Tuesday, November 14, 1972
248 LABOUR PROBLEMS SETTLED
The Labour Relations Service of the Labour Department helped
employers and employees settle 248 labour problems in October.
As a result of agreements reached, 1,285 employees received
a total $663,987.
Of this total 86 per cent was paid by employers as outstanding
wages, payment in lieu of notice, statutory holiday pay and bonuses of a
contractual nature under the Employment Ordinance and the Industrial
Employment (Holidays with Pay and Sickness Allowance) Ordinance respectively.
The remaining 14 per cent or $92,602 was paid, apart from legal
entitlements, as severance pay and other ex gratia payments to employees,
Fresh nominal claims made by employees in the same month amounted
to $1,405,222.
Officers of various district branches of the Labour Relations
Service also handled 1,609 consultations and enquiries about labour laws,
industrial relations and personnel management. They visited 22 establishments
to help employers introduce joint consultative machinery to strengthen
communication between labour and management.
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