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HOLIDAY PAY 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 MEALS AND COST OF LIVING ALLOWANCES.
WHERE THE EARNINGS VARY FROM DAY TO DAY, HOLIDAY PAY SHOULD BE THE AVERAGE DAILY EARNINGS DURING EVERY COMPLETE WAGE PERIOD, WHICH COULD BE BETWEEN 28 DAYS TO 31 DAYS, PRECEDING THE HOLIDAY.
IF AN EMPLOYEE IS REQUIRED TO WORK ON A STATUTORY HOLIDAY, HE MUST BE GIVEN AN ALTERNATIVE DAY OFF WITHIN 60 DAYS BEFORE OR AFTER THAT DAY.
ENQUIRIES ABOUT STATUTORY HOLIDAYS MAY BE MADE AT ANY BRANCH OFFICES OF THE LABOUR RELATIONS SERVICE.
DB COMMITTEE TO DISCUSS KMB FARE RISE REQUEST
MEMBERS OF THE KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT BOARD'S TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT COMMITTEE WILL DISCUSS THE KOWLOON MOTOR BUS COMPANY'S APPLICATION FOR A FARE RISE AT A MEETING TOMORROW (FRIDAY).
THE
THE COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN, MR CHAN CHI-KWAN, WILL ASK DEPARTMENTS CONCERNED TO EXPLAIN THE JUSTIFICATION GIVEN BY THE KMB FOR ITS APPLICATION FOR A 19 PER CENT FARE INCREASE, POLICIES ON CO-ORDINATION OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT AND THE RELEVANT ORDINANCE CONTROL OF PUBLIC UTILITIES.
ON
TAXI POLICY AND MALPRACTICES BY TAXI
DRIVERS WILL ALSO BE
DISCUSSED.
THE
OTHER ITEMS ON THE AGENDA INCLUDE DISCUSSION OF AUTHORISATION FOR BUS COMPANY STAFF TO ASK PASSENGERS BREACHING BUS REGULATIONS TO PRODUCE PROOF OF IDENTITY, AND TRAFFIC CONGESTION CAUSED BY ROAD REPAIR WORK.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER
THE KOWLOON CITY
DISTRICT BOARD'S (FRIDAY) IN THE
TO KWA
TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT COMMITTEE TO BE HELD TOMORROW CONFERENCE ROOM OF THE DISTRICT OFFICE, 141 KAU PUI LUNG ROAD, WAN. THE MEETING WILL BEGIN AT 2.15 PM.
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