LABOUR RELATIONS SERVICE
Statistics For July
Friday, August 21, 1970
The Labour Relations Service helped employers and workers settle
209 Labour problems in July, as a result of agreements reached, 276 workers
received a total of $84,144.77 as outstanding wages, payment in lieu of
notice, and severance pay.
Officers of the Service also handled 1,009 consultations and
enquiries on matters relating to labour laws, industrial relations and
personnel management. They visited 19 establishments to help employers
introduce joint consultative machinery to strengthen communication between
labour and management.
As usual, the Kowloon office had the largest share of conciliation
work, dealing with 40.2 per cent of all cases. The Hong Kong office of
the Service handled 33.01 per cent, the Tsuen Wan office 12.44 per cent, and
the Kwun Tong office, which operates part time, 14.35 per cent.
The Labour Relations Service functions as an independent and
neutral party. It acts as a catalyst between employers and employees in
an attempt to help them solve their differences. It does not in any way
arbitrate or judge the rights or wrongs of any dispute.
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