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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1992
STATUTORY HOLIDAY REMINDER
THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT TODAY (SUNDAY) REMINDED EMPLOYERS TO DESIGNATE EITHER THE WINTER SOLSTICE (DECEMBER 21) OR CHRISTMAS DAY (DECEMBER 25) AS ONE OF THE 11 STATUTORY HOLIDAYS FOR EMPLOYEES.
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UNDER THE EMPLOYMENT ORDINANCE, ALL EMPLOYEES, IRRESPECTIVE THEIR WAGE LEVELS, ARE ENTITLED TO STATUTORY HOLIDAYS AND MUST BE PAID FOR THE DAY OFF IF THEY HAVE WORKED CONTINUOUSLY FOR THE SAME EMPLOYER FOR THREE MONTHS OR LONGER IMMEDIATELY BEFORE THE STATUTORY HOLIDAY.
HOLIDAY PAY SHOULD BE EQUIVALENT TO AN EMPLOYEE'S EARNINGS ON A FULL WORKING DAY AND SHOULD INCLUDE BASIC WAGES AS WELL AS ALLOWANCES THAT CAN BE EXPRESSED IN MONEY TERMS SUCH AS MEALS AND COST OF LIVING ALLOWANCES.
WHERE THE BARNINGS VARY FROM DAY TO DAY, HOLIDAY PAY SHOULD BE THE AVERAGE DAILY EARNINGS DURING EVERY COMPLETE WAGE PERIOD, WHICH COULD BE BETWEEN 28 AND 31 DAYS, PRECEDING THE HOLIDAY.
IF AN EMPLOYEE IS REQUIRED TO WORK ON A STATUTORY HOLIDAY, HE MUST BE GIVEN AN ALTERNATIVE DAY OFF WITHIN 60 DAYS BEFORE OR AFTER THAT DAY.
ENQUIRIES ABOUT STATUTORY HOLIDAYS MAY BE MADE AT THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT'S GENERAL ENQUIRY TELEPHONE SERVICE ON TEL 717 1771.
PART-TIME COURT INTERPRETERS GET MORE PAY
THE PAYMENT RATE FOR PART-TIME INTERPRETERS FOR THE JUDICIARY WAS RAISED FROM $130 TO $159 PER HOUR WITH EFFECT FROM DECEMBER 1.
THE MINIMUM PAYMENT FOR THE INTERPRETERS IS $318 PER SESSION, OR FOR TWO HOURS.
THE PAYMENT RATE WAS LAST INCREASED ON NOVEMBER 1, 1990 FROM $100 TO $130 PER HOUR.
THE JUDICIARY IS LOOKING FOR PART-TIME INTERPRETERS WHO CAN SPEAK YEUNG KONG OR TOI SHAN DIALECTS FOR COURT PROCEEDINGS.
THE CHIEF COURT INTERPRETER, MR DJUNG SAI-HUNG, SAID: "SERVING AS A PART-TIME INTERPRETER IN COURT WILL BE A GREAT SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY AS WELL AS A VALUABLE EXPERIENCE FOR ONESELF."
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