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MONDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1989

EXPRESSED

RESERVATIONS

IT MIGHT BE DIFFICULT

ABOUT THE PROPOSAL,

WHEN TO DETERMINE

SOME MEMBERS

BECAUSE ESPECIALLY EMPLOYEE SO AFFECTED WOULD SUFFER FROM UNDUE HARDSHIP.

AN

THE BOARD AGREED TO REFER THE PAPER, TOGETHER WITH A COUNTER PROPOSAL MADE AT THE MEETING, BACK TO THE LABOUR RELATIONS COMMITTEE FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION.

MEMBERS OF THE BOARD ALSO AGREED ΤΟ EXTEND THE CURRENT PROTECTION AGAINST VICTIMISATION CONFERRED UPON EMPLOYEES WHO GIVE INFORMATION OR EVIDENCE IN ANY PROCEEDING FOR THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE EMPLOYMENT ORDINANCE TO BE EXTENDED TO COVER ALL TYPES OF WORK ACCIDENTS, WHETHER INDUSTRIAL OR NON-INDUSTRIAL.

ANOTHER PROPOSAL AGREED BY THE BOARD WAS то EXTEND THE COVERAGE OF THE CONTRACTS FOR EMPLOYMENT OUTSIDE HONG KONG ORDINANCE TO ANY NON-MANUAL EMPLOYEE WHOSE WAGES DO NOT EXCEED $15,000 PER MONTH.

THE BOARD THEN DISCUSSED SEVERAL PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS ORDINANCE AND RELATED REGULATIONS AIMED AT IMPROVING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF CONTROL OVER CONTAINER HANDLING WORK AND ENSURING WORK SAFETY.

MEMBERS GENERALLY ENDORSED THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS, ON WHICH LABOUR DEPARTMENT WILL NOW SEEK THE VIEWS OF RELEVANT ORGANISATIONS.

THE

ADVISORY

EMBERS FURTHER AGREED TO SET UP A PRESSURE EQUIPMENT COMMITTE TO ADVISE THE BOILERS AND PRESSURE VESSELS AUTHORITY MATTERS RELATING TO THE EFFECTIVE CONTROL OF PRESSURE EQUIPMENT.

ON

THE LAST ITEM ON THE AGENDA FOR THE MEETING WAS A PAPER INFORMING MEMBERS OF A PROPOSAL TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF DAYS OF PAID ANNUAL LEAVE. THIS PROPOSAL TOOK INTO ACCOUNT THE VARIOUS VIEWS WHICH HAD BEEN EXPRESSED BY MEMBERS WHEN THIS SUBJECT WAS DISCUSSED AT THE PREVIOUS MEETING OF THE BOARD IN JULY.

UNDER THE REVISED PROPOSAL, THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF DAYS OF PAID ANNUAL LEAVE WILL BE INCREASED BY ONE DAY A YEAR UNTIL THE FINAL MAXIMUM OF 14 DAYS IS REACHED IN FIVE YEARS.

HOWEVER, THE ADDITIONAL ENTITLEMENT WILL ALSO BE LINKED TO THE EMPLOYEE'S LENGTH OF SERVICE SO THAT HE WILL NOT BECOME ELIGIBLE FOR 14 DAYS' PAID ANNUAL LEAVE UNTIL HE HAS COMPLETED NINE YEARS' SERVICE WITH HIS EMPLOYER.

THE REVISED PROPOSAL ALSO PERMITS PAYMENT IN LIBU IN RESPECT OF ANY DAYS OF ANNUAL LEAVE IN EXCESS OF 10, SUBJECT TO THE OF BOTH THE EMPLOYER AND THE EMPLOYEE ON EACH OCCASION.

CONSENT

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