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THURSDAY, MAY 26, 1994
EMPLOYMENT AND WORK SAFETY
FOR SUMMER JOB-SEEKERS
STUDENTS
PLANNING TO TAKE UP TEMPORARY JOBS DURING' THE COMING SUMMER VACATION SHOULD PAY EXTRA CARE TO SIX TYPES OF POSSIBLE EMPLOYMENT TRAPS WHICH HAVE CAUGHT PUBLIC ATTENTION IN RECENT YEARS.
SENIOR LABOUR OFFICER-IN-CHARGE OF EMPLOYMENT SERVICES MR RAYMOND CHAN SAID AT A PRESS CONFERENCE TODAY (THURSDAY) INFORMATION THESE COMMON EMPLOYMENT TRAPS WAS CONTAINED IN A NEWLY-PUBLISHED BOOKLET SPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR STUDENTS LOOKING FOR SUMMER JOBS.
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"COMPLEMENTED BY CARTOON DRAWINGS IN THE BOOKLET, WE PUT ACROSS USEFUL ADVICE TO SUMMER JOB SEEKERS, HOPING THAT THEY CAN AVOID VICTIMISED BY UNSCRUPULOUS PEOPLE, MR CHAN SAID.
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MR CHAN OFFERED THE FOLLOWING ADVICE ON AVOIDING
BEING
EMPLOYMENT
TRAPS:
OR
ESPECIALLY ACADEMIC
* BE CAREFUL OF DUBIOUS RECRUITMENT ADVERTISEMENTS,
THOSE
WHICH
REQUIRE
NO
SKILL
QUALIFICATIONS, BUT PROMISE A HIGH PAY;
WHILE ATTENDING A JOB INTERVIEW, BE ALERT OF WHETHER THE OFFER IS GENUINE;
* AVOID ACCEPTING JOBS WITH POSSIBLE IMMORAL IMPLICATIONS;
*
BE CAREFUL IN SIGNING ANY CONTRACT;
*
CONSIDER SERIOUSLY BEFORE ACCEPTING ANY DEMAND FROM THE EMPLOYER IN RESPECT OF MONETARY GUARANTEE, OR PAYMENT OF CASH EITHER FOR TRAINING PURPOSES OR FOR THE PURCHASE OF GOODS; AND
WHEN IN DOUBT OR HAVING PROBLEMS, CONSULT PARENTS, CAREERS TEACHERS OR APPROPRIATE AUTHORITIES.
COPIES OF THE BOOKLET ARE NOW AVAILABLE FOR COLLECTION AT THE NINE LOCAL EMPLOYMENT SERVICE OFFICES THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY, AND THE CAREERS INFORMATION CENTRES AT MONG KOK GOVERNMENT OFFICES AND SOUTHORN CENTRE IN WAN CHAI.
MEANWHILE, SENIOR LABOUR OFFICER OF THE LABOUR RELATIONS PROMOTION UNIT MR HO HONG-WAI SAID HIS UNIT HAD PRODUCED A NEW BOOKLET ON EMPLOYMENT LAW FOR SUMMER JOB SEEKERS.
IN
"IT PROVIDES SOME BASIC KNOWLEDGE ABOUT LABOUR LAW AND OTHER ADVICE TO YOUNG STUDENTS INTENDING TO TAKE UP TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT THE SUMMER VACATION, MR HO SAID.
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REGULATIONS,
HE NOTED THAT UNDER THE EMPLOYMENT OF CHILDREN THERE WERE RESTRICTIONS GOVERNING THE EMPLOYMENT
AGE, THE WORKING HOURS AND THE TYPES OF JOBS WHICH CHILDREN COULD OR COULD NOT DO.
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