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The Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority (MPFA) today (June 13) pursued two claims in the Small Claims Tribunal for some $60,000 on behalf of four employees, who were owed MPF contributions by their employers.
At the tribunal's hearing today, the two defendants, Ph Spa Limited formerly known as O Spa Limited and Sharp Century Corporation Limited trading as Sin Dang Restaurant, did not appear. In their absence, the adjudicator ordered them to pay the MPFA the sum of $30,786.4 and $29,241.06, being mandatory contributions in arrears and surcharges payable.
The amounts awarded will be reimbursed to the employees' MPF accounts as soon as they are received by the MPFA. The tribunal further ordered the defendants to pay $246 and $196 as the costs in respect of the claims.
Ends/Friday, June 13, 2008
Issued at HKT 18:14
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