Brelocure No. 4
A BILL
To
Amend the Employment Ordinance.
Enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof.
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Employment (Amendment) Short title. (No. 2) Ordinance 1979.
2. Section 4(2)(a) of the principal Ordinance is amended by deleting Amendment of "$2,000" and substituting the following-
section 4.
(Cap. 57.)
"$3,500".
3. Section 31G(2) of the principal Ordinance is amended by deleting Amendment of "$2,000" wherever it occurs and substituting the following-
"$3,500".
Explanatory Memorandum
The purpose of the amendment in clause 2 is to extend the application of the Employent Ordinance to a higher wage earning class of non-manual workers. By raising the wage ceiling in section 4(2)(a) of the principal Ordinance from $2,000 to $3,500 per month, non-manual workers whose wages do not exceed $3,500 per month will be brought within its scope.
Clause 3 makes a corresponding amendment to section 31G(2) of the
principal Ordinance (which provides for severance payments).
The financial and staffing implications of this Bill are negligible.
section 31G.
一九七九年僱傭(修訂)(第二號)法案
摘要說明
法案第二條之目的,在將僱傭條例之適用範圍擴大,以包括入息較高之非體力 勞動工人在內。原有條例第四條第(2)款(2)段所規定之最高薪金限額,現由每月二千 元提高至三千五百元,因此凡月薪不逾三千五百元之非體力勞動工人,均包括在該 段之適用範圍內。
法案第三條對原有條例第三十一G條第(2)款(有關遣散費之規定)作相應之修 訂。
本法案對經費及人手需求方面無大影響。