SUNDAY, MAY 3, 1992
NEW LAWS ENACTED TO BETTER PROTECT WORKERS
THE GOVERNMENT HAS MADE A NUMBER OF AMENDMENTS TO LAW TO FURTHER IMPROVE WORKERS' WELFARE AND SAFETY AT WORK.
THE LABOUR
THE IMPROVEMENTS ARE CONTAINED IN FIVE BILLS WHICH WERE AT THE LATEST MEETING OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
1992
PASSED
BILL
THE CONTRACT FOR EMPLOYMENT OUTSIDE HONG KONG (AMENDMENT)
LOCAL NON-MANUAL SOUGHT то EXTEND EMPLOYMENT PROTECTION TO
PRESCRIBED WORKERS ENGAGED TO WORK OVERSEAS WHO EARN UP TO AN AMOUNT BY THE GOVERNMENT FROM TIME TO TIME.
"THEY WILL NOW HAVE THEIR EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS ATTESTED BY LABOUR DEPARTMENT, AS IN THE CASE OF MANUAL WORKERS EMPLOYED TO OUTSIDE HONG KONG, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID.
"THIS
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THE WORK
INCREASING NON-MANUAL
THE ΤΟ WILL GIVE THE NECESSARY PROTECTION NUMBER OF WORKERS ENGAGED BY FOREIGN EMPLOYERS TO TAKE UP
THEY AS JOBS OVERSEAS, SUCH AS TECHNICIANS AND SUPERVISORS, OTHERWISE HAVE DIFFICULTY IN CLAIMING THEIR DUE ENTITLEMENTS IN OF DISPUTES WITH THEIR EMPLOYERS, THE SPOKESMAN NOTED.
WOULD CASE
"ALSO THE NEW LAW HAS MADE IT CLEAR THAT LOCAL EMPLOYEES TAKING. UP EMPLOYMENT OUTSIDE HONG KONG WITH FOREIGN EMPLOYERS ARE PROTECTED BY THE CONTRACT FOR EMPLOYMENT OUTSIDE HONG KONG ORDINANCE (CEOHKO}, WHILE THOSE ENGAGED BY HONG KONG EMPLOYERS TO WORK PARTIALLY OR WHOLLY HE OUTSIDE THE TERRITORY ARE PROTECTED BY THE EMPLOYMENT ORDINANCE," ADDED.
"HOWEVER,
WHEN
ATTESTING EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS
FOR EMPLOYEES
EMPLOYMENT WORKERS
UNDER THE CEOHKO, THE DEPARTMENT WILL ENSURE THAT THE TERMS OFFERED TO THEM
FAVOURABLE LESS
THAN
THE ARE NO
UNDER THOSE ORDINANCE,' HE STRESSED, ADDING THAT ABOUT 60,000 MORE LOCAL ARE EXPECTED TO BENEFIT UNDER THE NEW LAW.
TWO
OTHER
BILLS
PASSED
WERE
AT AIMED EMPLOYEES AGAINST VICTIMISATION BY EMPLOYERS.
BETTER PROTECTING
THE EMPLOYMENT (AMENDMENT) (NO. 2) BILL 1992 HAS EXTENDED EMPLOYEE PROTECTION AGAINST DISCRIMINATION AND DISMISSAL TO AN GIVES ASSISTANCE IN PROCEEDINGS AGAINST HIS EMPLOYER IN WORK ACCIDENTS OR SAFETY AT WORK.
FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL
ITS
WHO RELATION то
UNDERTAKINGS
WHO COURT THE
THE SIMILARLY,
1992
BILL (AMENDMENT}
HAS
ON EMPLOYERS INTRODUCED PENALTY DISCRIMINATE AGAINST EMPLOYEES ON GROUNDS OF GIVING EVIDENCE IN
WHO PROVIDES INFORMATION TO THE GOVERNMENT IN CONNECTION WITH ENFORCEMENT OF THE PRINCIPAL ORDINANCE.
"IN BOTH CASES, THE PENALTY FOR AN OFFENDING EMPLOYER IS A FINE OF $20,000," THE SPOKESMAN NOTED.
/THE GOVERNMENT