The three restaurant brands of Asia Pacific Catering (Holdings) Co., Ltd. have been closed a few days ago, and employees have become unemployed. Mr. Liang, who works as a chef at "Spicy Lady", a subsidiary of Asia Pacific Catering, said on the radio program today (5th) that the company had never closed beforehand. Omen, until the evening of last Wednesday (June 29), he suddenly received news that the boss had taken away the funds and the restaurant had to close down. He hoped that other shareholders of the group could stand up and confirm the liquidation of the company, so that a group of workers could be owed wages and MPF. Contributing employees are more likely to claim against the Debt Fund.
The Federation of Catering Trade Unions, which assists unemployed workers, said that it is estimated that there are more than 100 workers affected, and the initial calculation is that the amount involved is as high as 5 million yuan. At present, it will take at least a year for the employees to go to the court to request the company to be wound up after being charged by the Labour Department. , lamented that the road to claim is a "long road", and hoped that the government would pay attention to the incident and set up a special team to assist affected employees to speed up their claims.
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The chef was delayed by a month's salary and said there was no warning before graduation: we sweated and had no food
Mr. Liang pointed out on the radio program in the morning that he had been working at "Spicy Lady" for more than a year. Although the business has suffered setbacks in recent months due to the epidemic, the company still ordered food ingredients. Even if the food was sometimes delayed by a day or two, there was no sign of bankruptcy. , until about 9:00 pm on June 29, when the boss suddenly announced that the boss had taken away the funds, and he opened the gate the next day, and advised the employees to seek help from the labor union and the Labor Department. Mr. Liang was stunned after hearing the news.
Liang said that the company owed him one month's salary, and he did not contribute to the MPF for many months: "We have sweat and no food to pay..." He believes that it is difficult to find a job at present, and hopes that the group's minority shareholders can stand up and explain that the business is not good. , and confirmed the company's winding-up for the affected employees and helped the workers to claim.
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Huang Biwen, secretary general of the Federation of Catering Trade Unions who assisted employees in their claims, said that he temporarily learned that there are three brands of Asia Pacific Catering and a total of 9 restaurants have closed, involving "Spicy Lady", "Mee...lemongrass" and "Jiujing Canteen". However, the official website of the group has been closed, and it is impossible to know whether the group has other restaurant brands and whether more employees are affected.
The website of Asia Pacific Catering (Holdings) Limited has been unavailable recently.
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Temporarily accept more than 60 people for help, the labor union calls on shareholders to explain to make it easier for employees to claim
He said that Asia Pacific Catering suddenly opened the door and owed employees June salaries and payment on behalf of notice. Nearly 90% of employees even found that the company had not made contributions to their MPF for several months, and in some cases it was even overdue for more than a year, describing the situation of delinquent contributions rare.
He continued to point out that the trade union held a staff meeting yesterday to make claims for the affected employees, and received more than 60 requests for help. Today, it will continue to accept applications. It is expected that more than 100 employees will be affected. The initial calculation of the amount involved in arrears of salaries and compensation is as high as 5 million yuan.
Huang Biwen said that the market has begun to reply, so he infers that the closing has nothing to do with poor business, and he received a person claiming to be a shareholder who said he was also a victim and wanted to stand up to explain the incident, but eventually disappeared. He hopes that the other party will take responsibility and explain clearly the ins and outs of the graduation, so that employees can make claims more easily.
Sigh the claim may take a year to urge the government to set up a team to follow up
He said that if the employer can no longer be contacted, the employee must first go to the Labour Department to file a case, then apply for legal aid to the court to handle the legal proceedings, and then go back to the Labour Department to apply for the debt relief fund, lamenting that the road to claim is "a long road. "It is expected that it will take about a year. I hope that after the matter ferments, the government will set up a team to follow up.
According to the MPFA, according to records, since the trustee learned from the trustee in May last year that the catering group was in arrears in MPF contributions, it has been taking the initiative to follow up and filed a civil claim in court on behalf of the affected employees. Regarding the payment of arrears of contributions and surcharges, Huang Biwen said that the claims for payment of contributions from the affected employees have been collected, and they will seek benefits from the MPFA later.
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Three Asia-Pacific Catering Restaurants suddenly closed and some employees were delayed for more than 100,000 yuan: 𠵱The family got an orange hand to stop the labor union: more than 100 workers from Asia-Pacific Catering Holdings asked for more than 2 million wages, and some branches closed
