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The following is issued on behalf of the Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority:
The Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority (MPFA) today (April 20) successfully pursued a claim in the Small Claims Tribunal for $1,355.39 for an employee who was owed MPF contributions by his employer.
At the Tribunal's hearing today, the defendant, Yuk Yuen Most Gardening Company Limited, did not dispute the amount claimed. The Adjudicator ordered it to pay the MPFA the sum of $1,355.39, being mandatory contributions in arrears and surcharges payable.
The amount awarded will be reimbursed to the employee's MPF account as soon as it is received by the MPFA. The Adjudicator further ordered the defendant to pay $386.2 as the cost of the claim.
Ends/Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Issued at HKT 20:04
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