Employer sanctioned for violating requirements of local recruitment under Enhanced Supplementary Labour Scheme

The Labour Department (LD) today (October 23) announced the imposition of an administrative sanction on Hong Kong-Shenzhen Vehicle Services Limited. With immediate effect, the LD has terminated the processing of an application for importing labour previously submitted by the company under the Enhanced Supplementary Labour Scheme (ESLS). In parallel, the LD will, from today, refuse to process any applications submitted by the company under the ESLS for a period of two years. A spokesman for the LD said, "After an investigation, it was established that the above company had breached the local recruitment requirements under the ESLS while seeking to import a driver. An administrative sanction is thus imposed for the following reasons: (i) failing to interview a qualified job seeker as scheduled without a reasonable excuse; and (ii) providing the LD with false information on the interview results." The spokesman stressed, "Employers applying for the importation of workers under the ESLS should strictly comply with the scheme requirements, including according priority to employing suitable local workers. The ESLS stipulates that if an employer violates labour or immigration laws, the re

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