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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1990

BETTER SEVERANCE PAY PROTECTION DISCUSSED

* * *

UNDER

THE LABOUR ADVISORY

PROPOSAL TO INCREASE THE COVERAGE PROTECTION OF WAGES ON INSOLVENCY FUND.

PROPOSAL, THE

BOARD

TODAY OF SEVERANCE

(WEDNESDAY)

DISCUSSED PAYMENT UNDER THE

A

AN EMPLOYEE'S

ENTITLEMENT UPON THE INSOLVENCY OF THE EMPLOYER WILL BE TO A MAXIMUM OF $8,000 AND 50 PER CENT OF $8,000.

ANY AMOUNT

SEVERANCE PAYMENT

INCREASED UP OF IN EXCESS

EXTENT OF

WAS COVERAGE INCOME GROUP FINANCIAL PROTECTION,

THE BOARD WAS TOLD THAT THE PROPOSED CONSIDERED REASONABLE AS IT WOULD ENSURE THAT THE LOWER OF EMPLOYEES, WHO WERE USUALLY MORE IN NEED OF WOULD GET FULL COVERAGE OR A RELATIVELY HIGH PERCENTAGE OF COVERAGE.

TO ENABLE THE FUND TO MEET THE ADDITIONAL

FROM THE

INCREASED THAT THE

OF COVERAGE

RATE

OF

EXPENDITURE ARISING IT WAS ALSO REGISTRATION

PAYMENT, BUSINESS

SEVERANCE LEVY ON EACH PROPOSED CERTIFICATE SHOULD BE INCREASED FROM $100 TO $250.

BOARD

ACCEPTED

EXPRESSED

PROPOSAL THE THE MEMBERS OF

AT THE MEETING. ΤΟ THEIR VIEWS SUBJECT UNDERTOOK TO REPORT THEM BACK TO THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL.

IN

PRINCIPLE,

THE CHAIRMAN

MEMBERS ALSO EXPRESSED THEIR VIEWS ON THE OCCUPATIONAL SCHEMES (COMMERCE, TRADE AND INDUSTRY ETC) BILL 1990.

77TH

A REPORT ON HONG KONG'S PARTICIPATION IN THE THE INTERNATIONAL LABOUR CONFERENCE 1990 WAS PRESENTED FOR MEMBERS' INFORMATION.

PENSION

SESSION OF TO THE BOARD

ENDORSED THE RECOMMENDATION

INTERNATIONAL LABOUR

THAT HONG KONG

AS CONFERENCE

A

THE BOARD ALSO WOULD CONTINUE TO ATTEND THE TRIPARTITE TEAM.

0

109 VBP RETURN TO VIETNAM

A GROUP OF 109 RETURNED TO VIETNAM PROGRAMME.

UNDER

VIETNAMESE

THE

BOAT UNHCR'S

VOLUNTARY

PEOPLE TODAY (WEDNESDAY} REPATRIATION

COMPRISING 36 MEN, 32 WOMEN, 25 BOYS AND 16 THE 34TH BATCH TO GO BACK UNDER THE PROGRAMME.

GIRLS, THEY WERE

SO FAR, A TOTAL OF 4,453 VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE VOLUNTARILY.

HAVE RETURNED

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