Section 72B

Employment not to be terminated, etc. by reason of fact that employee gave evidence, etc.

不得以僱員曾在根據本條例進行的法律程序中作供等理由而終止僱用及其他情況

Part XII — Miscellaneous (雜項)

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Statutory Text

(1) No employer shall terminate, or threaten to terminate, the employment of, or in any way discriminate against, any of his employees by reason of the fact that the employee has—

(a) given evidence, or agreed to give evidence, in any proceeding for the enforcement of this Ordinance;

(b) given information to a public officer in any inquiry made by such officer for the purposes of or in connection with the enforcement of this Ordinance;

(c) given evidence, or agreed to give evidence, in any proceeding relating to an accident to an employee arising out of and in the course of his employment or for the breach of a statutory duty in relation to the safety of persons at work; or

(d) given information to a public officer in any inquiry made by such officer for the purposes of or in connection with an accident to an employee arising out of and in the course of his employment or for the breach of a statutory duty in relation to the safety of persons at work.

(2) Where an employer is convicted of an offence under section 63A(5) in respect of an action prohibited by this section, the court or magistrate before which the conviction is obtained may, in addition to any fine that may be imposed, order the employer to pay as compensation to the employee who was the victim of the offence, such amount as the court or magistrate considers appropriate having regard to the circumstances of the case.

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