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HIT涉「假外判」 公民黨促盡快澄清與外判商關係
03/04/2013
香港國際碼頭公司（下稱HIT）董事總經理嚴磊輝指，其身為董事之一的「香港成功碼頭有限公司」，只負責統籌外判商的服務合約，而非外判商本身，故此不是罷工工人的僱主。
公民黨指出，無論從法律或實際層面出發，外判商為逃避法律責任，將旗下員工「判上判」，轉交由另一間外判商聘請，這種手法並不罕見。整個「轉移僱用關係」(transfer of employment, 也即「外判」) 的過程，甚至會在員工不知情的情況下發生，當員工需要追究事故責任時，方發現所屬僱用公司，已不再是自己的僱主。資方此舉如同將所有勞工責任外判，罔顧勞工安全。然而，資方如在轉移僱用關係前未獲僱員同意，有關程序亦告無效，原僱主同樣需負上應有勞工責任（詳情可參考附件中的案例，案件編號：DCEC000656/2001）。根據普通法所沿用的案例，法庭確認僱主身份的法律原則如下：
“The courts have taken the view that the totality of the relationship should be considered…It has been held, further, that the belief of the employees as to the question of their employer is admissible and is entitled to weight by the court…Ultimately, the whole of the circumstances surrounding the employment relationship including the subsequent conduct of the parties is relevant to the assessment to be made by the court. Of course, documents are relevant but not necessarily determinative. Ultimately the decision rests on the nature of the business in which the relevant employee worked and conversations and conduct at the time of the original engagement of that employee…”
公民黨認為，僱用外判商的HIT，可謂事件中最終的資方，絕對不能完全置身事外，有責任保障所有持份者的利益。根據嚴磊輝昨天解釋有關HIT經營碼頭的手法，實有逃避勞工責任之虞。公民黨促請香港國際貨櫃碼頭公司，盡快澄清其與各外判商及涉事公司，包括永豐、成功碼頭等之關係，並詳細交代聘用員工的方式。