2. What types of claim does the Tribunal hear?

In relation to employees, the Tribunal will hear the claims in respect of, for example:

• wages due for work done;


• wages in lieu of notice of termination of a contract of employment by an employer who did not give the required notice ;
• wages deducted contrary to the Employment Ordinance
;

• pay for statutory holidays, annual leave, rest days, sickness allowance, maternity leave, or severance;


• end of year payments, double pay or annual bonuses;


• commission;


• long service payments;


• terminal (termination) payments
;

• compensations for unlawful dismissal;
• unpaid wages of up to 2 months against the principal contractor and superior sub-contractors in the building and construction industry;


• orders for reinstatement or re-engagement; or


• other benefits conferred by law or employment contract.

In relation to employers, the Tribunal will hear the claims in respect of, for example:

• wages in lieu of notice on resignation or termination of contract of employment; or


• wages or leave advanced to the employee
.

The Tribunal only hears cases in which the amount of claim exceeds $8,000 for at least one of the claimants in a claim OR where the number of claimants in the claim exceeds 10 persons.

Claims that are lodged by not more than 10 claimants for a sum of money not exceeding $8,000 per claimant and with a cause of action that arose within one year before the date of filing of claim are normally dealt with by the Minor Employment Claims Adjudication Board .