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Non-core anti-epidemic public servants can work from home Carrie Lam: Private companies do not need to wait for the government to take the lead

2022-01-11T06:39:33.037Z


The fifth wave of the epidemic is raging. Before attending the guild this morning (11th), Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor was asked when civil servants would work from home. He responded that civil servants need to prepare a lot of work in epidemic prevention.


The fifth wave of the epidemic is raging. When Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor attended the guild this morning (11th), when asked when civil servants would work from home, he responded that civil servants need to prepare a lot of work in epidemic prevention. However, for civil servants who are not among the core anti-epidemic personnel and suitable for working from home, the department heads have been notified that they can make arrangements.


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Many private companies take the lead in arranging instead of waiting for the government to take the lead

Carrie Lam pointed out that since the government tightened anti-epidemic measures last week, many private companies have implemented work from home. She also said that after the epidemic in the past two years, many companies have formulated internal codes and policies to know when to arrange for employees to work from home. No need to wait for government announcements.

"Work from home (working from home) does not require a policy set by the government. Each company can measure it. If some employees do not need to come back, they can work from home... There is no need to wait for the government to have this work-from-home policy. Others can work from home. follow."

She also mentioned that a series of anti-epidemic measures announced this morning, such as the opening of vaccination centers, all require colleagues to deal with it, "At this time, you force your colleagues to work from home, which is actually not good for society, but at the same time, it is not good for society. If some colleagues are really not among the core anti-epidemic people, they can continue to provide services to the public at home, and I have informed the head of the department to do so.”

Carrie Lam said that the heads of departments have been informed and that non-core front-line colleagues in the fight against the epidemic can be arranged to work from home.

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Source: hk1

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