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In Hong Kong, the Labour Department (LD) has prosecuted a company and its director for violating Employment Ordinance (EO) requirements, GovHK reports.
The company - Red Health Products Company Limited - and its director pleaded guilty at the West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts on April 25 and were fined a total of $78,000.
According to the Labour Department, Red Health Products Company Limited wilfully and without reasonable excuse contravened the requirements of the EO by failing to pay two employees' wages and payment in lieu of notice within seven days after the expiry of the wage periods and termination of employment, as well as end-of-year payment and annual leave pay within the statutory time limit, totalling about $220,000.
In addition, the company reportedly failed to pay the awarded sums of around $241,000 to the two employees within 14 days of the date set by the Labour Tribunal (LT).
The company director was prosecuted and convicted for his consent, connivance or neglect in these wage and default award offences.
A spokesperson for the LD said, "The ruling will disseminate a strong message to all employers, directors and responsible officers of companies that they have to pay wages and termination payments to employees within the statutory time limit stipulated in the EO, as well as the sums awarded by the LT or the Minor Employment Claims Adjudication Board.
"The LD will not tolerate these offences and will spare no effort in enforcing the law and safeguarding employees' statutory rights."
Source: GovHK
(Quotes via original reporting)
In Hong Kong, the Labour Department (LD) has prosecuted a company and its director for violating Employment Ordinance (EO) requirements, GovHK reports.
The company - Red Health Products Company Limited - and its director pleaded guilty at the West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts on April 25 and were fined a total of $78,000.
According to the Labour Department, Red Health Products Company Limited wilfully and without reasonable excuse contravened the requirements of the EO by failing to pay two employees' wages and payment in lieu of notice within seven days after the expiry of the wage periods and termination of employment, as well as end-of-year payment and annual leave pay within the statutory time limit, totalling about $220,000.
In addition, the company reportedly failed to pay the awarded sums of around $241,000 to the two employees within 14 days of the date set by the Labour Tribunal (LT).
The company director was prosecuted and convicted for his consent, connivance or neglect in these wage and default award offences.
A spokesperson for the LD said, "The ruling will disseminate a strong message to all employers, directors and responsible officers of companies that they have to pay wages and termination payments to employees within the statutory time limit stipulated in the EO, as well as the sums awarded by the LT or the Minor Employment Claims Adjudication Board.
"The LD will not tolerate these offences and will spare no effort in enforcing the law and safeguarding employees' statutory rights."
Source: GovHK
(Quotes via original reporting)