TNAG-0786-FCO40-990-Policy-of-Government-of-Hong-Kong-on-labour-and-trade-union--1978 — Page 173

រ

Appendix XII

Section 20

The wages, less lawful deductions, earned by but not yet paid to an employee whose contract of service terminates in accordance with the provisions of subsection (1) of Section 11 or of Section 12 of this Ordinance shall be paid to such employee before the expiry of the fourth day after the day on which such contract of service so terminates.

Section 21

(1)

Where an employer terminates the contract of service of an employee without notice

or where an employee terminates his contract of service without notice

(a)

the wages, less any deductions which the employer is entitled to make

and

(b) where the employer terminates the contract of service

the indemnity payable to the employee

shall be paid by the employer to the employee not later than the fourth day after the day on which the contract of service is so terminated.

(2)

service -

Where an employer or an employee breaks a contract of

(a) the wages, less deduction

Section 24

employee

(2) kinds only:

earned by such

shall be paid by the employer to the employee within five days of the employees' demanding such payment

It shall be lawful to make deductions of the following

(a) deductions made at the request in writing of the

employee in respect of the payment to any registered trade union or co-operative thrift and loan society of any sums due by the employee to such trade union or society on account of subscriptions, entrance fees, instalments on loans, interest or other dues;

(b) deductions

of any overpayment made during the immediately preceding three months

•

(c) deductions for the indemnity due to the employer

or for the recovery of advances of wages

(d) deductions authorised by any other written law;

(e) deductions made with the prior permission in

writing of the Director General