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March 12, 2005
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Employer fined for underpaying maid
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Labour Department

A man has been fined $13,000 for underpaying wages and annual leave pay to his Indonesian domestic helper.

 

Choy Chung-sing paid his helper $2,000 a month, which is below the minimum allowable wage specified in the employment contract. To disguise it, he told the helper to sign and acknowledge the receipt of $3,700 per month.

 

Choy also failed to give annual leave pay to the helper after the employment was terminated. The helper initiated civil claims at the Labour Tribunal and received $21,000 in separate proceedings.

 

The maximum fine for underpayment of wages is $200,000 and a year's jail. For underpayment of annual leave pay, the maximum fine is $50,000.



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