The Labour Department (LD) today (Oct. 27) announced the imposition of an administrative sanction on Pionier Laundry Limited and Coucou (HK) Catering Management Company Limited. With immediate effect, the LD has terminated the processing of the applications for importing labour previously submitted by the above companies under the Enhanced Supplementary Labour Scheme (ESLS). In parallel, the LD will, from today, refuse to process any applications submitted by the above companies under the ESLS for a period of one year.
A spokesman for the LD said, "Upon investigation, it was established that the above companies had breached the requirements under the ESLS after importing labour under the ESLS. An administrative sanction is thus imposed for the following reasons: providing the LD with false information on the number of full-time local employees; and failing to fulfil the 2:1 manning ratio of full-time local employees to imported workers continuously."
The spokesman stressed, "Employers applying for the importation of workers under the ESLS should strictly comply with the scheme requirements, including according priority to employing suitable local workers. The ESLS stipulates that if an employer violates labour or immigration laws, the requirements of the ESLS, or the Standard Employment Contract, the LD will impose an administrative sanction on the employer. Such sanctions may include terminating the processing of submitted applications of the employer, withdrawing approvals for the importation of workers previously granted, and refusing to process any subsequent applications submitted by the employer."
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