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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1992
OF $400 PER WORKER
THE LUMP SUM WILL BE PAYABLE AT THE RATE MULTIPLIED BY THE NUMBER OF MONTHS COVERED IN THE EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT, WHICH WILL BE $9,600 FOR A TWO-YEAR CONTRACT.
IN ANY CIRCUMSTANCES,
REQUIREMENTS FOR
"AS THE PAYMENT WILL NOT BE REFUNDABLE IT WILL DISCOURAGE EMPLOYERS FROM OVERSTATÌNG THEIR
HE SAID. IMPORTED WORKERS WHEN MAKING AN APPLICATION,
"
LEVY THE MR CHAN EXPLAINED THAT
WOULD
TO BE USED
ENHANCE LOCAL WORKERS, WHICH WOULD TRAINING AND RETRAINING PROGRAMMES FOR
RATES AND ON THOSE FOCUS ON THOSE SECTORS WITH THE HIGHEST VACANCY INDUSTRIES UNLIKELY TO BE RELOCATED OUTSIDE THE TERRITORY.
HELP WORKERS, WHOSE JOBS ARE "THIS IS INTENDED TO
BEING NEW SKILLS THREATENED BY THE CHANGING ECONOMIC STRUCTURE, TO ACQUIRE
SO AS TO QUALIFY THEMSELVES OR TO UPGRADE THEIR EXISTING SKILLS,
HIGHER-LEVEL JOB IN EITHER FOR EMPLOYMENT IN ANOTHER TRADE OR FOR A THE SAME TRADE, HE ADDED.
HAD
TO LOCAL TO ENSURE AN EARLY START OF SUCH RETRAINING SERVICES WORKERS, MR CHAN SAID A
RETRAINING FUND BOARD PROVISIONAL RECENTLY BEEN ESTABLISHED COMPRISING REPRESENTATIVES OF EMPLOYERS, EMPLOYEES, THE GOVERNMENT AND RELEVANT TRAINING AUTHORITIES.
THE BOARD WILL ENSURE THAT RETRAINING IS PROVIDED IN THE DIRECTION TO MEET THE CHANGING NEEDS OF THE LABOUR MARKET.
OTHER
THE ON
THE HAND, INTERESTED IN RETRAINING AND WILL COURSES.
ALSO
LES
IDENTIFY WILL
RIGHT
LOCAL WORKERS ARRANGE THEM TO GO ON SUITABLE
"WE WILL
ASSIST WORKERS WHO HAVE RETRAINING IN OBTAINING RELEVANT EMPLOYMENT,
COMPLETED MR CHAN ADDED.
*THEIR
HAVE MEANWHILE, THE CONDITIONS FOR IMPORTATION OF LABOUR
ABUSES BY EMPLOYERS, SO THAT BEEN TIGHTENED TO MINIMISE POSSIBLE IMPORTED WORKERS WILL BE BETTER PROTECTED.
ALSO
SUPPLY WILFUL
UNDER THE GENERAL SCHEME, EMPLOYERS MUST PAY WAGES IN AN IMPORTED WORKER BY AUTOPAY AS A CONTRACTUAL REQUIREMENT.
THE
"ANY BREACH OF THE CONDITIONS OF THE SCHEME MAY RESULT IN HIS APPROVED QUOTAS BEING WITHDRAWN WHILE WILL BE DEBARRED FROM TAKING PART IN ANY FUTURE IMPORTATION MR CHAN SAID.
IN ADDITION, A BILL HAD COUNCIL SEEKING TO INCREASE THE WAGES AND $10,000 TO $100,000.
OF
FULL ΤΟ
BY AN
EMPLOYER EMPLOYER SCHEMES,
I
BEEN
PENALTY
то INTRODUCED
FOR UNLAWFUL
BY FALSE INFORMATION
THE LEGISLATIVE
DEDUCTION EMPLOYERS
от FROM
THE PENALTY FOR UNDERPAYMENT OF $20,000 TO $200,000.
WAGES WOULD BE RAISED FROM
/"ALSO, THE