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MONDAY, JANUARY 27, 1975.
MERGER OF LABOUR TRIBUNALS
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THE HONG KONG AND KOWLOON LABOUR TRIBUNALS WILL MERGE AT THE END OF NEXT MONTH AND COME UNDER ONE ROOF WITHIN THE FORMER WHITFIELD BARRACKS AT THE JUNCTION OF NATHAN ROAD AND AUSTIN ROAD, KOWLOON.
FROM FEBRUARY 28 ALL CLAIMS FOR HEARING BY THE LABOUR TRIBUNAL SHOULD BE FILED AT THE WHITFIELD BARRACK OFFICES. TELEPHONE ENQUIRIES MAY BE MADE BY CALLING 3-691514.
SINCE THE TRIBUNAL WAS FIRST SET UP ON MARCH 1, 1973, IT HAS DEALT WITH 2,816 CLAIMS INVOLVING $6.3 MILLION. IT HAS SUCCEEDED IN PROVIDING A QUICK. INEXPENSIVE AND INFORMAL METHOD OF SETTLING MONETARY DISPUTES BETWEEN EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES AND HAS BECOME POPULAR WITH BOTH MANAGEMENT AND WORKER.
A TOTAL OF 1,908 CLAIMS WERE FILED WITH THE TRIBUNAL LAST YEAR. OF THESE, 1,450 WERE HEARD AND CONCLUDED.
MOST OF THE CASES (1,522) INVOLVED WAGES IN LIEU OF NOTICE. OTHERS RELATED TO ARREARS OF WAGES (692), STATUTORY HOLIDAY ALLOWANCE (142), DOUBLE PAY (136), SEVERANCE PAY (132), AND OVERTIME ALLOWANCE (28).
THE TOTAL AMOUNT AWARDED LAST YEAR BY THE TRIBUNAL WAS $1,677,447.69.
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