The labor unions of Hong Kong Electric, Towngas, CLP, and PCCW under the Hong Kong Public Affairs Labor Union conducted a survey last month on their salary expectations for next year. A total of 1,710 employees of the "four public enterprises" were interviewed and found that 72% of the respondents were interviewed Respondents believe that the salary mechanism of their companies is unreasonable. Nearly half of the respondents said that they have a low sense of belonging to the company. Some employees said that they have not added labor for 20 years and feel very helpless.
Last month, Hong Kong Electric, Towngas, CLP, and PCCW conducted a questionnaire survey on their salary expectations in 2023. A total of 1,710 employees of the "four public companies" were interviewed. A total of 72% of the respondents believed that their company's salary mechanism Unreasonable, 38% of employees will only get a salary increase of 1 to 3% in 2022, but 62% of them said that the workload will increase under the epidemic.
PCCW Trade Union Chairman Lin Shuhuan said that he has not raised his salary in the past 20 years.
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Among the four public companies, PCCW employees are the most dissatisfied with the salary increase situation, with 23% of employees having "zero salary increase" last year, and 91% of employees have no sense of belonging to the company.
Lin Shuhuan, chairman of the PCCW Trade Union Union, said that he has not had a salary increase in the past 20 years. , No labor increase in 5 years.” He said that the company’s salary increase mechanism is not transparent, and there is a situation of “equal pay for equal work”, which makes employees have a low sense of belonging and leads to brain drain.
Shi Shengdi, chairman of the Hong Kong Federation of Public Affairs Labor Unions, said that the four enterprises aim at the interests of shareholders. Even if the company has a profit, the dividend payout ratio is usually higher than the salary increase. It is hoped that the salary increase of the four enterprises will not be less than 6.5% next year.
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Shi Shengdi, chairman of the Hong Kong Federation of Public Affairs Labor Unions, said that the four companies aim at the interests of shareholders. Even if the company has a profit, the dividend payout ratio is often higher than the salary increase, ignoring the contribution of front-line employees to the company, resulting in brain drain.
He pointed out that he expects the salary increase of no less than 6.5% in the first of the four plans next year, and distributes bonuses based on performance. In addition, he calls for a comprehensive optimization of the salary mechanism and an increase in entry benefits in order to retain talents. He also hopes that the government will supervise public enterprises to guarantee Reasonable rights and interests of employees.
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