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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1992

PROTECTION AGAINST VICTIMISATION BY EMPLOYERS

*

TO PLUG

ONE OF

INDUSTRIAL

LOOPHOLES THE A BILL WHICH PROTECTION AGAINST VICTIMISATION AFFORDED BY THE EMPLOYMENT

AND THE

FACTORIES

SEEKS

AND

UNDERTAKINGS

INTRODUCED TO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY},

READING OF THE

FACTORIES

THE IN ORDINANCE

ORDINANCE

WAS

AND INDUSTRIAL

FOR EDUCATION AND FACTORIES AND

MOVING THE SECOND UNDERTAKINGS (AMENDMENT) BILL 1992, THE SECRETARY MANPOWER, MR JOHN CHAN, SAID SECTION 6 OF THE

ORDINANCE PROHIBITED INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS DISCRIMINATING AGAINST OR DISMISSING EMPLOYEES THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE PROVISIONS OF THE ORDINANCE.

HOWEVER, THE ORDINANCE DOES CONTRAVENTION OF THIS PROVISION.

EMPLOYERS

FROM WHO HAD ASSISTED IN

NOT CONTAIN A SANCTION AGAINST

A

TO INTRODUCE SEEKS "THE BILL

BILL NOW CONTRAVENTION OF THE PROVISION, NAMELY A FINE OF $20,000.

SANCTION

AGAINST

:

PROVISION

SIMILAR

"THIS SANCTION IS IN LINE WITH THAT UNDER A IN SECTION 63A OF THE EMPLOYMENT ORDINANCE," MR CHAN SAID.

DEBATE ON THE BILL WAS ADJOURNED.

0

PROTECTION OF EMPLOYEES AGAINST DISCRIMINATION IMPROVES

OF IN

PROTECTION AGAINST EMPLOYERS

ΤΟ THE LEGISLATIVE

A BILL WHICH SEEKS TO EXTEND THE REMIT OF THE

IN PROCEEDINGS ASSISTANCE EMPLOYEES GIVING CONNECTION WITH SAFETY AT WORK WAS INTRODUCED COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

THOSE

(AMENDMENT) (NO.2)

PROVISIONS

MOVING THE SECOND READING OF THE EMPLOYMENT

CHAN, BILL 1992, THE SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER, MR JOHN

OF THE IN IDENTIFIED SAID LOOPHOLES

BEEN HAD

INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS EMPLOYMENT ORDINANCE AND THE FACTORIES AND

THE PROTECTION OF EMPLOYEES ORDINANCE

WERE CONCERNED WITH WHICH AGAINST DISCRIMINATION OR DISMISSAL BY EMPLOYERS ON GROUNDS THAT EMPLOYEES HAD ASSISTED IN THE ENFORCEMENT OF THESE ORDINANCES.

INVESTIGATION

UNDER SECTION 728 OF THE EMPLOYMENT ORDINANCE, PROTECTED FOR HAVING ASSISTED IN THE CONCERNING BREACH OF THE ORDINANCE.

HOWEVER, MR CHAN POINTED OUT VICTIMISATION IN THAT SECTION DID NOT ACCIDENTS TO EMPLOYEES OR SAFETY AT WORK.

THE

EMPLOYEES ARE

OR PROCEEDINGS

THE THAT

COVER MATTERS

PROTECTION AGAINST

RELATING

TO

"AT THE