PR Holders Verses Work Permits

[EddyTemple]

There are essentially 3 key points that the departments pointed out to me that you can file a violation against your employer if you have been treated unfairly.

1.) Section A of the importation of labour : local workers must be given priority in filling job vacancies available in the job market

2.) Details of plan to train up local workers to fill the post(s) under application and to increase productivity (This includes retraining if necessary to fill a similar position)

3.) Number of imported workers, if any, engaged in the job titles or in the job categories

"If an employer breaches any statutory provision (including the Employment Ordinance, the Employees' Compensation Ordinance and the Immigration Ordinance), any provision of the standard employment contract or any condition of the SLS, the employer concerned may be subjected to administrative sanction resulting in withdrawal of approval for labour importation. Subsequent SLS applications for importation of workers will be barred for two years counting from the relevant date."

A two year ban on imported workers might make things a bit dit difficult when the industry ramps up again.

Permanent Resident Card holders are classed as part of the local workforce.
Discrimination or harassment on the grounds of sex, pregnancy, marital status, disability, family status and race are prohibited.

You can lodge a claim with the labour department it costs about $25. You can not be terminated until the tribunal mediation is completed and the employer is liable back payment of salaries owing up until completion of the mediation. Time to mediation Seven to Nine months.

Best of Luck