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FURTHERMORE, A MONTHLY WAGE CEILING OF $20,000 WILL BE SET AND NON-MANUAL EMPLOYEES EARNING MORE THAN THIS AMOUNT WILL NOT BE COVERED BY THE ORDINANCE.
THE WAGE CEILING WILL BE REVISED FROM TIME TO TIME TO KEEP LINE WITH WAGE MOVEMENTS.
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THE BILL ALSO SERVES TO MAKE CLEAR THAT EMPLOYEES ENGAGED FOREIGN EMPLOYERS TO WORK OUTSIDE HONG KONG ARE EXCLUDED FROM COVERAGE OF THE EMPLOYMENT ORDINANCE WHILE ALL EMPLOYEES ENGAGED HONG KONG EMPLOYERS TO WORK PARTIALLY OR WHOLLY OUTSIDE HONG KONG ARE PROTECTED BY IT.
"SUCH CLARIFICATION WILL BE IN THE INTEREST OF HONG KONG WORKERS WHO WORK ACROSS THE BORDER IN MAINLAND CHINA, MR CHAN SAID.
"AN INFORMAL ESTIMATE SHOWS THAT THERE ARE 50,000 TO 60,000 WORKERS IN THIS CATEGORY.
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OTHER PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO RECTIFY SOME MINOR INADEQUACIES IN THE CONTRACTS FOR EMPLOYMENT OUTSIDE HONG KONG ORDINANCE INCLUDE:
* TO SPECIFY CERTAIN ESSENTIAL EMPLOYMENT TERMS, SUCH AS PAID HOLIDAYS AND ANNUAL LEAVE, NOTICE OR WAGES IN LIEU OF NOTICE ON TERMINATION AND COMPENSATION FOR INJURY, FOR EMPLOYEES FALLING UNDER THE AMBIT OF THE ORDINANCE;
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ΤΟ REMOVE THE REQUIREMENT FOR CERTIFICATION COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR OF THE STATUS OF PERSONS MIGRATING
FOR EMPLOYMENT;
TO EXTEND THE TIME LIMIT FOR PROSECUTING OFFENCES UNDER THE ORDINANCE FROM SIX MONTHS TO ONE YEAR; AND
TO AMEND THE TERM "WORKERS" IN THE ORDINANCE AS WELL AS IN THE EMPLOYMENT ORDINANCE TO READ "EMPLOYEES".
THE BILL HAS THE SUPPORT OF THE LABOUR ADVISORY BOARD.
DEBATE ON THE BILL WAS ADJOURNED.
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INCREASED PENALTIES FOR WAGE DEDUCTION AND UNDERPAYMENT PROPOSED
A BILL WHICH SEEKS TO INCREASE THE MAXIMUM FINES FOR UNLAWFUL DEDUCTION OF WAGES FROM $10,000 TO $100,000 AND UNDERPAYMENT OF WAGES FROM $20,000 TO $200,000, AND ΤΟ INTRODUCE FOR BOTH OFFENCES AN ADDITIONAL MAXIMUM PENALTY OF IMPRISONMENT FOR ONE YEAR WAS INTRODUCED TO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
THE BILL ALSO SEEKS TO RAISE THE MAXIMUM PENALTIES FOR RELATED OFFENCES OF GIVING FALSE INFORMATION, WITHHOLDING INFORMATION AND FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS FROM A FINE OF $10,000 TO $100,000 AND IMPRISONMENT FOR ONE YEAR.
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