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MONDAY, APRIL 26, 1993
THE
CEILING AS
MEMBERS WERE BRIEFED THAT THE EXISTING
12
MONTHS' WAGE THE MAXIMUM LIMIT OF SEVERANCE PAYMENT AND LONG SERVICE PAYMENT HAS BEEN CRITICISED AS BEING UNFAIR TO ANY EMPLOYEE WHO HAS MORE THAN 18 YEARS OF SERVICE WITH AN EMPLOYER.
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PROVIDE A SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF SUCH PAYMENTS BOARD MEMBERS AGREED THAT THE CEILING OF 12
F
MONTHS' WAGES SHOULD BE
REMOVED WHILE THE MAXIMUM LIMIT OF $180,000 BE RETAINED.
THEY ALSO AGREED THAT THE $180,000 MAXIMUM LIMIT SHOULD BE REVIEWED PERIODICALLY, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE GENERAL WAGE MOVEMENT.
HOWEVER, BOARD MEMBERS HELD DIFFERENT VIEWS ON THE PRINCIPLE AND MANNER OF THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO RECOGNISE THE PART OF AN EMPLOYEE'S SERVICE OVER AND ABOVE 18 YEARS ACCRUED BEFORE THE AMENDMENT COMES INTO OPERATION FOR THE PURPOSE OF CALCULATING THE PAYMENTS.
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THE MEMBERS ALSO NOTED AN INFORMATION PAPER ON A PROPOSAL SIMPLIFY THE ADMINISTRATION OF PART III OF THE APPRENTICESHIP REGULATIONS UNDER THE APPRENTICESHIP ORDINANCE.
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THE PROPOSAL, IF INTRODUCED, WILL ENABLE THE DIRECTOR APPRENTICESHIP TO GIVE PERMISSION TO EMPLOYERS OF APPRENTICES CHANGE THEIR HOURS OF EMPLOYMENT AND OVERTIME MORE EFFICIENTLY WITHOUT THE NEED TO SEEK APPROVAL FROM THE COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR.
BOARD MEMBERS ALSO LEARNED THAT IN THE LIGHT OF EXPERIENCE GAINED IN HANDLING A RECENT DISPUTE, THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT WAS CONDUCTING A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW ON THE PROVISIONS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST ANTI-UNION DISCRIMINATION IN THE EMPLOYMENT ORDINANCE AND THE RIGHT TO STRIKE.
FLAT OWNERS URGED TO KEEP THEIR SLOPES SAFE
OWNERS ARE
WITH THE APPROACH OF THE WET SEASON, PRIVATE FLAT URGED TO MAKE SURE THAT THEIR SLOPES ARE BEING WELL MAINTAINED.
THE PLEA WAS MADE BY THE PRINCIPAL GOVERNMENT GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEER OF THE CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, DR ANDREW MALONE, AT A PRESS CONFERENCE TODAY (MONDAY).
"SLOPES THAT ARE NOT WELL MAINTAINED MAY BECOME
UNSAFE, HE
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SAID.
"THE GOVERNMENT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ROUTINE MAINTENANCE ITS OWN SLOPES AND RETAINING WALLS, WHILE PRIVATE FLAT OWNERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING SLOPES AND RETAINING WALLS WITHIN THEIR PROPERTY, HE STRESSED.
/DR MALONE