Anti-epidemic and Anti-epidemic Fund ｜ Luo Zhiguang: The food replacement plan is only for the number of people and the head is not guaranteed.

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Author: Lao Xianliang

2020-04-14 22:54

In response to the new coronavirus pneumonia (COVID-19) epidemic, Chief Executive Lin Zheng Yuee announced last week the second round of anti-epidemic and anti-epidemic fund projects, including the 80 billion yuan "employment protection" plan, the government helps employers "substitute food" to wage earners Half calculated manually, with an upper limit of 9,000 yuan, on condition that no layoffs are required. Employers can choose any month from January to March of this year as the salary base, and the number of employees is based on March.

The plan has no application details. The Secretary for Labour and Welfare, Luo Zhiguang, bluntly stated in a media briefing today that the plan is "only for the number and not the head". It is difficult to guarantee that the employer will reduce wages or even "exchange blood". The only principle is to fund the employees. Pay off. He did not admit that there were "loopholes" in the plan, but that the system should be able to send money as soon as possible when designing the system, and that civil society monitoring should be based on reporting. At that time, I am afraid that a large number of companies have closed down.

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Chief Executive Lin Zhengyue met with reporters this evening (14th) to show the pamphlet of the Fund for Epidemic Prevention and Anti-epidemic, but did not explain the details. The main axis of the press conference was to respond to the bombing of Guo Rongkeng by the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office. The Secretary for Labour and Welfare, Luo Zhiguang, and the Director of the Innovation Office, Feng Chengshuyi, held a media briefing after the press conference to explain the details.

"Guaranteed employment" covers MPF and ORSO. According to the specified month selected by the employer, 50% of the actual salary is paid to the employee. The subsidy is capped at $ 9,000. The salary under the MPF scheme includes For salaries, commissions, bonuses, etc., ORSO is calculated based on the employer ’s contribution. The subsidy should be used for all salaries; self-employed people with MPF contributions can receive a lump sum of 7,500 yuan.

Luo Zhiguang does not admit that there are "holes" in the plan, but that he should be able to send money as soon as possible when designing the system. (Profile picture)

Optional salary from January to March is not less than the total number of employees in March

The salary subsidy is paid in two installments. The first installment pays the salary from June to August, which is calculated manually according to any month from January to March selected by the employer; the second installment pays the salary from September to November, the selected month depends on the subsequent economy Depending on the environment.

Employment must promise not to lay off employees during the period of receiving subsidies. The number of paid employees in the first period from June to August must not be less than the number of employees in March this year regardless of whether they are paid or not. There will be penalties for breach of commitment.

Employer must submit contribution proof that fraud is criminal

Luo Zhiguang said that there is no plan to apply for details at present, and the employer is initially required to apply for a contribution certificate from the MPF Trust Company and submit it to the authorities for application. For self-employed people, from January 2019 to March this year, they have an MPF ​​account and can apply regardless of whether they have contributions, but they do not include contributions made after March 31.

As for the penalty, Luo Zhiguang also failed to answer the details, saying that if fraud is a criminal offence, the authorities also have the right to recover part or all of the subsidy, or to recover it through civil channels.

Wage reduction, blood exchange, unpaid leave, the government will not control

In the briefing, Luo Zhiguang was repeatedly asked about the loopholes of the "substitute for food" plan, including that employers can continue to require employees to take unpaid leave, continue to reduce their wages, or even "exchange blood" after applying for subsidies. Employees, please lower the labor.

Luo Zhiguang responded by saying "it doesn't matter in simple terms", saying that the plan is "not the name but the number of people", that is, as long as the number of employees from June to August is not less than the number of employees in March, and all the subsidies applied are used to pay can. He said that the number of salaried employees at the time of each company's application will be announced at that time, and after the first phase of the grant is released in June, the amount of the grant will be announced for employees, the media and the public to monitor.

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Don't repeat the mistake of 4,000 yuan

Luo Zhiguang emphasized that the original design of the system was to be fast, not to help employers or even allow employers to take advantage of the loopholes. However, when designing the system, it is necessary to carefully examine whether each company ’s salary system is reasonable, and it needs more than 1,000 people to audit. The best example of a fair and careful system is the 4,000 mosquitoes (2018 Budget "Caring Sharing Plan") system, which was announced in February 2018 and cannot be applied until July 2019. It is not practical to do it today. "

He bluntly said that there are many extreme examples of "quirks and strange shapes" that rely on the supervision of civil society. "Hot everyone, please aunt and aunt. I want to do not know the name ID. If someone complains, we will There is something to do. "

▼ A number of measures of the second round of epidemic prevention and epidemic prevention funds ▼

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Source: Comprehensive Luo Zhiguang briefing content

Q: After an employer applies for subsidies, is it okay to ask employees to take unpaid leave and only pay 9,000 yuan in food?

Answer: Yes.

Q: There were 100 employees in March, 20 of them took unpaid leave. Is it possible for employees to take unpaid leave in June?

Answer: Half and a half. If a total of 100 months work in March, 100 employees will have to pay for food by June. However, if a few days and half a month of unpaid leave are taken, the government will not manage it. The requirement is to have labor, whether it is a half-pay or a pay cut.

Q: There is no problem with the operation of the employer, but it seems that it is possible to apply for subsidies and use the extra money to distribute to shareholders, purchase equipment and start new businesses?

Answer: The subsidy should be used for the whole grain. If it is unreasonable to buy a beautiful car, the government has the right to recover it. If the enterprise saves money and starts a new business, it will recruit more manpower and the money will be spent on employees without departing from the original intention.

Question: Based on the number of employees in March, if there are layoffs after April, there will be additional recruitment in June, but please do not return the original number. Is there a penalty?

A: Yes, but I believe it is not difficult for companies to recruit in this situation.

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