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Following is a question by the Hon Lee Cheuk-yan and a written reply by the Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr Henry Tang, at the Legislative Council meeting today (January 19):
Question:
Will the Government inform this Council, among the claims made by employees under Part VIA of the Employment Ordinance (Cap. 57) on employment protection handled by the Labour Tribunal in each year since 1998, of the respective numbers of cases which had been settled by mutual agreement between employers and employees, withdrawn by the claimants, awarded reinstatement or re-engagement, awarded terminal payments or compensation, and dismissed?
Reply:
President,
The Administration has consulted the Judiciary on the question and has received the following information.
Among the claims made by employees under Part VIA of the Employment Ordinance (Cap. 57) on employment protection handled by the Labour Tribunal, the data sought in respect of the number of cases which had been settled by mutual agreement between employers and employees, withdrawn by the claimants, awarded reinstatement or re-engagement, awarded terminal payments or compensation, and dismissed are only available from 2003 onwards. These are set out at Annex. For the sake of completeness, the breakdown at Annex also shows the number of cases involving award of alternative claim (e.g. severance payment) and cases transferred to High Court/District Court/Small Claims Tribunal.
Ends/Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Issued at HKT 15:28
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