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MTR Salary Increase|Most MTR employees receive a 3.3% to 5% salary increase and a bonus of at least 1.5 months

2022-07-06T08:47:15.332Z


The Executive Council yesterday (5th) proposed a uniform 2.5% salary increase for civil servants at all levels, which may become a reference indicator for the business sector. The MTR, which has frozen wages for the past two years, also announced the results of the salary adjustment today (6th), with a salary increase of 1.6%


The Executive Council yesterday (5th) proposed a uniform 2.5% salary increase for civil servants at all levels, which may become a reference indicator for the business sector.

The MTR, which has frozen wages for the past two years, also announced today (6th) the results of the salary adjustment, with a salary increase ranging from 1.6% to 5%.



In the MTR salary increase plan, the increase is linked to the work performance of employees and is divided into five grades. Those with the highest five points will receive a 5% salary increase this year, and most employees will receive a 3.3% increase.

In addition, employees with job performance of grade 3 or above will receive a special bonus equivalent to 1.5 months of their basic monthly salary, and some of the best performers will also receive a bonus equivalent to about 2.17 months of salary.


▼In the early morning of May 15th, the special first train of the East Rail Crossing section will leave from the exhibition station▼


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MTR also offers special bonuses to employees for 1.5 to 2.17 months

The salary adjustment of MTR is linked to the performance of employees, and the performance score ranges from 1 to 5, with the best score being 5.

After the MTR experienced a two-year salary freeze, sources said that, except for employees who scored only one point, the rest could receive a salary increase of 1.6% to 5%.

Among them, employees with the largest number of employees and three-point performance ratings will receive a salary increase of 3.3%; as for the employees with the highest five-point score, they will receive a 5% salary increase.

In addition to the basic salary increase, the source said that the MTR will also pay bonuses to most employees, and employees who are rated three or more will receive a special bonus equal to 1.5 months of their basic monthly salary.

In addition, employees with five points and four points can receive an additional work performance award. Together with the special bonus for 1.5 months, they can receive a total of 2.17 and 1.83 monthly salary bonuses respectively.

Maternity leave increased to 16 weeks, maternity period doubled to 10 days

The news also pointed out that the treatment of other employees has also improved. In terms of maternity leave, the original 14 weeks will be increased to 16 weeks; the maternity period will also be doubled from the original 5 days to 10 days.

▼The situation at Shatin Station on the first working day after the opening of the East Rail Line crossing the sea on May 16▼


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Unions earlier demanded at least a pay rise on par with civil servants

The Hong Kong Railway General Union and the Hong Kong Federation of Transport and Logistics Trade Unions said earlier that the MTR made 9.552 billion yuan last year, and the train operations have also been eased due to the relief of the epidemic and the resumption of work and markets. It is believed that profits will increase in the coming year. MTR can still stick to their posts despite the epidemic, maintain the normal life pressure of railway service employees, and provide employees with reasonable salary increases.

The trade union has previously put forward three major demands, including that the salary increase should not be lower than the salary increase level of government civil servants this year, to offset the impact of inflation; the establishment of a seniority salary increase mechanism, based on the principle of service salary increases every five years, to demonstrate And reflect the value of seniority and the recognition of employees; and publish the average median salary of MTR employees every year, and raise the salary level of low-paid employees according to the median, so as to enhance the competitiveness of the labor market with other industries and reduce turnover Rate.

25 years since the return of China|The length of the railway has increased by 1.5 times. The MTR has 40% of the passenger fare and the accumulated 25% of the Tuen Ma Line’s first anniversary. Suffering from inflation in 2018, he raised three demands for a reasonable wage increase for East Rail|Tai Po Market and Racecourse Station to install platform gates next year, MTR intends to find a place to display retired trains

Source: hk1

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