The annual salary adjustment range for civil servants is usually announced in May. The salary trend in the private market is one of the indicators. The government is collecting relevant data. Liang Choting, director-general of the Federation of Civil Servants’ Unions, said the work in this area will be completed in the next one or two days. , the government will then analyze the data and consult the staff side in April, so any rumors of "salary cuts" for civil servants at this stage are false.
Li Kuiyan, the president of the Chinese Association, has not heard of the relevant rumors. He pointed out that the Chinese Association had earlier suggested that the government freeze wages this year and stop the survey on salary trends.
Leung Chiu-ting pointed out that the salary trend in the private market under the epidemic "don't wash the figures, we all know that it must be unsatisfactory", so last year he asked to suspend the investigation this year: "If the result is negative at that time, even if the civil servants are not reduced, it will affect the private market. There is a domino effect, and you can’t control the employer who comes forward.” He said that the best course of action is to stop the investigation and freeze wages.
The Civil Service Pay Trend Survey will set pay adjustment indicators.
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Analysis and interviews with employers are still required if salary data has not been collected
Hong Kong has been affected by the epidemic in the past two years, and many industries have been greatly affected. The society is concerned about the government's salary trend survey, because the results will not only affect the salary adjustment of 180,000 civil servants, but also the private sector will also refer to it.
It has been circulated on the Internet that civil servants are discussing the news of the entire salary cut this year. If true, it will be the first salary cut since 2009.
When Li Kuiyan accepted the enquiry, she pointed out that there were often different news circulating on the Internet, but she had not received relevant information, and the government had not started discussing the salary adjustment with the staff-side organizations.
She hopes to clarify the news and avoid turmoil in people's hearts. "If you don't speak out, it doesn't mean the issue disappears." It is not appropriate to ignore the rumors.
Leung Chiu-ting explained that the government will first complete the collection of private market data and then meet with civil servants organizations, so it is impossible to make a decision on salary reduction at this moment.
In addition to the net salary trend indicators, the mechanism will also take into account economic conditions, changes in living costs, government finances, staff requirements and civil servant morale, and finally decide on the annual salary adjustment range, so it is too early to say.
Under the epidemic situation, the sampling ratios of the two poles in all walks of life are different, and the results are quite different
The economic situation has been seriously distorted under the epidemic. Leung Chiu-ting pointed out that the unsatisfactory salary trend in the private market is completely predictable. Under such circumstances, the suspension of salary trend surveys was preceded by SARS in 2003. Pretty much."
The Chinese Association also wrote to the Civil Service Bureau earlier, proposing to suspend the investigation this year and continue to freeze the salaries of civil servants.
Li Kuiyan said that the private market has been severely distorted by the epidemic, and the increase in business in the laboratory and other industries has increased wages, but some industries have also experienced business closures, layoffs, and wage reductions. The proportion of different industries in the salary trend survey will cause great differences in the results. .
The government is now mobilizing all civil servants to fight the epidemic. Lee Kui-yin pointed out that the workload of civil servants has increased, and many colleagues are involved in work that poses a risk of infection. For example, some staff of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department have to be transferred to dispose of dead bodies.
Moreover, the entire salary reduction will also affect the anti-epidemic professional teams such as medical nurses and chemists who have been working overtime. It is believed that the salary reduction in this case is not fair.
As for a Legislative Council member's suggestion that a "salary increase" boosts morale under the epidemic, Leung Chiu-ting disagrees, "According to the market conditions, the salary is raised, and Mi is pushing us to death, it is better to freeze the salary!"
▼Civil servants have participated in the fight against the epidemic in recent months, including the siege campaign▼
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The Chinese Association proposed as early as 2020 that civil servants would freeze their salaries for three years.
Li Kuiyan pointed out that the salary trend survey at that time was positive, and the salary should be raised according to the mechanism. However, in 2020, Hong Kong is affected by the epidemic. If the civil servants raise their salary, the society will rebound.
Li Kuiyan pointed out that the fifth wave of the epidemic will have a great impact on society, and many companies in the private market will also refer to the civil servant salary survey, worrying that if civil servants reduce their salaries, the private sector will follow suit, which will dampen consumer confidence and help the economy. recovery.
Li Kuiyan pointed out that during SARS, the government discussed the salary arrangement with the government. It is hoped that the government will also discuss with the civil servant organizations as soon as possible this time, and work out a plan together to calm social unrest and focus on the response to the epidemic.
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