Labour
in Focus Various
labour affairs will be highlighted in this new column to enhance understanding
on the work of the Labour Department and to strengthen people's knowledge of different
labour issues...
Amendments
to Levels of Compensation under the Employees' Compensation Ordinance
The amounts of five compensation
items under the Employees' Compensation Ordinance will be increased with effect
from 1 August 2010
Catering
Industry Safety Award Scheme (2010/2011) The
Labour Department and key stakeholders of the industry have been jointly organising
the Catering Industry Safety Award Scheme since 1999 with the objectives of fostering
an occupational safety and health culture and promoting safe work practices in
the industry...
Catering
Industry Safety Award Scheme (2010/2011) - Safety Quiz Competition
This
information is only provided with Chinese version. To get information in English,
please contact us at 2852 3565...
Customer
Service Teams Project The Labour Department
and the Social Welfare Department jointly organise the Customer Service Teams
Project with the objective of promoting occupational safety and health to catering
establishments and small and medium-sized enterprises through the assistance of
recruited volunteers...
Employment
(Amendment) Ordinance 2010
The
Employment (Amendment) Ordinance 2010 was gazetted on 7 May 2010. Under the ordinance,
an employer who wilfully and without reasonable excuse fails to pay any sum awarded
by the Labour Tribunal and Minor Employment Claims Adjudication Board is liable
to prosecution. The
Government has gazetted the commencement notice of the amendment ordinance. The
ordinance will come into operation on 29 October 2010...
Checklist
for Risk Assessment of Outdoor Work under High Air Pollution Levels
Records show that Hong Kong experiences a number of high
air pollution incidents every year when the General Air Pollution Index (API)
reaches the "Very High" level...
Family-Friendly
Employment Practices
The Labour Department has produced a video on Family-Friendly
Employment Practices (FFEPs) to let members of the public know how an enterprise,
through implementing these employee-oriented good people management practices,
can help their employees balance their work and family responsibilities...
Work
Orientation and Placement Scheme
Employers who employ disabled persons under the scheme can
receive a financial incentive up to HK$4,000 per month and the subsidy period
can be up to six months...
