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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1986

A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THAT HOLIDAY PAY SHOULD BE EQUIVALENT TO AN EMPLOYEE'S EARNINGS ON A NORMAL WORKING DAY AND SHOULD INCLUDE BASIC WAGES AS WELL AS ALLOWANCES THAT CAN BE EXPRESSED IN MONEY TERMS SUCH AS MEALS AND COST OF LIVING ALLOWANCES.

WHERE THE EARNINGS VARY FROM DAY TO DAY, HOLIDAY PAY SHOULD BE THE AVERAGE DAILY EARNINGS DURING EVERY COMPLETE WAGE PERIOD, WHICH COULD BE BETWEEN 28 DAYS AND 31 DAYS PRECEDING THE HOLIDAY.

IF AN EMPLOYEE IS REQUIRED TO WORK ON A STATUTORY HOLIDAY, HE MUST BE GIVEN AN ALTERNATIVE DAY OFF WITHIN 60 DAYS BEFORE OR AFTER THAT DAY.

FURTHER ENQUIRIES ABOUT STATUTORY HOLIDAYS MAY BE MADE TO THE NEAREST BRANCH OFFICE OF THE LABOUR RELATIONS SERVICE.

APPLICANTS SOUGHT FOR APPRENTICE TRAINING *****

THE APPRENTICE PLACEMENT UNIT OF THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL IS INVITING APPLICANTS FOR APPRENTICE TRAINING PLACES AVAILABLE IN INDUSTRIES.

THE UNIT HAS A NUMBER OF TECHNICIAN AND CRAFT APPRENTICESHIP VACANCIES IN CONSTRUCTION, PLASTICS, MACHINE SHOP AND METAL WORKING ELECTRICAL, JEWELLERY, TEXTILE AND CLOTHING INDUSTRIES FOR QUALIFIED YOUNG PEOPLE.

THOSE WHO HAVE COMPLETED FORM 3 EDUCATION MAY JOIN CRAFT APPRENTICESHIP SCHEMES AND FORM 5 GRADUATES WITH GRADE E OR ABOVE

IN FOUR RELEVANT SUBJECTS IN THE HKCE EXAMINATION MAY JOIN TECHNICIAN SCHEMES.

A COUNCIL SPOKESMAN SAID THAT AN APPRENTICESHIP LASTS FOR THREE TO FOUR YEARS, DURING WHICH PLANNED ON-THE-JOB TRAINING AND COMPLEMENTARY EDUCATION AT A TECHNICAL INSTITUTE WILL BE ENSURED.

THIS YEAR, THE APPRENTICE PLACEMENT UNIT HAS PLACED ABOUT

1 500 YOUNG PEOPLE IN TECHNICIAN AND CRAFT APPRENTICESHIP.

FURTHER ENQUIRIES ON VACANCIES AVAILABLE SHOULD BE MADE TO THE UNIT AT 14TH FLOOR, HARBOUR CENTRE, 25 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI, OR ON 5-8932341 EXT. 298.

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