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HIURSDAY, JUNE 13, 1974

+MONTHLY-RATED EMPLOYEES WILL GET ONE-THIRD OF A MONTH'S PAY FOR EVERY YEAR OF CONTINUOUS SERVICE, AND TIME-RATED OR PIECE-RATED EMPLOYEES WILL GET 10 DAYS' WAGES FOR EACH YEAR'S CONTINUOUS -SERVICE.

+BUT, AS ALREADY LAID DOWN CLEARLY IN THE EMPLOYMENT ORDINANCE, AN EMPLOYER IS ALSO OBLIGED TO GIVE NOTICE OR WAGES IN LIEU OF NOTICE WHEN TERMINATING HIS EMPLOYEE'S CONTRACT OF EMPLOYMENT.

+THEREFORE, IF AN EMPLOYEE IS MADE REDUNDANT — OR IS LAID OFF WORK FOR MORE THAN THREE DAYS OUT OF HIS WORKING WEEK -- WITHOUT BEING GIVEN PROPER NOTICE, HE IS ENTITLED BOTH TO WAGES IN LIEU OF NOTICE, AND TO SEVERANCE PAY, IN KEEPING WITH THE NEW BILL

+I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO STRESS THE POINT THAT THE NEW BILL WILL APPLY TO WORKERS WHO HAVE WORKED FOR THE SAME EMPLOYER FOR 24 MONTHS IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO THEIR LOSING THEIR JOBS NOT 34 MONTHS AS WAS REPORTED IN SOME CASES EARLIER,+ MR. HENDERSON EXPLAINED.

·HE URGED MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO CONTINUE TO COMMENT ON THE BILL BY WRITING AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT HEADQUARTERS IN LEE GARDENS, HYSAN AVENUE, HONG KONG.

MARINE COURT TO INVESTIGATE STRANDING OF HYDROFOIL

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A MARINE COURT WILL BEGIN NEXT MONDAY CJUNE 17) ITS - INVESTIGATIONS INTO THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE STRANDING OF THE HYDROFOIL, +FLYING SKIMMER+, ON MARCH 7. THIS YEAR ON THE ROCKY FORESHORE OF CHEUNG CHAU.

JUDGE COLLIER IS TO BE THE PRESIDENT OF THE COURT WHICH WILL BE ASSISTED BY CAPTAIN CRAIG ALEXANDER AND CAPTAIN KENNETH STUART.

THE COURT WILL CONVENE ITS FIRST SESSION ON MONDAY AT 10 A.M. AT THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL CHAMBER, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES, MAIN WING, HONG KONG.

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