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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1987

AT METRES OF THE THIRD SITE,

1,100 SQUARE

NOT FANLING, IS FOR INDUSTRIAL AND/OR GODOWN USE, BUT TRADES.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO

COVER

ON LOK

FOR

TSUEN, OFFENSIVE

THE AUCTION

WHICH WILL START

AT

2.30 PM IN THE JADE BALLROOM, FURAMA HOTEL.

STATUTORY HOLIDAY REMINDER

THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT TODAY (SATURDAY) REMINDED EMPLOYERS THAT THE CHUNG YEUNG FESTIVAL WHICH FALLS ON SATURDAY (OCTOBER 31) IS ONE OF THE 11 STATUTORY HOLIDAYS.

ALL MANUAL EMPLOYERS AND THOSE NON-MANUAL EMPLOYERS BARNING NOT MORE THAN $11,500 ARE ENTITLED TO THE HOLIDAY AND MUST BE PAID FOR THE DAY OFF IF THEY HAVE WORKED CONTINUOUSLY FOR THREE MONTHS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE STATUTORY HOLIDAY.

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 MEAL AND COST OF LIVING ALLOWANCES.

WHETHER 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 TO 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.

ENQUIRIES ABOUT STATUTORY HOLIDAYS MAY BE MADE OFFICES OF THE LABOUR RELATIONS SERVICE.

AT ANY BRANCH

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