Publications on Work Arrangements in Times of Adverse Weather and “Extreme Conditions”
Publications on Work Arrangements in Times of
Adverse Weather and “Extreme Conditions”
The Labour Department (LD) has updated publications on the captioned subject. The revised “Code of Practice in Times of Adverse Weather and ‘Extreme Conditions’” (CoP) sets out the relevant guidelines in a reader-friendly and concise manner, reiterating the three major principles for formulating work arrangements under adverse weather and “extreme conditions” (including formulating work arrangements in advance, giving prime consideration to employees’ safety, and complying with requirements of labour legislation), and incorporating corporate examples for reference. Please refer to the website below for downloading the CoP and CoP At a Glance for reference of employees and employers:
CoP
https://www.labour.gov.hk/tc/public/pdf/wcp/Rainstorm.pdf (Chinese version)
https://www.labour.gov.hk/eng/public/wcp/Rainstorm.pdf (English version)
CoP At a Glance
https://www.labour.gov.hk/tc/public/wcp/Rainstorm_glance.pdf (Chinese version)
https://www.labour.gov.hk/eng/public/wcp/Rainstorm_glance.pdf (English version)
- If printed copies are required, please contact Miss Joey YU at 2121 8690, or visit the branch offices of Labour Relations Division of the Labour Department (Address: https://www.labour.gov.hk/eng/tele/lr1.htm).
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