The Omicron variant virus spreads in the community, and the Civil Service Bureau sent an email to civil servants stating that departments not involved in anti-epidemic work will work from home in groups.
But looking back a week ago, Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor said that working from home would affect public services and would not be implemented for the time being.
On the same day, Lam also expressed the hope that after the tightening of epidemic prevention measures, the epidemic can be brought under control and the public can celebrate the New Year.
However, the latest work-from-home arrangement for civil servants has been tentatively set to February 4, the fourth day of the Lunar New Year.
The key date of the fourth day of the new year also seems to be the mystery of the epidemic prevention measures. Some trade union representatives pointed out that many restaurants and hotels have "set to lose", and it is estimated that the epidemic prevention measures may be extended from the Year of the Ox to the Year of the Tiger. The industry had expected the Chinese New Year to carry on the momentum of Christmas, but now "everyone is planning to have no work (New Year)".
▼1.7 The first night of the ban on dine-in, citizens buy takeaways▼
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On January 5, Carrie Lam said that in response to the new crown epidemic, a large number of civil servants need to perform their duties and believe that working from home is not practical, but encourages private companies to let employees work from home.
About a week after the incident, the Omicron epidemic was spreading in the community. Yesterday (11th), Carrie Lam retorted that non-core anti-epidemic civil servants could work from home; as of today, the Civil Service Bureau sent an email to civil servants stating that from tomorrow (13th) to 2nd On March 4, departments not involved in anti-epidemic work will work from home in groups and take turns.
On February 4 this year, the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, civil servants may work from home across the Lunar New Year.
The government originally planned to promulgate the tightened epidemic prevention policy on January 7 for a period of 14 days. It is hoped that the epidemic will be contained by the Lunar New Year, and the public can celebrate the New Year.
However, civil servants will work from home to "cross the New Year" first, and some catering and hotel industries seem to be "determined to lose", reducing the number of casual workers to deal with the epidemic.
▼1.7 The first night of the ban on dine-in in the restaurant "Jitai"▼
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Civil servant WFH seems to be anticipating that the extension of epidemic prevention measures is hopeless
Ye Liuqing, secretary-general of the Hotel and Catering Professionals Association, said that since the epidemic prevention measures were tightened and dine-in restaurants were banned again, almost all the "spreading" in the hotel and catering industry lost their jobs.
She continued to point out that in November and December last year, the manpower demand for "spreading" personnel increased greatly, and the hourly salary for banquets could reach 120 yuan, or even as high as 200 yuan. It is conservatively estimated that the "spending" manpower accounted for about 40 to 50% of the total. Can withstand the good momentum and "do it in secret" during the Lunar New Year.
Ye Liuqing said that there are only long-term workers left in the industry. Originally, the reunion dinner banquet was expected to start next week, but now there is no hope. Especially when the epidemic has not ended, Tuen Mun needs large-scale testing. It is hoped that the government will provide all "distributed" workers with a stoppage allowance of $9,000.
She also said that arrangements for civil servants to work from home are not ruled out, or that the extension of epidemic prevention measures has been foreseen.
Personnel consultants predict that companies will follow government practices
Su Weizhong, general manager of United Personnel Consultants, said that the overall number of companies implementing work from home is less than half of the previous peak, and most of them are large companies because they are more feasible in terms of technology and division of labor.
He said that many companies will follow the government's approach and observe the epidemic before deciding on work-from-home arrangements.
Omicron｜Employees in various industries were given unpaid leave, the Federation of Labour urges the government to provide 9,000 yuan of work stoppage allowance Business increased by three times, people pointed to shortage of venues as a problem in Tuen Mun epidemic | Immediately closed 2 betting shops in Tuen Mun Jockey Club: the epidemic situation in the area is very severe and mandatory testing | increased 34 locations in Tuen Mun, accounting for 9 places in V City, Yati and Connaught Road West 155, etc. on the list
