SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1992
"THE PURPOSE OF THE STUDY IS TO ENSURE THAT, SHOULD THERE BE A GENUINE MARKET DEMAND FROM THE PRIVATE SECTOR, THE GOVERNMENT WILL BE IN A POSITION TO RESPOND EFFECTIVELY, HE SAID.
THE SPOKESMAN STRESSED THAT THE CONSULTANTS' REPORT HAD YET TO BE CONSIDERED BY THE INDUSTRY AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL AND THE GOVERNMENT. DETAILED CONSIDERATION OF THE VARIOUS RECOMMENDATIONS WOULD TAKE PLACE OVER THE NEXT TWO TO THREE MONTHS WITH A VIEW TO DECIDING WHAT ACTION SHOULD BE TAKEN.
TASK FORCE PROTECTS WORKERS' WELFARE
THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT HAS STEPPED UP ENFORCEMENT ACTION ΤΟ SAFEGUARD THE STATUTORY BENEFITS OF WORKERS.
MADE
LABOUR INSPECTORS FROM THE SPECIAL ENFORCEMENT TEAMS (SET) MORE THAN 1,960 VISITS TO INDUSTRIAL AND NON-INDUSTRIAL ESTABLISHMENTS LAST YEAR TO ENSURE THAT EMPLOYEES RECEIVED THEIR FULL ENTITLEMENTS UNDER THE EMPLOYMENT ORDINANCE.
271
SENIOR LABOUR OFFICER (LABOUR INSPECTION), MR CHAN KWOK-KUEN, SAID TODAY (SUNDAY) THAT AS A RESULT, THE DEPARTMENT HAD TAKEN SUMMONSES AGAINST EMPLOYERS FOR VARIOUS OFFENCES RELATING TO GRANTING OF STATUTORY HOLIDAYS AND ANNUAL LEAVE, HOLIDAY MATERNITY LEAVE PAY, AND PAYMENT IN LIEU OF STATUTORY HOLIDAYS.
THE AND
"THESE PROSECUTIONS REPRESENTED A SEVENFOLD INCREASE OVER THE 33 SUMMONSES LAID IN 1990 BY THE SET, MR CHAN NOTED.
|
HE EXPLAINED THAT THE INCREASE WAS DUE MAINLY TO THE SETTING UP OF TWO ADDITIONAL SETS FOR LOCAL WORKERS IN APRIL LAST YEAR AND TO THEIR STEPPED-UP EFFORTS ΤΟ PREVENT MALPRACTICES BY UNSCRUPULOUS EMPLOYERS.
THE LABOUR INSPECTORATE OPERATES FIVE SETS, THREE FOR LOCAL WORKERS AND TWO FOR IMPORTED WORKERS, TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH THE WELFARE PROVISIONS OF THE EMPLOYMENT ORDINANCE BY EMPLOYERS, SUCH AS THE GRANTING OF MATERNITY LEAVE, REST DAYS, SICKNESS ALLOWANCES, HOLIDAYS AND ANNUAL LEAVE WITH PAY.
COMPLAINTS AGAINST BREACHES OF THESE PROVISIONS ARE
INVESTIGATED.
THOROUGHLY
THE INSPECTORATE ALSO ENSURES THAT EMPLOYERS KEEP EMPLOYMENT
RECORDS.
13