About 50 workers in Hong Kong are seeking to recover more than HK$7 million (US$892,000) in unpaid wages and other payments following the shutdown of another restaurant amid a string of closures in the catering industry.
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Chiu Kwun-chung, head of the Eating Establishment Employees General Union’s labour rights committee, said the group was notified on Friday morning that Glorious Seafood Restaurant at Cheung Sha Wan Plaza had closed permanently.
Chiu said the closure affected about 50 employees, who sought to recover more than HK$7 million in outstanding wages, payments in lieu of notice, payments for untaken annual leave, and severance payments.
The union assisted affected workers in filing claims with authorities, he said.
The closure is the latest in a string of similar moves by businesses in the city’s catering sector.
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Star Seafood and Roasted Goose Restaurant at Chuk Yuen Plaza in Wong Tai Sin announced last week that it would be shutting down on Friday, when its lease expired.