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FRIDAY, MAY 21, 1976
THE TRAINING SECTION OF THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR RUNNING COURSES FOR CHILD CARE WORKERS.
+AT PRESENT, SIX COURSES ARE BEING RUN ANNUALLY FOR ABOUT 150 IN-SERVICE CHILD CARE WORKERS. THE FIVE-WEEK COURSE IS CONDUCTED OVER A PERIOD OF FIVE MONTHS AND TUITION IS FREE,+ THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
+WITH THE ORDINANCE COMING INTO EFFECT ON JUNE 1, MORE COURSES WILL BE RUN AND THESE COURSES WILL BE EXTENDED TO STAFF OF COMMERCIAL NURSERIES AND EXPANDED ACCORDING TO THE NUMBER OF APPLICANTS,+
DETAILED INFORMATION ON THE ORDINANCE AND THE CODE OF PRACTICE FOR CHILD CARE CENTRE OPERATORS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE CHILD CARE CENTRE ADVISORY INSPECTORATE, 21, HOSPITAL ROAD, SAI YING PUN (TELEPHONE NO. 5-404736 OR 5-404669).
SEVERANCE PAY DISPUTE SETTLED *****
THE SEVERANCE PAY DISPUTE INVOLVING 316 DAILY RATED WORKERS AND THE MANAGEMENT OF THE OVERSEAS SHIPYARD COMPANY LIMITED IN CHEUNG SHA WAN WAS SETTLED TODAY (FRIDAY) THROUGH CONCILIATION EFFORTS OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT'S LABOUR RELATIONS SERVICE.
FOUR CONCILIATION MEETINGS WERE HELD IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS
IN THE SAN PO KONG LABOUR RELATIONS SERVICE OFFICE.
REPRESENTATIVES OF THE WORKERS AND THE MANAGEMENT THIS AFTERNOON SIGNED IN THE PRESENCE OF A LABOUR OFFICER AN AGREEMENT TO THE EFFECT THAT EACH WORKER WOULD RECEIVE A SUM OF $500 AS EX-GRATIA PAYMENT IN ADDITION TO THE TERMS OFFERED BY THE MANAGEMENT ON MAY 3 WHEN THE SHIPYARD CEASED OPERATION AND LAID OFF THE WORKERS.
THE MANAGEMENT ORIGINALLY OFFERED TO PAY EACH WORKER WAGES EARNED UP TO THE DATE OF TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT, SEVEN DAYS' WAGES IN LIEU OF NOTICE, 19 DAYS' WAGES AS SPECIAL ALLOWANCE AND SEVERANCE PAY CALCULATED AT THE RATE OF 10 DAYS' WAGES FOR EACH COMPLETED YEAR'S SERVICE.
PAYMENTS TOTALLING ABOUT $1.23 MILLION WILL BE MADE TO THE WORKERS EARLY NEXT WEEK.
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