The fifth wave of the epidemic broke out in Hong Kong. More than 300 people were diagnosed in Kwai Chung Village, and many buildings were closed for forced inspection.
A resident of Xia Kui Building, who lived under the siege, complained to "Hong Kong 01", and was suddenly dismissed by Door Door Bakery, a bakery that has worked for 7 years and is famous for its hand-made bird sugar, on the grounds that it was "unsuitable". She stressed that she had not made a big mistake in the past seven years, and questioned that the bakery was unreasonably dismissed because she was unable to go to work. She has sought help from the Labour Department and sought about 60,000 yuan for notice in lieu of notice, severance pay and long service pay.
Duoduo Bakery issued a statement on Facebook denying the dismissal of employees due to the grounding and quarantine. "Recently, we have been concerned about the resignation of colleagues, and reiterated that it was only due to the performance of individual employees, not due to the grounding." Unscrupulous employers, I really feel helpless... and why can I qualify the incident with one-sided words."
The Labour Department said it would not comment on individual cases, but reminded employers to try their best to understand the actual difficulties faced by employees during the epidemic, maintain good communication with employees, and negotiate work arrangements. Test the impact of the announcement and dismiss him, otherwise it may constitute an unreasonable dismissal.
Ms Chan, who lives in Ha Kwai House in Kwai Chung Village, said she was fired by Door Door Bakery on the day the building was enclosed.
(A lot of bakery FB pictures)
Still owe payment in lieu of notice, severance payment, long service payment not received
Ms. Chen, who is currently trapped in Xia Kui Building in Kwai Chung Village, told Hong Kong 01 that she had reported to her boss when she went to work on Tuesday (25th) that the building she lived in was expected to be sealed off for a few days. OK, no problem, I'll go back to get off work after the Chinese New Year." But when she got off work, her manager and boss suddenly said they would fire her because they thought she was "unsuitable."
Ms. Chen, who has worked in the bakery for more than 7 years, said that she had never received a warning letter from the company, nor had her superiors pointed her to poor work performance. She felt that the bakery had not been dismissed, and felt very aggrieved.
The manager's words had nothing to do with the epidemic, it was purely because the business was bad and he wanted to fire people. After that, he sent me a cheque for a month's ration, big leave, overtime pay, and an attendance bonus.
Ms. Chen, former employee of Mobil Door Door Bakery
Ms. Chen has sought help from the Labour Department. The prescription said that if unreasonable dismissal is involved, it will follow up. After calculation, the bakery still owes Ms. Chen one month’s notice, severance pay, long-term service pay, etc., estimated at 50,000 to 60,000. Yuan, Miss Chen lamented, the worst case may have to be pursued by the Labour Tribunal.
▼On January 24, the enclosure inspection of Xia Kui Building, Kwai Chung Village▼
Mobil Toto: Business fell and never fired a single employee
Mobil Toto Bakery issued a response on Facebook last night, denying that the employee was fired because the employee was unable to go to work.
The store owner said that, as a small local store, after several years of turmoil and the epidemic, it has never forced employees to take unpaid leave or deducted the time to return to work. It also allows employees who have confirmed cases to live in the building to decide whether to return to work or not. "From the beginning of the epidemic to the present, we have purchased masks and hand sanitizers for free use by employees. "Even though the business has declined, we have never fired an employee. Employees have been working for 10 years and 8 years, and employees aged 50 to 65 years old are very large. There are people here, and we can see the tolerance of our employees, but why did you give up a young employee, do you understand, and you don’t want to be played up by caring people.”
If you have domestic helpers who are not performing as well as expected and dismissed, have you become an unscrupulous employer?
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Our shop was rated as an unscrupulous employer because of the accident, and I really feel helpless...and why the heartache can be used to characterize the incident.
Mobil Door Door Bakery
▼1.25 Residents of Xia Kwai House, Kwai Chung Village will be quarantined until 1.29▼
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Labour Department: Dismissal should not be made based on the impact of the epidemic
In response to the enquiry, the Labour Department stated that the government has reminded employers to try their best to understand the practical difficulties faced by employees during the epidemic, maintain good communication with employees, and negotiate work arrangements. And dismiss him, otherwise it may constitute unreasonable dismissal.
The prescription states that affected employees can contact the Labour Relations Division of the Labour Department for assistance and lodge a claim with the employer.
If a settlement cannot be settled through the Labour Department, the employee may seek adjudication on his compensation claim from the Labour Tribunal.
After considering the circumstances of the case, the Labour Tribunal may order the employer to reinstate the employee or re-engage the employee (subject to the mutual consent of the employer and the employee), or the employer to pay termination payment to the employee.
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