THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1983
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PAY ON STATUTORY HOLIDAYS
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EMPLOYERS WERE REMINDED TCBY (THURSDAY) TO INCLUDE IN STATUTORY HOLIDAY PAY ALLOWANCES PAYABLE TO THE EMPLOYEE UNDER THE CONTRACT OF EMPLOYMENT.
THE REMINDER WAS ISSUED BY THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT FOLLOWING RECEIPT OF COMPLAINTS FROM EMPLOYEES WHO WERE PAID ONLY THEIR BASIC WAGES ON STATUTORY HOLIDAYS.
HOLIDAY PAY, A SPOKESMAN SAID, SHOULD BE EQUIVALENT TO AN EMPLOYEE'S EARNINGS ON A NORMAL WORKING DAY AND SHOULD INCLUDE BASIC WAGES AS WELL AS ALLOWANCES THAT CAN BE EXPRESSED IN MONEY TERMS SUCH AS MEAL AND COST OF LIVING ALLOWANCES.
WHERE THE EARNINGS VARY FROM DAY TO DAY, HOLIDAY PAY SHOULD BE THE AVERAGE DAILY EARNINGS ON THE DAYS WORKED DURING A PERIOD OF 28 DAYS PRECEDING THE HOLIDAY, HE ADDED.
ENQUIRIES ABOUT STATUTORY HOLIDAY PAY MAY BE MADE TO THE NEAREST BRANCH OFFICE OF THE LABOUR RELATIONS SERVICE. THE TELEPHONE NUMBERS ARE: FOR KOWLOON EAST 3-205638; KOWLOON WEST 3-201652 KOWLOON SOUTH 3-319454; KWUN TONG 3-8985201 TSUEN WAN 0-4980208; TAI PO 0-6577111 EXT. 114; TUEN MUN 0-818443) HONG KONG ISLAND (WEST) 5-268671 AND HONG KONG ISLAND (EAST) 5-282523.
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