Employer ordered to pay MPF non-payment
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    The Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority (MPFA) today (September 1) obtained an order for payment of outstanding MPF contributions at around $300,000 against an employer in the District Court.

     The District Court today issued a judgment against an employer, SCS (Asia Pacific) Limited. The defendant was ordered to pay the MPFA the sum of $300,808.26, being mandatory contributions in arrears and surcharges payable to seven employees of the defendant.

     The amount awarded will be reimbursed to the employees' MPF accounts as soon as they are received by the MPFA. The Court further awarded payment of $930 as cost in respect of the claim.

Ends/Friday, September 1, 2006
Issued at HKT 16:45

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