This morning (16th), the Legislative Council passed a resolution moved by the Government on the Protection of Wages on Insolvency Ordinance under an unregistered name, raising the ceiling of various ex-gratia payments under the "Breakthrough Fund". increased to $80,000.
Members generally supported the motion in their speeches, but demanded that the government continue to optimize the arrangement in the future.
The Federation of Trade Unions Huang Guo pointed out that the relevant upper limit has not been adjusted for 20 years, and described it as "better late than never."
Zhou Xiaosong from the labor sector demanded that the government continue to simplify the fund application process in the future, such as directly hiring legal personnel, instead of having to handle it by the seeker.
Deng Jiabiao of the Federation of Trade Unions said that in some cases, after a law firm was taken over by the Law Society, it took 8 months for employees to lose their jobs and obtain subsidies.
He pointed out that these employees have a certain level of knowledge and know how to ask for help. The media has also paid attention to the case. It still takes so long, not to mention other wage earners.
He hopes that the government will think carefully about how to shorten the current laws and procedures such as the Labour Tribunal in the future. He believes that "there are some companies that are clearly tied up", but they still have to go through a complicated application process.
The Secretary for Labour and Welfare, Law Chi-kwong, thanked Members for their comments and stressed that efforts will be made to follow up on issues such as application procedures in the future.
As for the regular review of the content of protection, he pointed out that due to the impact of economic conditions and relevant labor policies, the committee will continue to review policies in a timely manner.
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