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TAXI DISPUTE SETTLED
Tuesday, July 4, 1972
About $400,000 has been paid to workers of a taxi company in settling
a dispute over the termination of employment following the closure of the
business.
The dispute, involving 240 workers of the World Taxi Company, was
over the question of wages in lieu of notice for the termination of services and
severance pay.
As a result of direct negotiations, the workers received an ex-gratia
payment covering severance pay and year-end bonus in addition to the wages
payable to them in lieu of notice.
Earlier, officers of the Labour Department had visited the company
and advised the management on provisions of the Employment Ordinance.
About 70 per cent of the retrenched workers have been introduced to
new jobs by the management.
WATER INTERRUPTION
The water supply to certain premises in Aberdeen on Hong Kong Island will be interrupted for five hours beginning from 1 a.m. on Thursday, July 6.
The temporary water stoppage is to enable the Waterworks Office to
carry out a night leakage test for waste detection.
The area to be affected is bounded by Yue Kwong Road and Yue Hong Road,
including the Yue Kwong Estate.
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