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WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 1988

"THE PROPORTION OF CASES BEING

WAS

91.4 INCREASING AND IN 1987-88 COMPARES FAVOURABLY WITH OTHER COURTS,

PER

H

HAS IMMEDIATELY SETTLED

WHICH CENT,

I UNDERSTAND

HE SAID.

BEEN

CERTIFICATES,

ISSUED ΤΟ

MR BRIDGE NOTED THAT ENFORCEMENT EMPLOYERS WHO FAILED TO SETTLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE JUDGEMENT OF THE REGISTERED WITH THE DISTRICT TRIBUNAL, ENABLED THE JUDGEMENT TO BE COURT FOR ENFORCEMENT.

ITS SEIZURE OF

HE POINTED OUT THAT IF THE LABOUR TRIBUNAL WERE TO ENFORCE OWN JUDGEMENTS, IT WOULD HAVE THE POWER ONLY TO ORDER THE MOVEABLE PROPERTY.

ORDINANCE ALREADY PROVIDES

"SECTION 6 OF THE LABOUR TRIBUNAL FOR BAILIFFS TO BE ATTACHED TO THE TRIBUNAL FOR THIS PURPOSE.

"HOWEVER, THIS PROVISION HAS NOT SO FAR BEEN USED.

MORE EFFECTIVE

"THE REASON FOR THIS IS THAT IN PRACTICE IT IS TO ENFORCE PAYMENT THROUGH THE DISTRICT COURT OR TO USE BANKRUPTCY WINDING-UP PETITIONS IN THE HIGH COURT," HE EXPLAINED.

OR

"BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS ARE LIABLE TO TAKE SOME TIME TO SETTLE, EX-GRATIA PAYMENT FROM

BUT MEANWHILE THE PLAINTIFF CAN APPLY FOR AN THE PROTECTION OF WAGES ON INSOLVENCY FUND.

A CLAIM IN

"THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT ADVISES ALL THOSE PURSUING THE LABOUR TRIBUNAL TO APPLY AT THE SAME TIME TO THIS FUND.'

TO CLAIMS FOR RECOMMENDING AN

LIMITED NOTING THAT BANKRUPTCY PETITIONS WERE

BE $5,000 AND OVER, MR BRIDGE SAID HE WOULD SHORTLY

TO ALLOW EX-GRATIA FUND ORDINANCE AMENDMENT то THE INSOLVENCY

WHERE THE AMOUNT OWED WAS

PAYMENTS TO BE MADE EVEN IN THOSE CASES LESS THAN THIS $5,000 THRESHOLD.

THERE HE ADDED THAT

APPEARED

SECTION 38 OF THE LABOUR

TRIBUNAL

BE

TO

AMENDING NO POINT IN ΤΟ GIVE ORDINANCE

THE TRIBUNAL SECTION 6 ENFORCEMENT POWERS, SINCE IT ALREADY HAD SUCH POWERS UNDER OF THE ORDINANCE.

"HOWEVER, THESE POWERS ARE NOT USED BECAUSE IN PRACTICE MORE EFFECTIVE TO USE OTHER MEANS," HE SAID.

IT IS

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