Labour Tribunal

30 Sep 2012

A domestic helper who took her employer to court to recoup owed wages has settled for HK$78,000 less than her original claim instead of waiting for a court ruling.

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Maids get raw deal in labour tribunal

5 Aug 2012

Domestic helpers who have been abused or ill-treated by their employers are also being cheated by Hong Kong's justice system.

Lawyers and advocates say the Labour Tribunal favours...

Helper's wages case drags on after eight months

5 Aug 2012

The case of Sendi Febrina illustrates some of the Labour Tribunal system's shortcomings.

Define 'reasonable excuses', employers ask

28 Oct 2009

Employers want the government to spell out the 'reasonable excuses' that will save them from prosecution for failing to hand over unpaid wages, but officials said yesterday it was difficult to do...

Caterers issue warning on change to law

10 Oct 2009

The catering sector has warned that proposed Employment Ordinance amendments, aimed at holding employers responsible if they fail to pay workers even after a Labour Tribunal order, could scare...

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Consensus on pay settlements

Representatives of bosses and workers on the Labour Advisory Board have reached consensus on a government proposal to make non-payment of Labour Tribunal awards a criminal offence.

Criminal law may lend teeth to civil rulings

Justice would seem to have been done when the Labour Tribunal makes a ruling. The reality can sometimes be otherwise, as workers can attest when they are unable to get their promised awards...

10pc rise in prosecutions against bosses over back pay

Prosecutions over unpaid wages increased 10 per cent last year, with 171 summonses being issued to employers who failed to pay amounts awarded by the Labour Tribunal.

In one case an...

Firm wanted staff to quit, court hears

A firm hoped to encourage its MTR-cleaning staff to quit by transferring them to other sites after learning it had lost the MTR contract, a court heard yesterday.

The right to be heard

One of the most popular corporate catch-phrases of a decade ago was 'customer care'. Every organisation, big or small, had to have a department where a team of smiling people with helpful...

Ex-employees deny stealing office equipment

Former employees of Metro Grant have denied claims they were overpaid and stole office equipment.