XN000022-1973-03-20 — Page 16

15

-

Tuesday, March 20, 1973

255 LABOUR PROBLEMS IN FEBRUARY

With Help Of Labour Relations Service

The Labour Relations Service of the Labour Department helped

employers and employees settle 255 labour problems in February.

As a result of agreements reached, 769 employees received a

total of $435,482.

Of this total, 28.5 per cent were paid by employers as outstanding

wages, payment in lieu of notice, statutory holiday pay and bonuses of

a contractual nature under either the Employment Ordinance or the

Industrial Employment (Holiday with Pay and Sickness Allowance) Ordinance.

The remaining 71.5 per cent or $311,152 were 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 $704,824.

Officers of various district branches of the Labour Relations

Service also handled 1,643 consultations and enquiries about labour laws,

industrial relations and personnel management.

They visited seven establishments to help employers introduce

joint consultative machinery to strengthen communication between labour

and management.

Release Time: 7.00 p.m.

0