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Employment Agency convicted of unlicensed operation
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     The Labour Department (LD) has reminded those who wish to operate employment agencies (EAs) to be properly licensed before operation or they may face prosecution.

     The reminder came after a company was convicted and fined $5,000 for operating an EA (under the business name Tamas Employment Agency in Tai Wai) without a valid licence at Shatin Magistrates' Courts today (September 12).

     In December 2015, the Employment Agencies Administration (EAA) of the LD received a complaint against the company concerned from an employer seeking to engage foreign domestic helpers. Investigation revealed sufficient evidence that the operator had operated an EA without a licence. With the complainant willing to act as prosecution witness, the LD then took out prosecution against the operator.

     According to the law, any establishment or person operating a business in Hong Kong for the purpose of obtaining employment for another person or supplying personnel to an employer is subject to the regulation of Part XII of the Employment Ordinance (EO) and the Employment Agency Regulations. Irrespective of the modus operandi or the job types involved, all EAs must obtain a licence issued by the LD before undertaking any EA activities.

     This is the seventh EA to be convicted of overcharging or unlicensed operation this year. The other six EAs are Marks Domestic Helper Agency Limited (located in Tsuen Wan), Ka Ying Employment Agency (located in Cheung Sha Wan), Enoch Employment Agency (located in Wan Chai), Gold Union Employment Agency (located in Fanling), Jen's Employment Agency Limited (located in Tsuen Wan) and Ursula Advanced Employment Center (located in Causeway Bay).

     For enquiries or complaints about unlicensed operations or overcharging of commissions by EAs, please call the EAA at 2115 3667 or visit its office at Unit 906, 9/F, One Mong Kok Road Commercial Centre, 1 Mong Kok Road, Kowloon.
 
Ends/Monday, September 12, 2016
Issued at HKT 19:06
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