SATURDAY, APRIL 3, 1993
DETAIL.
*
THE
OF A
GENERAL WITNESS UNITS BE SET UP IN THE HEADQUARTERS THE POLICE AND OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES TO ENSURE CO-ORDINATED APPROACH TO THE MANAGEMENT OF THE WITNESS PROTECTION PROGRAMME;
A NUMBER OF PRACTICAL METHODS SHOULD BE ADOPTED ΤΟ PROTECT A WITNESS WHEN GIVING EVIDENCE AT COURT;
AN EFFECTIVE PUBLICITY STRATEGY SHOULD BE MOUNTED TO INFORM THE WITNESS PROTECTION PROGRAMME ARRANGEMENTS; AND
ADEQUATE RESOURCES SHOULD BE WITNESS PROTECTION PROGRAMME.
AND EDUCATION PROGRAMME PUBLIC OF THE PROPOSED AND WITNESS ASSISTANCE
MADE
AVAILABLE FOR EACH
ADMINISTRATION WILL CONSIDER THESE RECOMMENDATIONS
IN
THE REPORT WILL ALSO BE SENT TO MR JUSTICE KEMPSTER SO THAT HE
THE CAN CONSIDER
RECOMMENDATIONS DURING THE SECOND PART OF HIS INQUIRY.
0
SAMPLE CONTRACT DESIGNED FOR CATERING TRADE
A SAMPLE CONTRACT SPECIALLY DESIGNED TO PROVIDE EASY REFERENCE FOR OWNERS AND WORKERS IN THE CATERING TRADE IS NOW AVAILABLE AT THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT'S 11 LABOUR RELATIONS OFFICES.
THE SAMPLE CONTRACT, PRINTED IN BOTH ENGLISH AND CHINESE, WAS DESIGNED BY THE CATERING TRADE TRIPARTITE GROUP (CTTG) WHICH INCLUDES REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE EMPLOYERS' ASSOCIATIONS, EMPLOYEES' TRADE UNIONS, MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATIONS AND THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT.
"STUDIES BY THE TRIPARTITE GROUP REVEALED THAT MANY OF THE PAST DISPUTES IN THE CATERING TRADE WERE UNNECESSARY AND WERE CAUSED BY THE LACK OF A PROPER WRITTEN CONTRACT, SENIOR LABOUR OFFICER AND CHAIRMAN OF THE CTTG, MR LEUNG MIN-CHEUNG, SAID TODAY (SATURDAY).
LAWS,
OTHER DISPUTES MIGHT HAVE BEEN ARISEN FROM OUTDATED MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS OR TRADITIONAL PRACTICES WHICH ARE NOT IN LINE WITH THE MR LEUNG SAID.
FOLLOWING DISCUSSIONS AND CONSULTATIONS BY THE TRIPARTITE GROUP, IT IS AGREED THAT A WRITTEN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT IS NECESSARY IN ENHANCING HARMONIOUS LABOUR RELATIONS, IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF SERVICE AND PRODUCTIVITY, WHICH WILL IN TURN BENEFIT THE CATERING INDUSTRY, HE ADDED.
MR LEUNG SAID APART FROM GENERAL TERMS INCLUDING THE DATE OF EMPLOYMENT, POSITION, WORKING HOURS, OVERTIME WORK AND PROBATION PERIOD, A DETAILED BREAKDOWN OF WAGES WAS RECOMMENDED DUE TO THE SPECIAL NATURE OF WORK IN THE CATERING INDUSTRY.
/HE SAID