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MONDAY, JUNE 20, 1994

IN ADDITION TO MONETARY COMPENSATION, THE EMPLOYER HAS ALSO COMMITTED AN OFFENCE, THE MAXIMUM FINE OF WHICH IS $10,000.

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THE SENIOR LABOUR OFFICER-IN-CHARGE OF THE LRPU, MR HO HONG- WAI, SAID COPIES OF A LEAFLET EXPLAINING THE MATERNITY PROVISIONS THE ORDINANCE IN SIMPLE TERMS WERE AVAILABLE FOR COLLECTION

AT ALL PUBLIC HOSPITALS, MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH CENTRES AND THE 11 OFFICES OF THE LABOUR RELATIONS SERVICE THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY.

"THE LEAFLET WILL FACILITATE FEMALE EMPLOYEES SEEKING MATERNITY PROTECTION ΤΟ UNDERSTAND MORE ABOUT THEIR STATUTORY RIGHTS AND BENEFITS, HE SAID.

THE LEAFLET IS ATTACHED WITH A STANDARD FORM OF NOTICE SPECIFYING THE EXPECTED DATE OF CONFINEMENT AND THE DATE ON WHICH THE MATERNITY LEAVE IS TO COMMENCE. THE STANDARD FORM SERVES ΤΟ HELP PREGNANT EMPLOYEES COMPLY WITH THEIR OBLIGATION UNDER THE LAW.

ALSO PUBLISHED IN THE NEWSLETTER IS AN ARTICLE ON "LABOUR RELATIONS" WITHIN THE LABOUR ADVISORY BOARD BY BOARD MEMBER MR CHEUNG

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THE DEPARTMENT'S OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH DIVISION EXPLAINED IN A LENGTHY STORY WHY OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES SHOULD BE REPORTED ΤΟ THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT.

COURT RESULTS OF TWO LABOUR TRIBUNAL APPEAL CASES, ONE ON THE DEFINITION OF WAGES AND THE OTHER ON CONSTRUCTIVE DISMISSAL, WERE ALSO INCLUDED IN THE PUBLICATION AS REFERENCE MATERIAL FOR EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES.

MORE THAN 25,000 COPIES OF THE NEWSLETTER WERE PRINTED FOR FREE DISTRIBUTION ΤΟ COMPANIES EMPLOYING 20 OR MORE WORKERS, EMPLOYERS" ASSOCIATIONS AND REGISTERED TRADE UNIONS IN THE TERRITORY.

EMPLOYERS AND OTHER PARTIES INTERESTED IN RECEIVING THE NEWSLETTER MAY FAX THEIR REQUEST TO 854 4723 OR WRITE TO THE LABOUR RELATIONS PROMOTION UNIT, LABOUR DEPARTMENT, P.O. BOX 25114, HARBOUR BUILDING POST OFFICE, HONG KONG,

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SCHOOLS POSITIVE ABOUT JOINING MANAGEMENT INITIATIVE SCHEME

PRINCIPALS, TEACHERS AND PARENTS OF SCHOOLS UNDER THE SCHOOL MANAGEMENT INITIATIVE (SMI) SCHEME WERE POSITIVE ABOUT JOINING THE SCHEME, SAYING THAT THEIR SCHOOL HAD MADE "AN APPROPRIATE CHOICE",

THIS WAS REVEALED BY AN EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SURVEY OF SCHOOLS THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE FIRST PHASE OF THE SCHEME.

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THE SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED IN DECEMBER LAST YEAR TO EXAMINE HOW THE AIMS OF THE SCHEME HAD BEEN ACHIEVED. THE DIFFICULTIES EXPERIENCED BY SCHOOLS, AND TO ANALYSE THEIR RESPONSES TO THE CHANGES IN GREATER DEPTH.

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