Crostini, a chain of Italian-style pastry shops, suddenly closed, and the union said that more than 100 employees were dragged with food, involving about 3 million to 5 million Hong Kong dollars.
In addition to the delayed payment, the MPFA said today (15th) that Crostini defaulted on the MPF contributions of employees in August this year, affecting 120 employees and involving 120,000 yuan.
The MPFA stated that it will recover the delinquent contributions on behalf of the affected employees, including considering legal claims. The contribution date for the September MPF contributions is October 10. If the delinquent contributions are confirmed. The MPFA will also take immediate enforcement action.
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MPFA will consider legal claims in recovering contributions on behalf of affected employees
The MPFA stated that it is concerned about the sudden closure of the bakery chain Crostini, and attaches great importance to whether the employer involved has defaulted on MPF contributions.
After the incident, the MPFA contacted the relevant trustees and confirmed that the bakery involved failed to pay the employees’ MPF contributions in August, affecting 120 employees, with a delinquent amount of about 120,000.
The MPFA continued to state that it will recover the delinquent contributions on behalf of the affected employees, including considering legal claims.
As for the MPF contributions in September, the contribution date is October 10. The MPFA stated that if it is confirmed that the payment is in arrears, it will take immediate enforcement action.
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MPFA will investigate whether bakery has registered MPF for full-time and part-time employees
The MPFA also mentioned that it has noticed from the report that the affected employees include full-time and part-time employees. It will investigate whether the bakery has registered all employees in the MPF scheme as required by law, and will take action if any violation is found. legal action.
Affected employees are urged to contact MPFA by phone or email
Regarding this incident, the MPFA has not received any enquiries so far. We appeal to the affected employees to contact the MPFA via the hotline 2918 0102 or email mpfa@mpfa.org.hk immediately for follow-up.
Part of the entrance to the Crostini workshop is heavily locked.
(File photo/Photo by Feng Guoliang)
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