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Tuesday, September 18, 1973
LABOUR RELATIONS SERVICE HELPS SETTLE 322 LABOUR DISPUTES
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The Labour Relations Service of the Labour Department last
month helped settle 322 disputes.
Disclosing this today, the head of the Service, Mr. T.F. Tsui
said that as a result of agreements reached in meetings conducted by
his conciliation officers, 1,270 employees had received a total of
$802,924.
Of this total, 41.5 per cent was paid by employers as outstanding
wages, payment in lieu of notice, statutory holiday pay and bonuses.
The remaining 58.5 per cent about $469,484
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severance pay and other ex-gratia payments to employees.
was paid as
Mr. Tsui said last month officers of the Service handled
1,600 consultations and enquiries about labour laws, industrial relations
and personnel management.
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