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Friday, December 15, 1972
DISPUTE OVER SEVERANCE PAY SETTLED
With the help of the Labour Department, an amicable settlement was
reached in a labour dispute in the H.W. Turning & Co., Ltd., in Kwun Tong
over the retrenchment of 131 workers.
The two parties signed an agreement in the presence of an officer
of the Labour Relations Service of the Labour Department yesterday (December 14).
Under the agreement, the workers will each receive, where applicable,
one month's wages in lieu of notice, payment from the Staff Saving Fund, annual
bonus, severance pay and payment in lieu of annual leave due.
Officers of Labour Relations Service visited the establishment on
December 2 and conducted a total of four joint meetings for the parties concerned.
Release Time: 7.00 p.m.