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Written by: Hu Jiaxin
2020-06-06 09:10
Date of last update: 2020-06-06 09:10The "Ensure Employment" program will start accepting applications from May 25. The Secretary for Labour and Welfare, Luo Zhiguang, said today (6th) when attending the RTHK program "Saturday Accountability" that there are currently 140,000 employers and 170,000 self-employed People apply for the plan. Luo Zhiguang pointed out that the effectiveness indicators have not been set for the plan, because of environmental factors such as the global economy, it is difficult to have an objective target to measure. The goal of this plan is to ensure that the company’s salary in March and to ensure that employees can pay and distribute After the subsidy, the market will be closer to March. However, Luo said that even with a guaranteed employment allowance, it can only delay the employer’s layoffs, but it is difficult to achieve zero completion. He expects that 70 to 80% of employers will eventually apply, and some employers have not applied because of reputation costs or corporate social responsibility.
The Census and Statistics Department announced that the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 5.2% from February to April, a record high of more than a decade. Luo Zhiguang said that the unemployment rate for March, April and May will be announced on the 16th of this month. The possibility of deterioration is expected to be high, which is expected to be higher than 5.2%. "There are illusions and it should happen." After the release at the end of June, the unemployment rate in June will be better than in April. As for the unemployment rate of SARS reached 8.5% in 2003, Luo pointed out that the unemployment rate had reached 7% in the three months before the outbreak of that year. In contrast, the "unity is good this time", the unemployment rate is at the same level as the previous year, so The unemployment rate is not expected to reach 8%, but it is expected to hover between 5% and 6%.
Luo also admitted that the employment protection plan cannot fully play a role in the construction industry. At present, there are 12,000 long-term workers in the industry, but there are actually 30,000 to 40,000 long-term casual workers that are not covered. Therefore, the Bureau is considering a protection plan and hopes to announce it next week. detail.
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