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Written by: Zheng Cuibi
2020-10-29 09:40
Last update date: 2020-10-29 09:40
Under the influence of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, the tourism industry has been hit hard and entered the ice age. Xinhua Tourism issued an internal notice to the staff within the day before (27th), requiring all staff to stay on duty from December, and the first phase will be until the end of February next year.
Hong Kong Tourism (Outbound Travel) Leader and Chairman of the Tour Guide Union, Tang Jiansheng, said on a radio program today (29th) that most of the industry would believe that if the contract remains unchanged and no special additional conditions are attached, Xinhua’s arrangement will be accepted.
He also pointed out that even if the government launches local tours, it will not help the industry much. In addition, the employment guarantee plan is about to end. When Xinhua Travel asked employees to stay on duty without pay, he continued to receive news that other travel agencies intend to follow suit. If you stop talking for a month, the talk will go bankrupt... Maybe within a day or two, there will be two or three more large-scale houses (imitated by the travel society)," and it is estimated that more than a thousand people will be involved.
According to Yuan Zhenning, executive director of WTV, it is estimated that 8 to 10 large travel agencies will announce unpaid leave or layoffs in the future.
Xinhua Travel issued an internal notice to the staff, requiring all staff to stay on without pay from December.
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Tang Jiansheng said on the Hong Kong and Taiwan program "Millenniums" that since the Lunar New Year, 99% of the team leaders have begun to take unpaid leave and "no basic salary". The sudden letter from Xinhua Tourism is strange, but it is also expected However, it described the company’s request of employees to reply today as "very urgent."
He pointed out that the majority of the industry is willing to accept Xinhua’s arrangement if the contract remains unchanged and no special additional conditions are attached.
He explained that most people want to stay in the tourism industry because other industries worry that if they are hired, these people will be transferred back to the bank immediately when the tourism industry resumes. Most of them will not hire them, and they also understand that they need to work with their bosses during this period. suffer.
Xinhua Travel issued an internal notice to the staff, requiring all staff to stay on without pay from December.
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He continued that Xinhua Tourism did not explain how employees would deal with the arrangement if they did not accept the new arrangement, but according to his understanding, it would be treated as dismissal, and theoretical compensation should be made in accordance with the labor regulations.
Tang Jiansheng said that even if the government launches local tours, it will be of little use, because each guest can only make a profit of 20 to 30 yuan, which is not helpful even for medium-sized travel agencies. Many employees have changed to work as security guards. Casual workers such as airport cargo.
When asked whether other travel agencies besides Xinhua Tourism introduced measures such as suspension of pay and staying at work, he pointed out that yesterday he received news one after another, stating that other travel agencies intend to follow suit. …Maybe within a day or two, two or three more large-scale houses (imitated by the travel society)", it is estimated that more than a thousand people will be involved.
Yuan Zhenning pointed out that it is estimated that 8-10 large travel agencies will announce unpaid leave or layoffs in the future.
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In addition, Yuan Zhenning, the executive director of WTV, pointed out in the commercial program "Starting on a Sunny Day" that it is estimated that 8 to 10 large travel agencies will announce unpaid leave or layoffs in the future.
As for horizontal and horizontal games, although they have recently launched local open source games, they can only help to make up about 10%. However, since the company has developed online shopping business since March, it is not necessary to implement suspension of pay or layoffs for all employees, but some people will be required to take unpaid leave .
The Chairman of the Travel Industry Council, Huang Jinda, stated on the same program that the Travel Industry Council had been manually adjusted at the beginning of this year. When asked whether there was a need for layoffs or pay cuts in the future, he said that he was studying how to reduce expenditure.
He said that the number of travel agencies that closed this year has increased compared to last year, and many companies have also implemented austerity policies, such as "large shops to fine shops". Currently, some travel agencies are studying how many staff to cut. I believe that more travel agencies will consider suspension of pay and layoffs in the future. .
He believes that the job protection plan can barely enable travel agencies to retain employees. He hopes that the government will consider that the tourism industry is in a special predicament. There is no business to do, which is more serious than other industries. "Can you have other considerations? Because it is related to the survival of the industry. Even if it is easy to return in the future, if industry professionals have already left, it will not be easy to get people back." He also hopes that the government will increase the number of local tours per group and increase the green local tour incentives in the future.
When asked about the industry's request to use the travel industry compensation fund to support the industry, Huang Jinda said that the government said that the base metal statutory fund is used to compensate tourists. If it is used to support the industry, it may take a long time to amend the regulations.
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