Yung Chi Keung v Protection of Wages on Insolvency Fund Board

This is a case with respect to the interpretation of the words "the applicant's entitlement to severance payment" in section 16(2)(f)(i) of the Protection of Wages on Insolvency Ordinance (the "PWIO").

Under the PWIO, the applicant may apply for an ex-gratia payment from the Protection of Wages on insolvency Fund (the "Fund") as his former employer entered into voluntary liquidation.

The relevant sections of the PWIO are set out below:-

"15(1) ......an applicant to whom:-

Filed under:
Hong Kong, Employment & Labor, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Deacons, Severance package
Authors:
Elsie Chan
Location:
Hong Kong
Firm:
Deacons
Important Changes under the Companies (Winding Up and Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment) Ordinance 2016 - Part 3: Strengthening Regulation under the Winding Up Regime

This is the third in a series of articles highlighting the changes to be brought in by the Companies (Winding Up and Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment) Ordinance 2016 (Amendment Ordinance). Since our last article, 13 February 2017 has been announced as the date when the Amendment Ordinance will come into effect. The Amendment Ordinance makes amendments to the Companies (Winding Up and Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance (CWUMPO) and the Companies (Winding Up) Rules (CWUR).

Filed under:
United Kingdom, Company & Commercial, Insolvency & Restructuring, Deacons, Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 (Australia)
Authors:
Richard Hudson
Location:
United Kingdom
Firm:
Deacons