MPFA recovers MPF non-payment for five employees
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    The Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority (MPFA) today (March 1) pursued one claim in the Small Claims Tribunal for some $35,000 on behalf of five employees, who were owed MPF contributions by their employer.

     The defendant, Sino Logic Trading Limited trading as Wong's Canteen, did not appear at today's hearing. In its absence, the Adjudicator ordered it to pay the MPFA the sum of $34,874.27, being mandatory contributions in arrears and surcharge payable.

     The amount awarded will be reimbursed to the employees' MPF accounts as soon as they are received by the MPFA. The court further awarded payment of $460 as cost in respect of the claim.

Ends/Wednesday, March 1, 2006
Issued at HKT 17:18

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