Company's director sentenced to community service order for wage offences and default of award of Labour Tribunal
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The company failed to pay wages and wages in lieu of notice within seven days after the expiry of wage periods/termination of employment, as required by the Ordinance. Also, the company failed to pay to the employee the awarded sums (including wages, wages in lieu of notice, annual leave pay, end-of-year payment, severance payment and reimbursement of miscellaneous expenses) of about $450,000 within 14 days after the specified payment date of the Labour Tribunal award. The director concerned was convicted as the above offences committed by the company were proved to have been committed with the consent or connivance of, or to be attributable to any neglect on the part of, the director.
"The judgment would disseminate a strong message to all employers, directors, managers, secretaries and other similar officers of companies that they have to pay wages and/or termination payment to employees in accordance with the Employment Ordinance and the awarded sums according to the terms of the awards issued by the Labour Tribunal/Minor Employment Claims Adjudication Board," a spokesman for the Labour Department said.
"The Labour Department will not tolerate these offences and will spare no effort in enforcing the law and safeguarding employees' statutory rights," the spokesman added.
Ends/Monday, August 1, 2016
Issued at HKT 18:56
Issued at HKT 18:56
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