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THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 1994

AND

EMPLOYEES "THE AGREEMENT TO BE MADE BETWEEN THE EMPLOYERS SHOULD STATE CLEARLY THE TYPHOON SIGNAL NUMBER OR THE COLOUR CODE OF RAINSTORM UNDER WHICH EMPLOYEES ARE NOT REQUIRED TO WORK AND THE TIME ΤΟ REPORT FOR OF ISSUE OF SUCH SIGNALS WHEN THEY ARE NOT REQUIRED DUTY, MR HO SAID.

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NOTING THAT SOME INDUSTRIES MAY REQUIRE EMPLOYEES TO WORK UNDER TYPHOON SIGNAL NO. 8 OR BLACK RAINSTORM WARNING, MR HO SAID SUCH REQUIREMENT SHOULD BE CLEARLY STATED BEFORE THE EMPLOYMENT OR SUFFICIENT NOTICE SHOULD BE GIVEN TO THE EMPLOYEES.

ALSO INCLUDE

COMMENCES

INSTRUCTIONS

"THE WORK ARRANGEMENTS SHOULD REGARDING THE RELEASE OF EMPLOYEES WHEN TYPHOONS AND RAINSTORMS ARE IN FORCE DURING WORKING HOURS, MR HO SAID.

"

AGREEMENTS ON WHEN TYPHOON

EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES SHOULD ALSO MAKE PRIOR CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH EMPLOYEES SHOULD RETURN TO WORK SIGNALS OR RAINSTORM WARNINGS ARE LOWERED DURING WORKING HOURS.

TO ADOPT A FLEXIBLE APPROACH IF HOWEVER, EMPLOYERS ARE ADVISED EMPLOYEES HAVE GENUINE DIFFICULTIES IN RETURNING TO WORK QUICKLY.

OF SPECIAL "THE METHOD OF CALCULATING WAGES AND THE PAYMENT ALLOWANCE TO EMPLOYEES WORKING UNDER TYPHOONS AND RAINSTORMS SHOULD BE SPELT OUT IN THE ARRANGEMENT, HE SAID.

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DUE

CONSIDERATION

ΤΟ

OF INCLEMENT

ARE

MR HO

TO EMPLOYERS TO GIVE APPEALED EMPLOYERS WHO ARE ABSENT FROM OR LATE FOR WORK BECAUSE WEATHER SO THAT EMPLOYEES' EARNINGS, INCLUDING ATTENDANCE BONUS, NOT AFFECTED.

DETAILED GUIDELINES

ARRANGEMENTS AND SAMPLES OF WORK

DURING

TYPHOONS AND RAINSTORMS ARE PROVIDED IN THE NEW BOOKLET.

COPIES OF THE PUBLICATION ARE NOW AVAILABLE FOR COLLECTION

THROUGHOUT THE THE 11 OFFICES OF

SERVICE THE LABOUR RELATIONS

TERRITORY.

AT

0

STUDY ON HK'S PLASTICS INDUSTRY COMMISSIONED

*

BY THE

COMMISSIONED CONSULTANTS

THE

INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT ARE CARRYING OUT A STUDY ON HONG KONG'S PLASTICS INDUSTRY TO FIND OUT

AND OPPORTUNITIES

THE CONSTRAINTS FACED BY THE INDUSTRY, GENERAL OF INDUSTRY, MISS DENISE YUB, SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).

DIRECTOR-

BY FIRM, DEVELOPMENT AND

OUT

AT SPEAKING

HONG THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY RECEPTION OF THE PLASTIC MATERIAL SUPPLIERS

THE ASSOCIATION, MISS YUE SAID CARRIED

COUNCIL THE HONG KONG PRODUCTIVITY CONSULTING

WOULD ALSO RECOMMEND ON WAYS OF IMPROVING THE COMPETITIVENESS

(HKPC) ENHANCING

KONG STUDY, AND

A THE

OF

LOCAL PLASTICS

INDUSTRY.

/"COMMENCED IN

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