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Accrual of wages
  • 6 Nov 2009

    WU YEE MEI VERA v. CATHAY PACIFIC AIRWAYS LTD

    Citation
    WU YEE MEI VERA v. CATHAY PACIFIC AIRWAYS LTD
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCLA8/2009

    Allowances that do not accrue and are not calculated on a daily basis (LDA, GDA, DFSC) do not constitute 'daily wages' under ss41(2)/41C(2) and therefore are excluded from statutory holiday and annual leave pay calculations; Outport Allowance is a non-accountable pre-estimate to defray special expenses and falls within exception (d) of s2 and is excluded from 'wages'; the Tribunal's finding that Ms Ho received no statutory holiday pay because she was 'hourly paid' was erroneous and is set aside.