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Written by: Xiaobin Bin
2020-03-25 07:30
Last updated: 2020-03-25 07:30Under the outbreak of new coronavirus pneumonia (commonly known as Wuhan pneumonia), the number of imported cases in Hong Kong surged with a second outbreak, with more than 300 confirmed cases. The Chief Executive, Mrs Carrie Lam, recently announced the resumption of the "working from home" arrangement for civil servants, and also called on the private sector to adopt flexible arrangements to allow employees to work from home.
Some social welfare agencies have resumed working at home arrangements, but some private companies have not followed the government's call. Wu Miner, chairman of the Trade Unions Union, said that many wage earners of private companies in industrial and commercial areas still need to work in the office, and the number of companies responding to the government's appeal is less than in the previous wave of outbreaks. At the same time, nearly one-third of civilian employees need to take unpaid leave, a small proportion rise.
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Social welfare agencies resume working at home or working flexibly in groups
According to the statistics of the staff associations of social welfare organizations, Caritas and Lutheran Church resumed working arrangements at home. Among them, Lutheran Club units continued to only maintain emergency and required services. With the permission of staff, employees can stay at home and work flexibly; some of the subordinate units of the club The suspension will allow employees to stay home for five days. Caritas set up flexible work arrangements in groups. It is recommended that employees work in the office at least 3 days a week.
SHKP does not work from home: multiple measures to reduce risk
"Hong Kong 01" asks different private companies for home work arrangements. It is understood that one of the four major accountants' buildings did not have homework arrangements on Monday, but on Tuesday, employees have been urged to choose to work from home.
Sun Hung Kai Real Estate responded to "Hong Kong 01" and stated that it has implemented a number of epidemic prevention measures to reduce the risk of virus transmission in office buildings, including: all employees undergoing a temperature check before entering the office building; employees with fever and cold symptoms need to stay at home and ask for it immediately If the employee has close contact with the newly diagnosed or suspected New Coronavirus, they need to isolate themselves for 14 days. Sun Hung Kai will provide masks to all frontline staff and enhance the cleaning and disinfection of all office facilities, but did not mention working from home or flexible work arrangements.
Wu Miner, chairman of the Workers Union, said that many wage earners of private companies in industrial and commercial areas still need to work in the office, and companies that provide home work or flexible work arrangements are fewer than in the previous wave of outbreaks. (Profile picture)
Workers' Union: More and more people take unpaid leave
In an interview with "Hong Kong 01", the chairman of the Workers Union Wu Miner said that many wage earners of private companies in industrial and commercial areas still need to work in the office. Companies providing home work or flexible work arrangements are fewer than in the previous wave of epidemics, and instead require employees to be paid without pay. The proportion of leave increased, and more than one-third of the office's civilian staff needed to take unpaid leave, a slight increase from the previous wave. She also pointed out that most wage earners prefer to "keep their jobs" and can only accept unpaid leave arrangements.
Wu Miner said that many private companies had implemented home work arrangements during the first wave of outbreaks, but many employers still failed to break through their thinking and most still wanted employees to return to work in the office. (Profile picture)
Wu Miner said that many private companies had implemented home work arrangements during the first wave of outbreaks, but many employers still failed to break through their thinking and most still wanted employees to return to work in the office. She said that while a large number of wage earners still need to return to the office, they are worried about increasing the risk of infection, especially during lunch time. Therefore, she called on employees to be vigilant about health and safety, such as bringing meals or ordering takeaway to eat alone; Set up home work arrangements to reduce the risk of infection in the office.
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