Civil servants are expected to increase their salaries in the "epidemic" situation. The preliminary results of the latest salary trend survey have been released. The net salary trend index of senior civil servants is 7.26%, the intermediate level is 4.55%, and the lower level is 2.04%.
The Chief Executive in Council will, in accordance with the mechanism, take into account Hong Kong's economic situation, government finances, changes in living costs, staff requirements and the morale of the civil servants before finalizing the salary adjustment plan, which is expected to be decided at the earliest by the end of this month.
Kwok Wai-keung, chairman of the Legislative Council's Committee on Civil Service and Staff of Subsidized Organizations, believes that the adjustment of civil service pay can lead to pay adjustment in the private market.
AFL member Lin Zhensheng pointed out that the salary adjustment of the next government officials will be "unfrozen", and the increase accumulated over the past two years due to the "salary freeze" will be recovered.
He pointed out that if the government does not follow the target to raise the salaries of civil servants, it will inevitably feel "fat and thin". He believes that the salary trend survey has once again recorded a positive number, and the salary increase of civil servants this year is justified.
AFL members Zhou Xiaosong and Lin Zhensheng jointly issued a statement urging the government to follow the target and raise wages, so that civil servants' wages can recover from inflation and improve morale.
They pointed out that the salary adjustment of civil servants has always been based on market indicators, and the government's attitude will also affect the salary adjustment of other public institutions, NGOs and some private companies.
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Kwok Wai-keung, a member of the Federation of Trade Unions, said that civil servants have had their salaries frozen for two consecutive years, and prices have risen during this period. The pay trend survey this time showed a positive number, which will help maintain the purchasing power of civil servants and boost morale.
Another member of the party, Liang Ziying, said that many funding agencies will follow the government to raise wages. Under the epidemic, the workload of medical workers has greatly increased, and I hope the salary increase will comfort them.
Liang Ziying also pointed out that the minimum wage has not been adjusted in the past two years. If the civil servants continue to freeze their wages, they are worried that it will affect the minimum wage increase, be unfair to the lower-level employees, and exacerbate the poverty disparity. Morale and the efforts of medical staff, etc.
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