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Monday, December 4, 1972
THE CHINESE WINTER SOLSTICE
A STATUTORY BOLADAY FOR INDUSTRIAL LORIERS
The Commissioner of Labour, Mr. Paul Tsui to-day reminded employers
that Friday, December 22, the day of the Chinese Winter Solstice Festival, is
one of the six statutory holidays to which industrial workers are entitled under the Industrial Employment (Holidays with Pay and Sickness Allowance)
Ordinance.
With few exceptions, all manual workers in industrial undertakings
paid on a monthly, daily, or picos rate basis must be given a holiday on that
day. Non-manual workers in industrial undertakings earning not more than
$700 a month have the same right.
To qualify for this paid holiday, which is an addition to the
compulsory four rest days a month, a worker must have worked at least 180 days during a period of 12 months and at least 20 days in the 28 days preceding
December 22.
A worker who does not qualify, must also be gaven a holiday, but has
no statutory entitlement to be paid although an employer may voluntarily agree
to pay him.
A worker or employer who is in doubt about his rights or obligations
regarding statutory holidays or holiday pay may obtain the advice of the Senior Labour Inspector in charge of the Women and Young Persons Unit at various
branch offices of the Labour Department.
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