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Written by: Huang Yongyu
2021-07-05 18:48
Last update date: 2021-07-05 18:49
The government implemented the Lump Sum Grant Subsidy System in 2001 and set up a task force to review it in 2017. The Labour and Welfare Bureau announced today (5th) the review report, mentioning the Lump Sum Grant subvention system, including the current calculation of funding to organizations The method should be retained and 30 suggestions for improvement should be put forward.
Some social welfare unions believe that the recommendations are only minor repairs, criticizing the "10-year inspection, no progress," and failing to explain the core issues of the system, including funding standards, different pay for equal work, and artificial "seafood prices."
The government implemented the Lump Sum Grant Subsidy System in 2001 and set up a task force to review it in 2017. The Labour and Welfare Bureau announced the review report today (5th).
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Zhang Zhiwei, one of the members of the review team and the vice chairman of the General Society for Foreign Affairs, also pointed out that he was disappointed with the results. "As mentioned earlier, there is no progress after the ten-year inspection."
The report recommends that, in the next five years, systematically review the estimated funding staffing, service targets, service nature and service performance standards. Zhang Zhiwei believes that although the direction is good, the progress is slow and cannot keep up with the needs of the society.
Zhang Zhiwei, one of the members of the review team and vice chairman of the General Foreign Affairs Office, said that he was disappointed with the results.
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He said that the content of the review did not address the core issues of the system, including funding benchmarks, different pay for equal work, and artificial "seafood prices". The 30 recommendations were just for fewer repairs and less supplements.
Zhang believes that the government must face up to the "trap" in the system, that is, the capping mechanism makes the organization lack a sense of security, dare not pay the salary standard of the civil service salary level, and even cut the service allocation resources. He advocated that the government should set up a "subscription" system.
Qiu Zhiheng, chairman of the staff association of social welfare organizations, also rebuked that the review results "stay in place" and "many suggestions are fried rice."
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Chi-Heng Chiu, chairman of the staff association of social welfare agencies, also reprimanded that the review results "stay on the spot" and failed to respond to the industry's demands. Many provisions have already been listed in the SWD guidelines. "Many suggestions are just fried rice."
He said that in recent years there have been many examples of "fat on top and thin on bottom", although the report recommends that organizations should improve the transparency of their employee compensation policies, including disclosing the salary structure and starting point of permanent positions, and giving organizations a five-year transition period. After making corresponding preparations, he believes that the strength is too weak to solve the problem of "fat on top and thin on bottom".
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