ON
1
MONDAY, APRIL 17, 1989
NEW TO FURTHER IMPROVE THE DEFINITION, IT IS PROPOSED TO ADD A
BE TAKEN TO BE PROVISION TO THE EFFECT THAT AN EMPLOYEE SHALL ALSO EMPLOYER HIS
AMOUNTS TO MORE OF NORMAL WORKING DAYS IN ANY
LAID OFF IF NON-PROVISION OF WORK BY THAN ONE-THIRD OF THE TOTAL NUMBER PERIOD OF 26 CONSECUTIVE WEEKS.
MEMBERS
BE SHOULD
PREVENT PAYING
A DEGREE FOR CATER
WERE
THAT TOLD
THIS
ΤΟ ABLE UNSCRUPULOUS EMPLOYERS FROM ABUSING THE LAW IN ORDER TO AVOID SEVERANCE PAY AND AT THE SAME TIME IT SHOULD GIVE EMPLOYERS OF FLEXIBILITY
OPERATIONAL ARRANGEMENT TO
IN MAKING TEMPORARY SHORTAGE OF WORK.
MOST EMPLOYER MEMBERS SUPPORTED IN PRINCIPLE THE PROPOSAL WHILE WEEKS AS тоо EMPLOYEE MEMBERS CONSIDERED THE REFERENCE PERIOD OF 26 LONG AND THAT IT SHOULD BE SHORTENED.
AFTER DISCUSSIONS, THE BOARD AGREED
LIGHT
OF
THAT THE 26-WEEK PERIOD BE REVIEWED ON EXPERIENCE AMENDMENT
COULD BE TAKEN AS A STARTING POINT AND THAT IT WOULD
OF
CHANGES ECONOMIC
AND THE BASIS
THE IN GAINED. THIS WILL BE CARRIED OUT ONE YEAR AFTER THE PROPOSED HAS BEEN ENACTED.
TRIPARTITE DURING THE MEETING, THE BOARD ALSO AGREED TO SEND A
SESSION OF THE INTERNATIONAL LABOUR DELEGATION TO ATTEND THE 76TH CONFERENCE TO BE HELD IN GENEVA IN JUNE THIS YEAR.
KONG DELEGATION WOULD IT WAS DECIDED THAT THE HONG
COMPRISE MR A.E. GAZELEY THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR, MR HAROLD KWOK; REPRESENTING EMPLOYERS: AND MISS LI FUNG-YING REPRESENTING EMPLOYEES.
HAMMOND, ON
OF
MEMBERS WERE ALSO BRIEFED BY THE CHAIRMAN, MR TONY THE GOVERNMENT'S POLICY ON IMPORTATION OF SKILLED LABOUR. A NUMBER
THE SUBJECT AND WILL BE USEFUL VIEWS WERE EXPRESSED BY MEMBERS ON PASSED ON TO THE GOVERNMENT.
LADY WILSON OPENS ESF ART EXHIBITION
EDUCATORS HAVE TO ENSURE THAT A BALANCED AND WIDE CURRICULUM IS PROVIDED FOR PUPILS, LADY WILSON SAID TODAY (MONDAY).
SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE ENGLISH SCHOOLS
(ESF) THIRD ART EXHIBITION, SHE FOUNDATION
NOTED THAT IN HIGHLY LEAD COMPETITIVE, RESULT-ORIENTED COMMUNITIES, SOCIAL PRESSURES COULD SCHOOLS TO EMPHASISE ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AND SUCCESS IN SUBJECTS SUCH AS SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS, WHICH HAD A DIRECT APPLICATION IN INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE.
"IMPORTANT THOUGH
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