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The owner of Silver Lake Restaurant was today (January 13) fined $56,000 at Fanling Magistrates' Courts under the Employment Ordinance. The prosecution was launched by the Labour Department.
The employer was fined for failing to pay wages to seven employees within seven days after the termination of employment. The employer was ordered to clear the outstanding wages via the court.
According to Section 25 of the Employment Ordinance, wages due upon 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/Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Issued at HKT 17:35
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