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Injured employees should be compensated on time
The Labour Department today (Wednesday) reminded employers that periodical payment to employees injured at work should be paid on normal pay days.
An employer is liable to pay periodical payment at the rate of two-thirds of pre- accident earnings as compensation to an injured employee for temporary incapacity (sick leave) which results from the work accident.
Under the Employees' Compensation Ordinance, the principal contractor is also liable to pay periodical payments to injured employees of his sub-contractors.
Shun Hing Construction Company Limited at Lai Chi Kok Road, Kowloon, being the principal contractor, was recently fined a total of $15,000 at Kwun Tong Magistracy for failing to pay an injured employee periodical payments within seven days after due day for three wage periods.
The Magistrate also ordered the company to pay an amount of $1,500 to compensate the employee who suffered from the late payment. The direct employer, Ma Yau-nung, was also fined $6,000 för three summonses earlier this year.
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Labour Officer (Prosecutions), Mrs Tonia Leung, said failure to pay periodical payments to an injured employee within the statutory period was an offence under the Employees' Compensation Ordinance. The maximum fine for the offence is $25,000.
End/Wednesday, November 1, 1995