plaintiff:
- CHENG KWOK WAH（鄭國華）
- LAI AH LOI（黎亞來）
- LIU FAT HOI（廖發開）
- HO CHING HOI（何清海）
- HSU CHE CHEONG（徐志中）
defendant:
- LI HING CLEANING SERVICES CO. LIMITED（利興清潔服務有限公司）
jurisdiction_code: HKLAT
jurisdiction_name: Labour Tribunal of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
case_location:
- 香港特別行政區
- Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
case_reason: "The five claimants, including Cheng Kwok Wah, claim severance payments or terminal payments\
  \ from the defendant, Li Hing Cleaning Services Co. Ltd., for their termination of employment on December\
  \ 31, "
case_object:
- severance payments
- terminal payments
judgment_result:
- charge: Defendant's liability for severance payments (liability issue)
  result: Allowed. The court found that the Defendant cannot avoid liability for severance payments as
    the Claimants did not indicate they would switch to another company and were awaiting specific arrangements
    from the Defendant, which were not provided.
- charge: Severance payment quantum (quantum issue)
  result: Allowed. The court ordered that the Defendant pay severance payments of HK$13,412.05 to the
    3rd Claimant, HK$3,003.42 to the 4th Claimant, HK$21,848 to the 7th Claimant, HK$13,827.86 to the
    9th Claimant, and HK$13,826.82 to the 11th Claimant.
- charge: Claimants' claims for terminal payments (liability issue)
  result: Dismissed. The court dismissed the claims for terminal payments as severance payments were allowed.
judgment_summary: "The Labour Tribunal ruled that Cheng Kwok Wah et al., former employees of Li Hing Cleaning\
  \ Services Co. Ltd., were entitled to severance payments due to the company's breach of contract, specifically\
  \ unilaterally changing working conditions without their consent. The court assessed evidence showing\
  \ the company failed to provide promised re-deployment arrangements and cited legal precedents supporting\
  \ constructive dismissal claims. The defendant was ordered to pay severance payments ranging from "
involved_entities:
- entity_name: Ms. Michelle Lam
  reason: Presiding Officer in this case, responsible for fact-finding and adjudication.
- entity_name: FEHD (Food and Environmental Hygiene Department)
  reason: Management authority that entered into contracts with the Defendant for street cleaning services.
- entity_name: Li Hing Cleaning Services Co. Ltd
  reason: Defendant in this case, providing cleaning services to FEHD.
- entity_name: 3rd Claimant (鄭國華)
  reason: Claimant in this case, claiming severance payments from the Defendant.
- entity_name: 4th Claimant (黎亞來)
  reason: Claimant in this case, claiming severance payments from the Defendant.
- entity_name: 7th Claimant (廖發開)
  reason: Claimant in this case, claiming severance payments from the Defendant.
- entity_name: 9th Claimant (何清海)
  reason: Claimant in this case, claiming severance payments from the Defendant.
- entity_name: 11th Claimant (徐志中)
  reason: Claimant in this case, claiming severance payments from the Defendant.
