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EMPLOYMENT (AMENDMENT)(NO. 2) BILL 1988

The Secretary for Education and Manpower moved the Second Reading of: 'A Bill to amend the Employment Ordinance'.

He said :

Sir,

I move that the Employment (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill

cap

1988 be read a

second time.

The Bill seeks to

introduce

le.

improvements to

the

scheme

As Members know, the original

in December 1985.

It

Yong Service Payment Scheme.

was enacted by this Council

provides for a lump sum payment of up to 12 months final wages to an employee who is dismissed after working with an employer for a minimum number of years: 10 years in the case

five of those aged below 41 and 3 years for those aged 45 more. To qualify for the scheme, the employee's contract of employment must be terminated on grounds other than summary

or redundancy. For each dismissal, resignation

year

or.

of

service a monthly paid employee aged 41 or more is eligible

a

wages

and

or

for twof thirds of month's

a daily-rated

piece-rated employee is eligible for 18 days' wages, subject

to a maximum payment of 12 months' wages. Reduced payments

are

specified

for

younger

workers.

There

are

other

provisions governing reckonable service and providing for

gratuity or provident fund payment to be set off against the

long service payment.