8 Aug 2024
香港特別行政區 訴 紅健坊健康產品有限公司及另一人
- Citation
- [2024] HKCFI 2730
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMA220/2024
The court held the sentencing magistrate did not err in principle and the aggregate fines (A1 HK$42,000; A2 HK$36,000) were not manifestly excessive given (i) two employees affected with individual arrears exceeding HK$100,000, (ii) significant delay in compliance with Labour Tribunal orders, (iii) the seriousness of wage-default offences as reflected in statutory maximum penalties and case law; mitigating factors (guilty pleas, repayment, first offences, financial difficulty) were considered but were insufficient to justify reducing the fines, so the appeal was dismissed and original sentenc…