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Employer fined for holiday pay offences
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     Haraplaza Construction Limited was fined $15,000 at the Fanling Magistrates' Courts today (August 5) for holiday pay offences under the Employment Ordinance.  The prosecution was launched by the Labour Department.

     The employer failed to pay holiday pay in respect of the Lunar New Year's Day, second day of Lunar New Year and third day of Lunar New Year within the statutory time to an employee in accordance with the Employment Ordinance.

     According to Section 40 of the Employment Ordinance, an employee having been employed under a continuous contract for not less than three months immediately preceding a statutory holiday is entitled to the holiday pay.  Holiday pay should be paid to the employee not later than the day on which he is next paid his wages after that statutory holiday.

     Any employer who fails to do so is liable to a maximum fine of $50,000.

Ends/Tuesday, August 5, 2008
Issued at HKT 19:05

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