Hong Kong Lianxiang Catering Group announced yesterday (9th) that it had closed down. The Catering Trade Unions Federation, which assisted the affected employees of Lianxiang Building, said today (10th) that it accompanied about 20 employees to the Labour Department for help yesterday, and they were involved in arrears of wages and unpaid wages. Annual leave and statutory holidays and severance pay should be at least $1.5 million to $2 million.
The MPFA stated today (10th) that it was aware of the recent reports about the closure of Lin Heung House and its employers suspected of defaulting on the MPF for employees. It stated that it had received a report from the MPF trustee about Lin Heung House as early as March 2021. The non-compliance of employers in defaulting on the MPF is continuing to recover outstanding arrears for about 40 employees.
▼On August 9, Lianxiang Food Group announced that Lianxianglou and Lianxiang Zhan will close on August 8▼
According to the MPFA, according to the Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Ordinance, employers are responsible for enrolling each employee in the MPF scheme on time and making regular contributions in accordance with the law.
The Bureau will also regularly require trustees to report suspected non-payment cases on a monthly basis, emphasizing the importance of each employer violation case, and will take the initiative to follow up to protect the interests of MPF scheme members.
▼Affected Lianxiang Building employees went to the Labour Department for help on August 9▼
MPFA has recovered 382,000 contributions
As for the case of Lin Heung Restaurant Group, the MPFA received a report from the MPF trustee as early as March 2021 about the non-compliance of the employer of Lin Heung House to the MPF.
The bureau immediately intervened and followed up, and successfully recovered 9 instalments of MPF arrears of $382,000 from February to July and October to December 2021 for 47 employees.
The follow-up work is still in progress. The MPFA is continuing to recover outstanding arrears for about 40 employees, including about 200,000 for August to September 2021 and January to February 2022 Group arrears, filing a civil claim, and preparing a civil claim for arrears involving about 180,000 groups from March to July 2022.
The MPFA appeals to anyone who suspects that their employers are involved in MPF violations, they should contact the MPFA immediately via the hotline 29180102 or email (mpfa@mpfa.org.hk) for the authority to follow up.
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