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The Labour Department has made special arrangements to assist staff affected by the receivership of the provisional liquidator for Tai Lin Radio Services Ltd today (October 17).
The Labour Department is liaising closely with the provisional liquidator to assist the affected staff. Meanwhile, the department has set up two hotlines for the affected employees to enquire during office hours. The numbers are as follows:
- Telephone number : 2928 6011 (for employees' statutory rights and benefits);
- Telephone number : 2150 6397 (for employment services)
The department will register and help the affected employees apply for ex-gratia payments from the Protection of Wages on Insolvency Fund (PWIF). The preliminary application form for PWIF can be downloaded from the department's website at www.labour.gov.hk.
In addition, the department will set up a special counter tomorrow (October 18) from 9am to noon at Labour Relations Division (Kowloon South) to help employees pursue termination compensation. Special services counters will also be set up at all of the Labour Relations Offices from Monday (October 20) to assist the affected staff.
Special service counters have been set up at all Job Centres of the Labour Department to provide job referral service for affected employees and assist them to find new jobs. Meanwhile, the department is liaising with relevant establishments to canvass suitable vacancies for the affected employees.
The addresses of all Labour Relations Offices and Job Centres can be found on the department's website at www.labour.gov.hk/eng/tele/content.htm.
Ends/Friday, October 17, 2008
Issued at HKT 17:16
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