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The following is issued on behalf of the Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority:
The Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority (MPFA) today (October 27) pursued two claims in the Small Claims Tribunal for about $16,000 on behalf of three employees, who were owed MPF contributions by their employers.
The defendants, Joint Well Management Limited and Success Chart Industries Limited, did not appear. In their absence, the Adjudicator ordered them to pay the MPFA $15,855 and $806.34 respectively, 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 respective defendants to pay costs of $151 and $144.
Joint Well Management Limited was previously fined a total of $11,000 on 11 counts of failing to make MPF contributions on time.
Ends/Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Issued at HKT 17:28
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