FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1994
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RETRAINING BOARD TO TAKE UP VETTING DUTIES PROPOSFD
THE GOVERNMENT HAS PROPOSED TO AMEND THE EMPLOYEES RETRAINING PROGRESS OF THE ORDINANCE TO COPE WITH THE CURRENT ACTIVITIES AND EMPLOYEES RETRA (NING BOARD (ERB),
GAZETTED
1994 THE EMPLOYEE RETKAJNING (AMENDMENT) BILL UNDER TODAY (FRIDAY), THE ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES OF VETTING THE APPLICANTS OF TO THE EHB. RETRAINING WILL BE TRANSFERRED FROM THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT
UP.
A RETRAINING
THE
GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN 1.SPLAINED THAT
THE WHEN
EMPLOYEES ORDINANCE WAS FIRST DRAFTED, THE ERB HAD NOT YET BEEN WITHOUT INCURRING EXTRA RESOURCES, LABOUR DEPARTMENT, TAKEN UP THE DUTY OF VETTING THE APPLICANTS OF RETRAINING.
SET HAD
"IN VIEW THAT ERB 15 NOW WELL ON TRACK AND THE LABOUR
IS DEPARTMENT
BEING OVERLOADED WITH THE
OF INCREASING NUMBER APPLICANTS, THE GOVERNMENT THEREFORE PROPOSES THAT THE DUTY OF VETTING SHOULD BE TRANSFERRED TO THE ERB, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
THE BILL ALSO SEEKS TO EXPAND THE SCOPE OF SCHEME TO INCLUDE "SUPPLEMENTARY RETRAINING PROGRAMMES", SUCH AS THE-JOB TRAINING SCHEME AS APPROVED BY ERB.
THE
RETRAINING
ON-
TO
FALL
TRAINEES BILL ALSO PROPOSES TO EXPAND THE CATEGORY OF THE
MAY NOT HOUSEWIVES AND DISABLED PERSONS WHO AT PRESENT INCLUDE WITHIN THE DEFINITION OF AN "EMPLOYEE" UNDER THE EXISTING LEGISLATION,
THE BILL NOVEMBER 23.
WILL BE INTRODUCED INTO THE LEGISLATIVE
EMPLOYMENT (AMENDMENT) BILI. 1994 GAZETTED
COUNCIL
ON
IN AN AMENDMENT BILL TO BE INTRODUCED INTO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, THE GOVERNMENT HAS PROPOSED FURTHER IMPROVEMENT TO EMPLOYEES' ENTITLEMENT UNDER THE SEVERANCE PAYMENT (SP) AND LONG SERVICE PAYMENT
(LSP) SCHEMES.
THE EMPLOYMENT (AMENDMENT) BILL 1994 GAZETTED TODAY (FRIDAY! SEEKS TO REMOVE THE CEILING OF 12 MONTHS' WAGES FOR CALCULATING EMPLOYEES' ENTITLEMENT TO SP AND LSP, BUT THE MAXIMUM PAYMENT OF $180,000 WILL BE RETAINED.
THE MAXIMUM PAYMENT
WOT LD KE REVIEWED
PERIODICALLY, A
GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.
HE POINTED OUT THAT THE AIN KAS fo ENABLE LONG SERVING EMPLOYEES TO EARN SP AND LSP BEYOND 18 YEARS, WHICH IS THE CURRENT UMIT.
/ON THE