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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1991

STATUTORY HOLIDAY FOR EMPLOYEES REMINDED

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REMINDEL

THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT TODAY (FRIDAY)

EMPLOYERS THAT BITHER THE WINTER SOLSTICE (DECEMBER 22) OR CHRISTMAS DAY (DECEMBER 25) SHOULD BE DESIGNATED AS ONE OF THE 11 STATUTORY HOLIDAYS FOR EMPLOYEES.

"SINCE WINTER SOLSTICE FALLS ON A SUNDAY, WHICH IN SOME CASES IS ALREADY A REST DAY FOR AN EMPLOYEE, HE SHOULD BE GRANTED A HOLIDAY THE FOLLOWING DAY, THAT IS DECEMBER 23 (MONDAY)," A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID.

UNDER THE EMPLOYMENT ORDINANCE, ALL EMPLOYEES, IRRESPECTIVE OF THEIR WAGE LEVELS, ARE ENTITLED TO THE HOLIDAY AND MUST BE PAID FOR THE DAY OFF IF THEY HAVE WORKED CONTINUOUSLY FOR THE SAME EMPLOYER FOR THREE MONTHS OR LONGER IMMEDIATELY BEFORE THE STATUTORY HOLIDAY.

HOLIDAY PAY SHOULD BE EQUIVALENT TO AN EMPLOYEE'S

EARNINGS ON A FULL WORKING DAY AND SHOULD INCLUDE BASIC WAGES AS WELL AS ALLOWANCES THAT CAN BE EXPRESSED IN MONEY TERMS SUCH AS MEALS AND COST OF LIVING ALLOWANCES.

WHERE THE EARNINGS VARY FROM DAY TO DAY, HOLIDAY PAY SHOULD BE THE AVERAGE DAILY EARNINGS DURING EVERY COMPLETE WAGE. PERIOD, WHICH CAN BE BETWEEN 28 AND 31 DAYS PRECEDING THE HOLIDAY.

HOLIDAY, HE

IF AN EMPLOYEE IS REQUIRED TO WORK ON A STATUTORY MUST BE GIVEN AN ALTERNATIVE DAY OFF WITHIN 60 DAYS BEFORE OR AFTER THAT DAY.

FURTHER ENQUIRIES ABOUT STATUTORY HOLIDAYS MAY BE MADE AT ANY BRANCH OFFICE OF THE DEPARTMENT'S LABOUR RELATIONS SERVICE.

INAUGURATION FOR KWAI TSING YOUTH CLUB

FIRST

TSING

THE CLUB, YOUTH THE KWAI ORGANISATION ESTABLISHED UNDER THE AUSPICES OF WILL HOLD AN INAUGURATION CEREMONY FOR ITS FIRST TOMORROW (SATURDAY) MORNING.

PEOPLE'S YOUNG DISTRICT OFFICE, EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

THE

CLUB HAS A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DISTRICT OFFICE SAID: "THE YOUTH

ΤΟ PARTICIPATE IN BEEN SET UP TO MOTIVATE THE DISTRICT'S YOUNGSTERS COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES AS PART OF THEIR CIVIC EDUCATION.

"THE CLUB HAS

ABOUT 30

FOUNDING MEMBERS, WHO WERE EITHER YOUTH AMBASSADORS WINNERS OF THE DISTRICT'S COMPOSITION CONTEST,

HE SAID. SELECTED FOR OVERSEAS STUDY TOURS, IN THE PAST FEW YEARS,"

/"SINCE