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Saturday, May 13, 1972
LABOUR DEPARTMENT'S LABOUR RELATIONS SERVICE
Helped Settle 249 Labour Problems In April
The Labour Relations Service of the Labour Department helped
employers and employees settle 249 labour problems in April.
As a result of agreement reached; 537 employees received a total
of $286,429.
Of this, $187,538 was paid by employers as outstanding wages,
payment in lieu of notice, statutory holiday pay and bonuses of a contractual
nature under the Employment Ordinance and the Industrial Employment
(Holidays with Pay and Sickness allowance) Ordinance respectively.
The remaining $98,891 was paid, apart from the legal entitlements,
as severance pay and other ex gratia payments to the employees. Fresh nominal claims made by employees in the same month amounted to $834,465.
Officers of various district offices of the Labour Relations
Service also handled 1,392 consultations and enquiries about labour
laws, industrial relations and personnel management.
They visited nine establishments to help employers introduce
joint consultative machinery to strengthen communication between labour
and management.
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