By The SUN
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| Labour Dept says Ka Won failed to draw up service agreements with employers |
The Labour Department
has revoked the license of yet another employment agency, a statement issued
Wednesday said.
Ka Wo Consultants Limited, which according to its website has been operating for more than 25 years, was deprived of its licence after it was found to have failed to draw up service agreements with employers, in violating of the requirements of the Code of Practice for Employment Agencies.
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The agency’s appeal to the Administrative Appeals Board.
Ka Wo, located on Hennesy Road, Causeway Bay, was the 12th employment agency to have its license revoked since 2020, said the government statement.
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But it was the second to get the ultimate sanction in five days, after Planet Employment Agency had its licence withdrawn on Aug 5.
Labour reminded operators of employment agencies to conduct their business in compliance with the law and the requirements of the Code at all times.
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Under section 53(1)(c)(iva) of the Employment Ordinance (EO), the Commissioner for Labour (the Commissioner) may revoke the licence of an EA if he is satisfied that the licensee concerned has not complied with the Code.
"The Code sets out the salient legal requirements that EA operators must observe in operating their business, as well as the standards which the Commissioner expects from EAs,” said the statement.
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“The Employment (Amendment) Ordinance 2018, which came into effect on February 9, 2018, stipulates that the Commissioner may refuse to issue or renew a licence, or may revoke a licence, if he is satisfied on reasonable grounds that the licensee or the person intending to be the licensee of an EA, or a related person of or an individual employed by the licensee or the person intending to be the licensee has contravened any provision of Part XII or any regulation made under section 62 of the EO, such as overcharging job seekers or operating an EA without a licence, or has not complied with the Code issued under section 62A(1) of the EO.”
Despite the strict provision of the law and the Code, however, some EA operators are known to have avoided total accountability by simply opening a new agency under another name.
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Some applicants have told The SUN that people behind an agency that had its licence revoked recently have already started operating again under a new name.
For enquiries about matters related to EAs or complaints against malpractices, call the EAA at 2115 3667, or visit its office at Unit 906, 9/F, One Mong Kok Road Commercial Centre, 1 Mong Kok Road, Kowloon.
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