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SATURDAY, JANUARY 16, 1993

EARLY WELFARE PAYMENT

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EARLIER

RECIPIENTS OF PUBLIC ASSISTANCE AND SPECIAL NEEDS ALLOWANCE HOLDING CASH ORDER COUPONS MAY RECEIVE THEIR WELFARE PAYMENT IF THEIR PAYDAY FALLS ON THE COMING CHINESE NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS.

A SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN TODAY (SATURDAY) SAID PAYMENTS SCHEDULED BETWEEN JANUARY 22 AND 25 WOULD BE ADVANCED то JANUARY 18 TO 21 RESPECTIVELY.

ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE FOR

RECIPIENTS TO COLLECT THEIR

SUB-OFFICES,

PAYMENTS AT THE DESIGNATED POST OFFICES AND TREASURY HE SAID.

EMPLOYERS REMINDED OF LUNAR NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS

EMPLOYERS ARE REMINDED THAT THE LUNAR NEW YEAR'S EVE, THE NEW YEAR'S DAY AND THE THIRD DAY OF THE YEAR OF THE COCK ON JANUARY 22, 23 AND 25 RESPECTIVELY ARE STATUTORY HOLIDAYS FOR WORKERS.

AS THE SECOND DAY OF THE LUNAR NEW YEAR FALLS ON A SUNDAY, THE EMPLOYMENT ORDINANCE PROVIDES THAT THE LUNAR NEW YEAR'S EVE SHOULD INSTEAD BE MADE A STATUTORY HOLIDAY.

ALL EMPLOYEES, IRRESPECTIVE OF THEIR WAGE LEVELS, ARE ENTITLED TO THE HOLIDAYS AND MUST BE PAID FOR THE DAYS OFF IF THEY HAVE WORKED CONTINUOUSLY FOR THE SAME EMPLOYER FOR THREE MONTHS OR LONGER IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE STATUTORY HOLIDAYS.

DAILY HOLIDAY PAY SHOULD BE EQUIVALENT TO AN EMPLOYEE'S BARNINGS 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 BARNINGS VARY FROM DAY TO DAY, THE HOLIDAY PAY SHOULD BE THE AVERAGE DAILY EARNINGS DURING EVERY COMPLETE WAGE PERIOD, WHICH SHOULD BE BETWEEN 28 DAYS AND 31 DAYS. PRECEDING THE HOLIDAYS.

IF AN EMPLOYEE IS REQUIRED TO WORK ON A STATUTORY HOLIDAY, HE MUST BE GIVEN AN ALTERNATIVE DAY OFF WITHIN 60 DAYS BEFORE

OR AFTER

THE HOLIDAY.

FURTHER

ENQUIRIES ABOUT STATUTORY HOLIDAYS CAN BE MADE ON TEL

717 1771.

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