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Written by: Luo Jiaqing
2020-04-29 18:47
Last update date: 2020-04-29 18:47The epidemic of the new coronavirus pneumonia continues. The government launched the second round of "Epidemic and Anti-epidemic Fund" earlier, but some industries and employees have not benefited. Zhou Haoding, a member of the DAB ’s Legislative Council, asked the Secretary for Labour and Welfare, Luo Zhiguang, whether he would relax the eligibility for some industry allowances. For example, some education centers did not register under the Education Ordinance because they were not necessary. Unqualified to receive a one-time 40,000 yuan subsidy for each tutoring school in the second round of bailout measures.
Luo Zhiguang responded that if a center or institution that has not been registered under the Education Ordinance is eligible, it can receive financial support through the "employment protection" program; if the instructor of the center is also in a welfare service unit of a primary, secondary or SWD As an instructor in an interest class, or as a coach for a year in a sports club, institution, etc., you can choose to apply for one of the subsidies provided by the Education Bureau, SWD or LCSD for the instructor.
The 50% salary subsidy provided by the government to the employer under the new round of the "Employment Protection" program of the Epidemic Prevention Fund will be calculated based on the actual salary paid by the employer to its employees in any month from January to March this year. . (Profile picture / Photo by Zhang Haowei)
The 50% salary subsidy provided by the government to the employer under the new round of the "Employment Protection" program of the Epidemic Prevention Fund will be calculated based on the actual salary paid by the employer to its employees in any month from January to March this year. .
Regarding whether the government will consider the average monthly salary of employees in the past 12 months as the basis for calculation, Luo Zhiguang said that the "designated month" will be selected by the employer according to the situation of the enterprise. Any month from January to March will be considered, taking into account the first case in Hong Kong. The case occurred on January 23, and some companies also issued double-grant at the end of the year. According to the current plan, employers can choose January, which has a higher number of employees and wages than the following months, as the base for calculating subsidies.
Luo Zhiguang also pointed out that the wage subsidy not only allows employers to retain existing employees, but also provides at least half of the remuneration for employees who have taken unpaid leave, and can even re-employ people according to business needs. Luo Zhiguang emphasized that he will continue to discuss with the stakeholders on the details of the plan, so as to best achieve the goal of helping employers retain employees who were originally laid off.
As for whether the government will consider relaxing the working hours requirement of the workforce in the next 12 months, Luo Zhiguang said that the current workforce mainly supports working households with lower income and encourages more work, so the allowance is divided according to the household ’s income. Use income as an approval criterion. However, he mentioned that the government ’s earlier anti-epidemic fund had granted special allowances to all eligible workers and student-subsidized households, regardless of whether they were unemployed or underemployed, to support low-income households in coping with the economic and employment environment worsened by the epidemic.
Luo Zhiguang said that because red minibuses are generally car rental drivers, they are not included in the "employment protection" plan, emphasizing that they will pay close attention to the financial operations of green minibuses and provide appropriate support to help the industry overcome the difficulties. (Photo / Photo by Li Zetong)
Luo Zhiguang: Pay close attention to the timely support of the green bus financial operation
In addition, the government is currently providing a red light minibus with a monthly subsidy of 6,000 yuan for six months. Asked that the same amount of allowance will be provided to green minibus drivers. Luo Zhiguang responded that because red minibuses are generally car rental drivers, they are not included in the "employment protection" plan. He emphasized that the government will pay close attention to the financial and operational status of green minibuses to provide appropriate support to help the industry overcome the difficulties.
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