Power Professional Production (HK) Limited was prosecuted by the Labour Department (LD) for failing to pay wages in accordance with the Employment Ordinance (EO). The company was fined a total of $92,000 after pleading guilty at Kowloon City Magistrates' Courts today (August 31).
The company failed to pay five employees' wages totaling about $322,000 within seven days after the expiry of the wage periods as required by the EO.
"The ruling helps disseminate a strong message to all employers, directors and responsible officers of companies that they have to pay wages to employees 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.
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