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Friday, July 20, 1973
LABOUR RELATIONS SERVICE HELPS SEFTLE 851 DISPUTES
The Labour Relations Service of the Labour Department helped
settle 851 disputes during the second quarter of this year a Buccess rate
of 73.2 per cent.
During the three-month period, a total of 1,162 disputes were
placed before the service, ranging from minor individual grievances to
disputes involving large groups of workers.
"The success rate is high, considering that all cases brought to
the service are accepted irrespective of the claims involved and the rights
and wrongs of the parties," the head of the Labour Relations Service,
Mr. T.F. Teui, said today.
Mr. Tsui said that as a result of settlements reached, $1,473,737
were paid to 3,150 workers as arrears of wages, payment in lieu of notice
under the Employment Ordinance, or as ex-gratia severance payments,
As usual, he said, most labour problems arose out of disagreements
over wage rates, changes in conditions of employment, dismissal, prolonged
lay off, redundancy, insolvency of the employer, or simply mutual misunderstanding.
"In settling 26 of the 35 major labour disputes which began during
the quarter, officers of the Labour Relations Service conducted a total of
72 joint meetinga lasting an average of nearly three hours each, and wade
27 visits to the sites of the disputes," Mr. Tsui said.
During this quarter the first full quarter of operation of the
Labour Tribunal the service referred 221 cases involving 536 workers to the
Tribunal.
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