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Monday, December 4, 1972

THE CHINESE WINTER SOLSTICE

A STATUTORY BOLADAY FOR INDUSTRIAL LORIERS

The Commissioner of Labour, Mr. Paul Tsui to-day reminded employers

that Friday, December 22, the day of the Chinese Winter Solstice 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 picos rate basis must be given a holiday on that

day. 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 an 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

December 22.

A worker who does not qualify, must also be gaven a holiday, but has

no statutory entitlement to be paid although an employer may voluntarily agree

to pay him.

A worker or employer who is in doubt about his rights or obligations

regarding statutory holidays or holiday pay may obtain the advice of the Senior Labour Inspector in charge of the Women and Young Persons Unit at various

branch offices of the Labour Department.

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