Company fined for wage offences

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LTF Asia Limited was prosecuted by the Labour Department for committing wage offences under the Employment Ordinance. The company pleaded guilty at Sha Tin Magistrates' Courts and was fined $60,000 on January 27.

     The company failed to pay wages to three employees within seven days after the expiry of the wage period, as required by Section 23 of the Employment Ordinance. The total amount of wages involved was about $120,000.

     "The judgment will disseminate a strong message to all employers that they have to pay wages 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/Wednesday, February 1, 2017
Issued at HKT 12:40

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