About 50 workers in Hong Kong owed over HK$7 million as another eatery closes

Union says workers left with unpaid wages and other claims after their employer, Glorious Seafood Restaurant, closes permanently on Friday

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.

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.