Company and its director fined $60,000 for contravening Employment Ordinance

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Yick Sang Logistics (HK) Limited and its director were prosecuted by the Labour Department (LD) for violating the requirements under the Employment Ordinance (EO). The company and its director pleaded guilty at the Tuen Mun Magistrates' Courts today (October 2) and were fined a total of $60,000.

The company wilfully and without reasonable excuse contravened the requirements of the EO, failing to pay an employee's wages within seven days after the termination of the person's employment contract, totalling about $29,000. The director concerned was prosecuted and convicted for his consent, connivance or neglect in the above offence.

"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," 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/Thursday, October 2, 2025
Issued at HKT 16:50

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