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CHAPTER 5
QULAY C' DAJOR CONCLUS ICHS
AD NASHLAND TIONS
laternity benefits in Hong Kong, elsewhere in the region and in the United Kingdom
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5.1
The orkin Group concludes that although cash benefits during the aternity period are not legally required in Hong Kong, paid maternity leave is a fairly common practice in many industrial, commercial end service establishments and that monthly rated employees appear to receive more favourable treatment from their employers than daily rated and piece rated employees in terms of length and pay during maternity leave (paragraphs 1.3 and 1.4).
5.2
...s records maternity protection, the norm in 7 neighbouring sian countrie (Indonesia, Korea, alaysia, the Thilippines, Singapore, Thailand and Taiwan) is a priod of 8 veeks at full pay,ith a qualifying period of 3-6 months service. Hong Fong pr、 viden for about 10 weeks maternity leave and is the only territory in which such leave is not legally required to be paid (paragraph 1.5).
5.3
ingapore, Malaysia and probably Taivan should be the focus of attention for comparison purposes since they are similar to "ong Kong in the level of development and law enforcement (paragraph 1.7).
5.4
The United Lingdom model of providing for naternity benefits which are financed jointly by employers through labour legislation (ployment Protection Act 1975) and by employees through social insurance un'er the Social Security ct 1975, is not appropriate for Tong Long bec-use there is no comprehensive social security system here (peragraph 1.9).
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