8 Jul 2010
HUI FOUT KWONG v. PINE LOGISTICS CO LTD
- Citation
- HUI FOUT KWONG v. PINE LOGISTICS CO LTD
- Court
- District Court
- Case number
- DCEC261/2009
The court held that notwithstanding the written service agreement, the factual indicia established an employment relationship: Pine Logistics controlled work allocation, supplied equipment, assumed operational risk, prevented drivers from running an independent business and effectively dictated terms; therefore Pine Logistics was statutorily liable under the Employees Compensation Ordinance; insurance payouts in the applicant's name did not reduce statutory compensation payable by the employer; applicant's permanent loss of earning capacity was assessed at 4% and total compensation awarded wa…