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MONDAY, MARCH 27. 1989

PUBLICITY ON FLEXIBLE WORKING HOURS LAUNCHED

THE GOVERNMENT HAS LAUNCHED A PUBLICITY PROGRAMME TO

WORKING STAGGERED

HOURS EMPLOYERS TO ADOPT FLEXITIME AND WORKPLACES.

AT

ENCOURAGE THEIR

HELP EASE THE

DEMAND งาน

OF

PEOPLE IN

THE PROMOTION OF FLEXITIME AIMS TO PUBLIC TRANSPORT DURING PEAK HOURS FOR THE CONVENIENCE EMPLOYMENT AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.

WILL

ADOPTING THE SCHEME ADVICE TO ANYONE INTERESTED IN GIVEN BY THE LABOUR RELATIONS SERVICE OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT.

(MONDAY): "FLEXIBLE AND IMPROVE

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY WORKING HOURS ARRANGEMENT CAN HELP REDUCE STAFF TURNOVER PRODUCTIVITY OF THE COMPANY.

"EMPLOYEES' PERSONAL NEEDS CAN BE NEW ARRANGEMENTS THEREBY BOOSTING THEIR SENSE OF BELONGING.

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THE PUBLICITY

PACKAGE

BETTER SATISFIED BY THESE MORALE AND ENHANCING THEIR

A INCLUDES

30-SECOND

ANNOUNCEMENT IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST (API) WHICH HAS BEEN ALL OF THE FOUR TELEVISION CHANNELS THIS MONTH.

"A RADIO API AND A LEAFLET VERSIONS HAVE ALSO BEEN PRODUCED,

TELEVISION SCREENED ON

IN SEPARATE CHINESE AND ENGLISH THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

WORKING

A MODERN APPROACH то

HOURS THE LEAFLET, ENTITLED

THE CHARACTERISTICS AND ARRANGEMENTS",

INFORMATION ON PROVIDES ADVANTAGES OF FLEXITIME AND STAGGERED WORKING HOURS.

THE

BETWEEN THE TWO SYSTEMS, IN EXPLAINING THE MAIN DIFFERENCES

ALLOWS EMPLOYEES THAT FLEXITIME SPOKESMAN

OUT POINTED DETERMINE THEIR STARTING AND FINISHING TIMES ACCORDING TO THEIR AND HABITS.

ΤΟ NEEDS

TASK-ORIENTED

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AND

RESULT-ORIENTED

AND

EMPLOYBK SELECTS

BY

UNDER THE STAGGERED WORKING HOURS SCHEME, AN ONE OF A NUMBER OF ALTERNATIVE STARTING/FINISHING TIMES PRESCRIBED THE EMPLOYER.

THIS SYSTEM IS GENERALLY MORE SUITABLE AND SERVICE SECTORS, HE SAID.

FOR THE MANUFACTURING

ABOUT

EMPLOYERS SHOULD NOTE THE LEAFLET ALSO CONTAINS POINTS WHICH BEFORE ADOPTING NEW WORKING HOURS, SUCH AS CONSULTING EMPLOY RES THE PROPOSED ARRANGEMENTS.

ANY BRANCH OFFICES OF THE LABOUR COPIES OF THE LEAFLET IF SYSTEMS IN THEIR ESTABLISHMENTS.

THEY

ARE

TO CONTACT THE SPOKESMAN URGED PEOPLE IN MANAGEMENT POSITIONS

RELATIONS SERVICE TO OBTAIN IN INTRODUCING

FREE

INTERESTED

SUCH

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