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PROLAZ MAY 8, 1992
TABLE 3 : CHANGES IN RE-EXPORTS BY END-USE CATEGORY
COMPARING FEB 1992 WITH FEB 1991
COMPARING JAN-FEB 1992 WITH JAN-FEB 1991
UNIT
END-USE CATEGORY VALUE
VALUE
VOLUME
VALUE
UNIT VALUE
VOLUME
%
%
%
%
%
%
FOODSTUFFS
63
2
59
5
3
1
CONSUMER GOODS
48
3
43
27
4
23
RAW MATERIALS AND
78
- 1
80
18
18
SEMI-MANUFACTURES
FUELS
18
-29
67
50
-30
115
CAPITAL GOODS
56
1
54
36
2
33
ALL COMMODITIES
57
1
55
25
2
23
* LESS THAN 0.5%
DIRECT SETTLEMENT OF MINOR COMPENSATION CASES PROPOSED
* * * * * *
THE GOVERNMENT PROPOSES AN ADDITIONAL, SIMPLIFIED PROCEDURE FOR EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES TO SETTLE COMPENSATION RELATING TO MINOR WORK INJURIES MORE SPEEDILY.
ALSO, FURTHER IMPROVEMENTS WILL BE INTRODUCED TO THE EMPLOYEES COMPENSATION ORDINANCE IN THE INTERESTS OF WORKERS.
THE PROPOSALS ARE CONTAINED IN TODAY (FRIDAY) FOR INTRODUCTION INTO THIS MONTH.
TWO AMENDMENT BILLS GAZETTED THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL LATER
{ AMENDMENT)
THE EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION
(NO. 2) BILL 1992 PROVIDES THAT AN EMPLOYER MAY AGREE WITH HIS EMPLOYEE ON THE AMOUNT OF COMPENSATION TO BE PAID IN THE CASE OF A MINOR INJURY OR OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE INVOLVING SICK LEAVE OF UP TO SEVEN DAYS.
AT PRESENT, THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT ISSUES A CERTIFICATE OF COMPENSATION ASSESSMENT TO BOTH THE EMPLOYER AND EMPLOYEE SPECIFYING THE AMOUNT OF COMPENSATION PAYABLE, ALTERNATIVELY THE EMPLOYEE MAY RESORT TO COURT PROCEEDINGS FOR A SETTLEMENT OF HIS CLAIM.
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