Company director fined $90,000 for contravening Employment Ordinance

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     The director of The Boring Engineering Limited was prosecuted by the Labour Department (LD) for violation of the requirements under the Employment Ordinance (EO). The director pleaded guilty at Kowloon City Magistrates' Courts today (April 28) and was fined a total sum of $90,000. The director was also ordered to pay an outstanding sum of about $214,000 to the employee concerned.

     The company wilfully and without reasonable excuse contravened the requirements of the EO, failing to pay an employee wages in lieu of notice within seven days after termination of an employment contract of about $36,000, as well as the awarded sum of about $214,000, within 14 days after the date set by the Labour Tribunal (LT). The director concerned was prosecuted and convicted for his consent, connivance or neglect in the above offences.

     "The ruling will disseminate a strong message to all employers, directors and responsible officers of companies that they have to pay wages to employees within the statutory time limit stipulated in the EO, as well as the sums awarded by the LT or the Minor Employment Claims Adjudication Board," a spokesman for the LD said.

     "The LD will not tolerate these offences and will spare no effort in enforcing the law and safeguarding employees' statutory rights," the spokesman added.

Ends/Monday, April 28, 2025
Issued at HKT 19:10

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