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(b) was earning wages exceeding $5,000 per
month but within a year prior thereto
was for any period earning wages not
exceeding $5,000 per month,
he shall be entitled to a severance payment in
respect of the whole of the period of employment during which his wages did not exceed $5,000 per month and in calculating such severance payment
his wages shall be the actual wages per month he
was earning at the time of dismissal or lay-off or
$3,000 per month whichever shall be the lesser.".
Explanatory Memorandum
The purpose of the amendment in clause 2 is to
extend the application of the Employment 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 $5,000 per month, non-manual workers whose monthly wages do not exceed $5,000 per month will be brought within its scope.
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The amendment in clause 3 extends the entitlement
to a severance payment to a higher wage earning class of
non-manual workers. By raising the wage ceiling in section 31 G(2) of the principal ordinance from $2,000 to $5,000
per month, non-manual workers who are dismissed or laid
off and whose wages do not exoced $5,000 per month, or
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