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Employer fined for a wage offence
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     Armed Forces Security (HK) Limited, was fined $10,000 at Tsuen Wan Magistrates' Courts today (December 11) for a wage offence under the Employment Ordinance. The prosecution was launched by the Labour Department.

     The employer failed to pay wages to an employee within seven days of the expiry of the wage period and the termination of employment. The amount involved was about $7,000.

     According to Section 23 and 25 of the Employment Ordinance, wages due upon expiry of the last day of the wage period or on termination of employment must be paid as soon as practicable, but not later than seven days.

     Any employer who fails to do so wilfully and without reasonable excuse is liable to a maximum fine of $350,000 and imprisonment for three years.

     The Labour Department urged employees who were owed wages to call its complaint hotline, 2815 2200, immediately.

Ends/Thursday, December 11, 2008
Issued at HKT 17:55

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