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Wednesday, May 31, 1972
STATUTORY HOLIDAY FOR INDUSTRIAL WORKERS
On Day Of Dragon Boat Festival
The Commissioner of Labour, Mr. Paul Tsui, today reminded employers
that Thursday, June 15, 1972, the day of the Tuen Ng (Dragon Boat) Festival,
is one of the six statutory holidays to which industrial workers are
entitled under the Industrial Employment (Holidays with Pay and Sickness
Allowance) Ordinance.
With few exceptions, all manual workers in industrial undertakings
paid on a monthly, daily, or piece-rate basis must be given a holiday on
June 15.
Non-manual workers in industrial undertakings earning not more
than $700 a month have the same right.
To qualify for this paid holiday, which is in addition to the
compulsory four rest-days a month, a worker must have worked at least
180 days during a period of 12 months, and at least 20 days in the 28 days
preceding June 15.
A worker who does not qualify must also be given a holiday but
has no statutory entitlement to be paid although an employer may voluntarily
agree to pay him.
An employer may grant a holiday on another day instead of June 15,
but he must do so within 60 days after that date and must post a notice of
his intention at least 48 hours in advance.
/An employer
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