TUESDAY, MARCH 19, 1985
LATEST REPORT ON LABOUR FORCE SURVEY OUT
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THE REPORT ON THE GENERAL HOUSEHOLD SURVEY FOR OCTOBER DECEMBER 1984 IS NOW AVAILABLE.
IT CONTAINS STATISTICS ON EMPLOYMENT, UNEMPLOYMENT AND UNDEREMPLOYMENT FOR THE QUARTER.
IT ALSO PROVIDES A DETAILED ANALYSIS OF THE LABOUR FORCE CHARACTERISTICS, INCLUDING THEIR AGE AND SEX STRUCTURE, EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT, ACTIVITY STATUS, OCCUPATION, INDUSTRY, HOURS WORKED PER WEEK, EMPLOYMENT EARNINGS AS WELL AS DURATION OF UNEMPLOYMENT OF THE UNEMPLOYED.
THE REPORT CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING AT $7 PER COPY.
NEW LAB HOLDS FIRST MEETING ****
MEMBERS OF THE NEWLY-APPOINTED LABOUR ADVISORY BOARD HELD THE IR FIRST MEETING TODAY (TUESDAY) TO DISCUSS SEVERAL PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO EXISTING LABOUR LEGISLATION.
THE PROPOSALS INCLUDED AN AMENDMENT TO THE EMPLOYMENT ORDINANCE TO PROVIDE FOR A LONG SERVICE GRATUITY TO THOSE EMPLOYEES WITH THE REQUIRED QUALIFYING LENGTH OF SERVICE WHOSE CONTRACTS OF EMPLOYMENT WERE TERMINATED FOR REASONS OTHER THAN RESIGNATION OR DISMISSAL FOR CAUSE.
DISMISSALS BY REASON OF REDUNDANCY WERE COVERED BY SEPARATE PROVISIONS ON SEVERANCE PAY.
THE BOARD WAS SYMPATHETIC TO THE IDEA OF THE LONG SERVICE GRATUITY SCHEME, BUT ADVISED THAT IT SHOULD BE DEFERRED FOR DISCUSSION IN THE NEXT MEETING SO AS TO ALLOW MEMBERS MORE TIME TO STUDY THE SCHEME.
THE BOARD ALSO DISCUSSED PROPOSALS TO MAKE MINOR AMENDMENTS TO THE FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS (FIRE PRECAUTIONS IN REGISTRABLE WORKPLACES) REGULATIONS TO REMOVE SOME AMBIGUITIES IN THE WORDING OF EXISTING REGULATIONS.
A PAPER ON PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION ORDINANCE WAS ALSO TABLED FOR MEMBERS' INFORMATION.
THESE AMENDMENTS
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