The government launched the Job Support Scheme 2022, which provides employers with a three-month wage subsidy.
A person in charge of a publishing company told "Hong Kong 01" that it has been more than 3 months since the application was submitted, and the subsidy period from May to July has passed, and the result of the application is still unknown. 20 times, I also wrote to the Labor and Welfare Bureau three times, but only got a reply and I have to wait for the result.
The person in charge pointed out that he could not understand why the authorities had not yet completed the approval process, and felt quite helpless. He said that he was only looking for the result at the moment. If the application was not approved by the end of August and the wage subsidy was not received, the number of employees would be cut by 10-20%.
He believes that the current-term government has indicated that it will be anxious for the public's urgency and urged the government to complete the approval as soon as possible.
"Hong Kong 01" is making enquiries to the Employment Support Scheme Secretariat.
▼On April 29, the Employment Support Program Service Center was opened▼
Repeated inquiries to no avail The official answer: you wait
Mr. Lu, the person in charge of the publishing company, said that due to the increase of manpower at the beginning of this year, he chose to submit updated information when he submitted the application for this round of employment guarantee. Although the approval time would be extended by 4 to 6 weeks, he thought it was acceptable at the time, but it was only until June. He still didn't receive any reply, and began to inquire with the project secretariat, wanting to know the reason for the project or whether to submit additional information, but only got an official answer, so he continued to wait, and still did not know the result of the application.
"I asked if there is a certain date. When we start a business, we will have a budget. If there is nothing, I ask you to wait. They don't dare to tell the time. We are very helpless depending on the situation at home." Apart from calling the secretariat to inquire, Mr. Lu wrote to the Labour and Welfare Bureau three times since late July, but the bureau only replied that he had sent the email to the secretariat of the Employment Support Scheme for follow-up.
Mr. Lu said frankly that he just wanted to ask for a result, "I don't have enough information, so I'm definitely not qualified? We all want to know the result."
Mr. Lu has written to the Labour and Welfare Bureau three times since late July, and the two replies he has received so far say that he has sent the email to the Secretariat of the Employment Security Program for follow-up.
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▼On April 25, the government announced the details of the "2022 Employment Support" plan▼
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Received the same email twice asking about business
Mr. Lu also mentioned that he had received an email from the Secretariat asking about the company's business on June 16, and he had replied that day, "We answered him more than he wanted." But in July On the 7th, Mr. Lu received the same email again. When he called the secretariat, the other party only said: "There is no reason, but you will answer." Although he had doubts, he had to reply to the email as before.
It has been more than 3 months since Mr. Lu, the person in charge of the publishing company, submitted the application for employment guarantee, and his application has not yet been approved.
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To mobilize other budgets to pay salaries in the future, one to two adults may need to be laid off
The application has not been approved for a long time. After several active inquiries over the past few months, he still could not find out why the application took so long. Mr. Lu bluntly said that he couldn't understand it. "There are many question marks inside the company." Budget elsewhere to pay staff salaries.
He also admitted that if the application has not been approved at the end of August, and the wage subsidy has not been received, he can only cut down 1-20% of the staff in desperation.
The government once said that the public is urgent to urge the government to complete the approval as soon as possible
Mr. Lu pointed out that publishing companies are already struggling, and under the epidemic, there are fewer opportunities to introduce publications to customers face-to-face. Some old customers have reduced their purchases of publications due to the impact of the epidemic on their business. In the past, it was difficult for salespeople who were responsible for overseas sales to go abroad. The reason is that the company's business volume under the epidemic is 15% to 20% lower than expected.
The current government has stated that it will be anxious for the public's urgency. Mr. Lo hopes that the government will complete the approval as soon as possible.
It is the job of 107 colleagues (the number of employees in the company), and we are all qualified enterprises. I hope they (the government) can help us as soon as possible.
Mr. Lu, the person in charge of the publishing company
Employment Guarantee 2022｜The list of employers was updated. 38 employers received subsidy of 8 million yuan in May and June to guarantee employment. 5.2 billion subsidized 33 8 million (including the list) recorded more than 230,000 self-employed persons at the end of last year for the MPFA: the participation rate increased after the promotion of employment
