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Written by: Huang Yongyu and Yuan Shu
2021-02-02 14:09
The last update date: 2021-02-02 14:58
The minimum wage has been implemented since 2011 and is reviewed every two years.
It is understood that the labor and management of the Minimum Wage Committee cannot reach a consensus that this year's minimum wage may be "frozen."
According to the news, it will be frozen at 37.5 yuan starting May 1.
The Secretary for Labour and Welfare, Law Chi-kwong, met with the media at 3 pm today (2nd) to talk about the "Minimum Wage Committee 2020 Report". The Chairman of the Minimum Wage Committee, Mrs. Wang Peishi, and the government economic adviser, Ou Xixiong, will also be present.
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The current legal minimum wage is 37.5 yuan, and the government reviews it every two years.
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The labor committee's "enterprise hard" request for improvement is not accepted
It is understood that the Minimum Wage Committee, which is responsible for reviewing the minimum wage level, completed the biennial minimum wage level review work in September of last year. The labor committee "firmly" requested an increase in the minimum wage level in two rounds of meetings, but it did not Accepted by other members, most of the members tended to freeze the current level. In the end, they could not reach a consensus. This was the first time in history.
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According to the news, the guild has accepted the report of the Minimum Wage Committee this morning, which means that the minimum wage will be "freeze" and remain at 37.5 yuan. About 20,000 workers in Hong Kong will not be employed this year.
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