By The SUN
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The unlicensed recruiter was charged in Kwun Tong court on the complaint of an FDH employer
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A man was convicted of managing an employment agency without
a valid license and fined $6,000 in Kwun
Tong Court today, Oct 15.
A government press release said the case arose from a complaint
filed in December with the Labour Department’s Employment Agencies
Administration by an employer hiring a foreign domestic helper.
As the investigation revealed sufficient evidence that the
man was managing an unlicensed agency and the complainant was willing to act as
a prosecution witness, EAA decided to prosecute the case.
The government statement did not identify the convicted
agency manager. But a man named Lam Chun-ming appeared before Magistrate Minnie
Wat in Kwun Tong court today to face a charge of “operate employment agency
without license”.
The department reminded members of the public to obtain a proper license before
operating an employment agency or they may face prosecution.
The department said in a press release all establishments or persons operating
an employment agency in Hong Kong are governed
by Part XII of the Employment Ordinance and the Employment Agency Regulations.
Irrespective of the modus operandi or the types of jobs
involved, all agencies must obtain a license from the Labour Department before
undertaking any agency activity, the department said.
Except for the license holder or his/her associate, no one
shall operate, manage or assist in the management of an employment agency, or
they may face prosecution, the government statement said.
Employment agencies were reminded to fully comply with the law as well as their
Code of Practice. Failure to do so may lead to prosecution and/or revocation of
license, the statement said.
