silicosis or asbestosis;
(v) Further safety regulations to be introduced;
(vi) Better protection of workers' wages in case of
bankruptcy or liquidation;
(vii)
Abolish overtime for young persons by four annual stages from 1 January 1977 to 1 January 1980;
(viii)
Increase severance pay rate from 1/3 to a month's pay for each year of service;
(ix)
(x)
Employers to meet the cost of replacement of surgical appliances in compensation cases;
Raise wage ceiling for eligibility for workmen's compensation for non-manual workers from
$2,000 to $5,000 (all manual workers already eligible);
(xi) Vicarious liability for wages to be imposed on
principal contractors in building and construction industries;
(xii)
Relaxation of restrictions on trade union office holders.
Social Welfare
(i) Public assistance for unemployed able-bodied
persons under 55 to be introduced as from 1 April 1977 (families already eligible);
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