There is a shortage of medical staff in the local public hospitals. In order to retain talents, it is reported that the Hospital Authority will propose to raise the retirement age of employees from 60 to 65 at the end of next month.
Yuan Zhimin, chairman of the Hong Kong Nurses Association, said on a TV program in Hong Kong this morning (24) that a survey conducted by the association in November last year showed that 53% of the nurses interviewed are considering emigrating. Seventy of them have been employed for 5-10 years. Most affected.
When asked whether extending the retirement age can ease the resignation situation, Yuan Zhimin believes that colleagues generally welcome it, but some people are worried about the impact on promotion opportunities.
Ng Wai Ling, chairperson of the HA Support Grade Staff Association, said that colleagues generally welcome the HA to extend the retirement age, hoping that the terms will be more flexible and provide medical protection to employees.
Yuan Zhimin described the emigration situation as the "97 emigration wave" of the year, worrying that if the emigration trend of nurses continues, Hong Kong may lose colleagues with certain medical care experience.
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Yuan Zhimin said that he was not surprised by the loss of nurses.
In November last year, the Association for Nursing conducted a questionnaire survey and collected more than 700 responses. At that time, 53% of the respondents said that they were considering immigration, and he believed that the problem needs to be addressed squarely.
He continued that among the nurses who wish to immigrate, 70 adults have been employed for 5 to 10 years and have rich experience. The most affected are the critical care department, including the intensive care department.
He said that Hong Kong nurses have high professional standards and good reputation, and most of their training is conducted in English. Most Western countries admit it and describe it as "hot".
He predicted that there will be a problem of non-acceptance of nurses in Hong Kong, and the Hong Kong government needs to strengthen the training of university and specialist nurses.
When asked whether extending the retirement age can ease the resignation situation, Yuan Zhimin bluntly said, "It is better to do it than not to do it." I believe colleagues will generally welcome it.
He continued that some nurses are worried that this arrangement will affect their chances of promotion, but he believes that the HA can make arrangements to solve the problem.
The Hospital Authority will propose to raise the retirement age of employees from 60 to 65 at the end of next month.
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Approximately 5% to 10% of the supporting grades are resigned
Ng Wai-ling, chairperson of the HA Support Grade Staff Association, said that the support grades include clerks, cleaners, transporters and patient assistants. About 5% to 10% of the staff resigned, and clerical colleagues left more jobs due to retirement and children Immigration, etc.
She pointed out that the resignation of colleagues has an impact on the operation of the ward. Because of the heavy workload of the ward, "it’s not difficult to ask people. It takes three months to get familiar with the operation of the ward, so get familiar with it first."
Currently, the Hospital Authority requires retirement at the age of 60. Wu Weiling said that re-employment requires an annual assessment and also depends on whether the boss needs the position.
Some colleagues have to wait for one month's notice, during which the re-employment plan has been abandoned.
The annual leave of the retirement re-employment contract has been reduced from 21 days to 10 days. “I don’t think it’s very good for older people to have less rest time.” She said that colleagues generally welcome the HA to extend the retirement age to 65 and hope the terms Increase flexibility and provide employees with medical protection.
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