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The labor union urges public companies such as the two power companies and gas companies to raise wages by 4%

2020-12-06T12:59:30.877Z


Four public enterprise unions, including China Light & Electric Power, Hongkong Electric, China Gas and PCCW, released the results of a questionnaire survey today (5th), stating that the salary adjustments of the four public enterprises in the past year did not meet expectations.


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Written by: Pan Xiqiao

2020-12-05 12:37

Last update date: 2020-12-05 12:37

Four public enterprise unions, including China Light and Electric Power, Hong Kong Electric, China Gas and PCCW, released the results of a questionnaire survey today (5th), saying that the salary adjustments of the four public enterprises in the past year did not meet expectations and believed that public enterprises were less affected by the epidemic , It is recommended to raise the salary by no less than 4% next year and hire more staff.

The trade unions of four public enterprises, including China Light & Electric Power, Hongkong Electric, China Gas and PCCW, propose to raise wages by not less than 4% next year and hire more staff.

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Trade unions say public enterprises should take the lead in raising wages if they are profitable

Shi Shengdi, chairman of the Hong Kong Federation of Public Utilities Unions, said that the union sent a questionnaire survey to its members over a period of two weeks from 2 to 13 last month to collect employee satisfaction with salary increases in 2020 and expectations for salary increases in 2021, and the questionnaires were returned. 1166 copies, accounting for 37.16% of members.

The results showed that more than 70% of the employees surveyed were not satisfied with the salary increase in 2020. Among them, 13.04% had a salary freeze and a salary increase of less than 1% last year, 61.41% had a salary increase of 3% or less, and only a small increase of 5% or more. Less than 3%.

Shi Shengdi pointed out that the data reflects that the increase in employee salaries in 2020 will be substantially lower than before.

The Hong Kong Federation of Public Utilities Trade Unions called for the four public enterprises to raise their wages by no less than 4% next year. It believes that profitable companies should take the lead in raising wages and set an example. In view of the increase in unemployment caused by the epidemic, large-scale public enterprises are even more serious. Should hire more staff to contribute to the society.

According to the 2020 interim results reports of the four public enterprises, China Light and Gas Company recorded an interim profit of 6.01 billion yuan and 3.517 billion yuan, while the Hongkong Electric and PCCW recorded revenue of 4.8 billion yuan and 18.281 billion yuan respectively.

Feng Xiangwen, chairman of the workers' union of the Hongkong Electric Power Investment Corporation, believes that public utilities have been less affected in the past year, and if profitable, they are responsible for the increase in employee salaries and expect the company to share the results with employees.

Lin Shuhuan, chairman of the PCCW Workers General Union, said that since the SARS, public enterprises have adopted the "Salary Increase Individual Act", which believes that it will cause opacity of wages, and that a more transparent salary increase mechanism should be adopted.

Kong Jiming, chairman of the Chinese Workers Union of Hong Kong and China Gas, believes that during the epidemic, some front-line employees, such as gas company installation and maintenance personnel, still need to visit customers' homes for inspection, which poses a greater safety risk.

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Kong Jiming, chairman of the Chinese Workers’ Union of Hong Kong and China Gas Company, believes that during the epidemic, some front-line employees, such as gas installation and maintenance workers, still need to visit customers’ homes for door-to-door inspections. There is a greater safety risk, but employees still stick to their posts and maintain public The service is operating normally, and companies should understand their contributions. "If the company loses money, there is nothing to do, but we see that the company is still profitable." It believes that employees' contributions are worth a 4% salary increase.

He also pointed out that the number of customers of the Gas Company has been increasing over the past 10 years, but the staff is still insufficient. Many employee allowances have not been adjusted for many years. He believes that the company should fulfill its social responsibilities in the current social environment and hire more staff.

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