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[接上页] (2B) The period of maternity leave to which a female employee is entitled under section 12 shall not be included under subsection (2) in the length of notice required to terminate a contract of employment. (Added 55 of 1987 s. 2) (3) Where in any contract of employment, whether in writing or oral, it has been expressly agreed that the employment is on probation and the contract does not make provision for the length of notice required for its termination such contract may be terminated- (Amended 44 of 1971 s. 2) (a) by either party at any time during the first month of such employment without notice or payment in lieu; (b) by either party at any time after the first month of such employment by giving to the other party notice of not less than 7 days. (Amended 48 of 1984 s. 4)(3A) Where in any contract of employment, whether in writing or oral, it has been expressly agreed that the employment is on probation and the contract makes provision for the length of notice required for its termination such contract may be terminated- (a) notwithstanding the length of notice provided for in the contract, by either party at any time during the first month of such employment without notice or payment in lieu; (b) by either party at any time after the first month of such employment by giving to the other party notice of the agreed period, but not less than 7 days. (Added 48 of 1984 s. 4)(4) For the purposes of this section the expression "month" (月) means a period of time commencing on the day when notice of termination of a contract of employment is given or when employment begins, as the case may be, and ending at the end of the day before the corresponding date in the following month or, where there is no corresponding date in the following month or where the commencing day is the last day of a month, at the end of the last day of the following month. Cap 57 s 7 Termination of contract by payment in lieu of notice (1) Subject to sections 15 and 33, either party to a contract of employment may at any time terminate the contract without notice by agreeing to pay to the other party a sum equal to the amount of wages which would have accrued to the employee during the period of notice required by section 6. (Amended 44 of 1971 s. 3; 57 of 1983 s. 3; 103 of 1995 s. 2; 7 of 2001 s. 3) (2) Either party to a contract of employment, having given proper notice in accordance with section 6, may at any time thereafter terminate the contract by agreeing to pay to the other party such proportion of the sum referred to in subsection (1) as is proportionate to the period between the termination of the contract and the time when the notice given would have expired. (Amended 44 of 1971 s. 3) (3) In the case of an employee whose remuneration is calculated by the piece or task the amount of wages which would have accrued to such employee during the period of notice referred to in subsection (1) shall be deemed to be the amount of wages earned by the employee during the equivalent period immediately prior to the giving of the notice or, if for any reason it is impracticable to compute the amount in this manner, it may be calculated by reference to the amount earned during such equivalent period by a person in the same trade or occupation at the same work in the same district. (4) For the purposes of this section, and notwithstanding any other provision of this Ordinance, the term "wages" (工资)- (a) includes overtime pay of a constant character or the monthly average of which over a period of 12 months (or if not applicable, such shorter period of employment) immediately preceding the date on which the termination takes effect is equivalent to or exceeds 20% of his monthly average wages during the same period; (b) except as provided in paragraph (a), shall be deemed not to include overtime pay. (Replaced 74 of 1997 s. 4) Cap 57 s 8 Saving of rights Nothing in section 6 or 7 shall be taken- (a) to prevent either party to a contract of employment from waiving, at the time notice is required to be given for the purposes of section 6(2), (3) or (3A), his right to notice or to payment in lieu of notice; (Amended 48 of 1984 s. 5) (b) to affect the right of a party to a contract of employment to terminate the contract without notice or payment in lieu under section 9, 10 or 11(2). Cap 57 s 8A Damages for wrongful termination of contract (1) Without prejudice to section 9, 10 or 11(2), where a contract of employment is terminated otherwise than in accordance with section 6 or 7, a sum equal to the amount of wages which would have accrued to the employee during the period of notice required by section 6 shall be payable by the party terminating the contract to the other party. (2) Without prejudice to section 9, 10 or 11(2), where a party to a contract of employment, having given proper notice in accordance with section 6 thereafter terminates the contract before the expiry of the period of notice otherwise than in accordance with section 7, such proportion of the sum equal to the amount of wages which would have accrued to the employee during the period of notice as is proportionate to the period between the termination of the contract and the time when the notice given would have expired shall be payable by the party terminating the contract to the other party. |