Lassana Limited was prosecuted by the Labour Department (LD) for failing to make timely payment of wages to employees as required by the Employment Ordinance (EO). The company pleaded guilty at the Kowloon City Magistrates' Courts today (August 14) and was fined $54,000.
      
     The company had failed to pay three employees in accordance with the EO wages totalling about $137,000 within seven days after the expiry of the wage periods.

     "The ruling will disseminate a strong message to all employers that they have to pay employees' wages within the time limit stipulated in the EO," a spokesman for the LD said.

     "The LD will not tolerate these offences and will spare no effort in enforcing the law and safeguarding employees' statutory rights," the spokesman added.

Ends/Monday, August 14, 2023
Issued at HKT 16:45

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