Employer fined for wage and annual leave pay offences

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Hong Kong Heilongjiang Green Food Management Company Limited was prosecuted by the Labour Department for committing wage and annual leave pay offences under the Employment Ordinance. The employer pleaded guilty at Kwun Tong Magistrates' Courts and was fined $81,000 today (March 9).

     The employer failed to pay wages and wages in lieu of notice to three employees within seven days after the expiry of the wage periods/termination of employment, as required by the Employment Ordinance. The total amount of wages involved was about $140,000. Also, the employer failed to pay annual leave pay to two employees within seven days after the termination of employment, as required by the Ordinance.

     "The judgment will disseminate a strong message to all employers that they have to pay wages and annual leave pay to employees in accordance with the Employment Ordinance," a spokesman for the Labour Department said.

     "The Labour Department does not tolerate the above offences and will spare no effort in enforcing the law and safeguarding employees' statutory rights," the spokesman added.

Ends/Thursday, March 9, 2017
Issued at HKT 17:44

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