Therefore helpers, should they choose to stay and fight for their rights, will face months of uncertainty, loneliness and fear and they are not permitted, by law, to earn a living during this period!
THE EMPLOYER'S LOBBY
It is unquestionable that some employees do take advantage But one "wrong" can never be balanced of their employers.
against another.
ones that were
The many recent letters to the press written on behalf of the employers (asserting that helpers also abuse their employers) all seem to miss one fundamental point:
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Maltreatment be it physical, sexual or emotional any context: Wrong. That is the end of it.
is, in
Those who seek an advantage over another human being (whether through the law and its administration or not) are wrong to attempt to do so.
Within this context the assertions, that employers may suffer when the laws and procedures come under review, correct.
But only employers who seek to treat their employees unfairly will be so disadvantaged.
are
THE HICKS REPORT
1982
The following comments are largely based on, verbatim from:
or extracted
"An independent report into the applicable laws and administrative procedures affecting the working conditions of temporary migrant workers."
This report was prepared by Andrew Hicks, Senior Lecturer, School of Law, University of Hong Kong.
Copies of this document were sent to: His Excellency the Governor, Sir Paul Bryan M. P., The Attorney General, The Commissioners for Labour, Police, ICAC, The Director of Immigration, The Hong Kong Branch of Justice, Mrs. E. Elliot, the press Radio and Television in March 1982.
During the interim, the "two-week rule" has replaced the "one-year rule" and in this section (where relevant) mention of this earlier condition has been replaced by its later counterpart.
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