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Written by: Zhou Lixi
2021-05-23 14:40
Last update date: 2021-05-23 14:43
The government intends to amend the "Employment Bill" to increase the current 12-day statutory holiday from 10 years to 17 public holidays, adding 1 day every two years.
Tan Jinlian, vice chairman of the AFL and employee representative of the Labour Advisory Board, said when attending the "City Forum" in Hong Kong and Taiwan today (23) that the implementation time in 10 years is too long and reiterated the AFL's proposal to divide three years and increase holidays according to holidays. .
When asked about the vote of Pan Zhaoping, a member of the AFL Legislative Council, Tan Jinlian only stated that the AFL has proposed an amendment to the "three-year plan" and that the association itself supports the standardization of statutory holidays.
Guo Zhenhua, a representative of the employers of the LAB and a director of the Federation of Hong Kong Industries, pointed out that the employers were not too concerned about increasing the cost of holidays, but were worried about changes in a short period of time, and employers might not be able to adapt. He also mentioned that some industries may not have enough staff. The impact should be minimized, so the gradual and orderly progress of the government plan is more secure.
He even pointed out that employees may also have to take care of their families during holidays, which is not necessarily easier than going to work.
After hearing this, Wang Yu, the co-ordinator of the Trade Union Union, smiled and retorted, saying that Guo Zhenhua's statement is like a philosophical problem, and it is not clear. Therefore, "even if I accompany my son on vacation, his mentality is better than working."
Wang Yulai refutes Guo Zhenhua's claim that employees may not have to go to work more easily on holidays.
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On the program, Wang Yulai pointed out that the labor market is not just a number. It emphasizes that workers also have families. A recent study by the World Health Organization also mentioned that long working hours affect health.
He pointed out that the Hong Kong government should consider whether the economic model of high-intensity labor in the past is still suitable for Hong Kong, and emphasized that the length of working hours in Hong Kong is still the world's top, and the work model should be changed.
Guo Zhenhua said that occupational safety and health can be strengthened in the legal aspect, and even improved with AI technology, and it is not necessary to rely on holidays and rest.
He also pointed out that some employees have to take care of their sons and daughters during holidays, which is not necessarily easier than going to work.
When Wang Yulai responded with a smile, Guo raised a philosophical question that "holidays are harder than going to work". I don't understand why holidays are harder than going to work. "Even if I accompany my son during the holidays, my mentality is better than going to work."
He also said that if it is not enforced by law, from a historical perspective, if there is no law to regulate, there are still child labor problems and women still do not have maternity leave.
The vice chairman of the Hong Kong Talent Management Association, Liang Weijia, later responded that he understands that it needs to be dealt with by law, but that it needs to be balanced and naturally keep pace with the times. For example, France has entered a week to work only four days a week, and there are also five days of work in the Mainland.
Guo Zhenhua said that employers are worried about the fact that employers may not be able to adapt to the increase in vacation for too short a time. He also mentioned that some industries may not have enough manpower.
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Wang Yulai criticized that it is unthinkable to use ten years to define a statutory holiday. "You can do it immediately after the next year." He thinks that the "three-year plan" is too long to wait. The business community should have been prepared long ago. wake".
Tan Jinlian added that many white-collar jobs are now on labor leave, emphasizing that equal rights are a major policy for wage earners. They have proposed a "one-step" plan in the past, but considering that the epidemic has lasted for 18 months, they proposed a compromise plan for workers. It is expected that there will be 17 holidays in three years.
Liang Weijia pointed out that the more benefits he understands, the better, but he emphasized that the public holiday on the 17th is not a requirement. It is just that in the historical background, companies have proposed more favorable conditions to attract applicants, so there is no "equal rights".
He also pointed out that the sudden increase of the 5-day holiday would indeed make the company's manpower deployment considerate.
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Guo Zhenhua said that in the past year, both the income of companies and employees have been reduced. This means that employers cannot bear to "knock" the middle and low-level employees, while the senior level has already cut salaries, encouraging companies to raise wages for good employees and provide more corporate training for employees. .
Tan Jinlian pointed out that she believes that despite the positive results of the trend survey last year, civil servants still have their salaries frozen, and this year's economy is more promising than last year, and she does not want any salary cuts.
She also pointed out that employees in private companies were willing to stay on without pay before, and there were also many pay cuts and unpaid leave, and they did not want any further pay cuts.
Wang Yulai pointed out that if a pay cut is like "drenching in cold water" on civil servants, it means that civil servants are already under a lot of pressure.
He also believes that the "wage earners" in the labor market have done a lot to tide over the difficulties, and it will be difficult to accept a wage reduction.
Liang Weijia pointed out that the government's survey is just for reference. Many other salary surveys in the market show that only pay freezes. He also pointed out that many companies introduced unpaid leave last year. In fact, it is a disguised pay cut, but employees are willing to continue. To hope.
He also believes that the government has considerations, including morale, information to the business community, etc., but the business community will also have its own considerations, not necessarily all of them.
He said that the salary freeze this year is expected to increase by 1%, and he believes that there may be more salary increases in the coming year.
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