Hong Kong’s labour minister has ruled out legislating for work suspension arrangements under adverse weather, saying the move will hinder the functioning of society and the early resumption of normalcy. Secretary for Labour and Welfare Chris Sun Yuk-han rejected the call on Thursday as some lawmakers urged authorities to improve the protection of workers under…
Two employees at an Arkansas prison where an inmate known as the “Devil in the Ozarks” escaped have been fired for policy violations, corrections officials said Thursday as they faced questions from lawmakers who said the escape points to deeper problems. The head of the Arkansas Board of Corrections told state lawmakers the violations allowed…
閱讀中文版本 The Labour Department has reminded employers to make prior work arrangements for employees during and after rainstorm warnings as early as possible. Affected by the heavy rain and squally thunderstorms brought by the remnants of Tropical Cyclone Danas and the active southwest monsoon, the weather conditions in Hong Kong are expected to remain severe….
閱讀中文版本 The unions said the group has only settled the outstanding salaries for May to June for affected employees, while other entitlements remain unaddressed. Hong Kong restaurant chain King Parrot Group, which has been in operation for 33 years, is suspected of closing down. According to a Facebook post by the Hotels, Food and Beverage…
Hong Kong’s cash-strapped Urban Renewal Authority (URA) has frozen the salaries of its 700 staff for the second time in four years, following an earlier decision by the government to pause pay rises for civil servants. The authority confirmed to the Post on Sunday that it had made the decision after reviewing employee salaries, a…
Unlike previously, when May 1 was marked by large-scale demonstrations calling for better protection for workers, Labour Day in more recent years has passed by as a paid holiday for people to take a break. But this year offers double the reason to celebrate as two key improvements in benefits take effect today. The hourly…
A Shenzhen Airlines flight was delayed for two hours after the arm of a member of the cabin crew was bitten when she intervened in a row between two passengers. According to a statement from the airline, the incident unfolded on April 1 when a plane scheduled to fly from Shenzhen in southern China to…
In the face of rising living costs and escalating employer expenses across the UK, a decades-old strategy is finding new life as a tool to boost retirement savings while preserving — and even enhancing — take-home pay. Scottish Widows Workplace Savings Specialist Susan Hope told Yahoo Finance UK that salary sacrifice — also known as…
A group of Chinese construction workers was hung from a gate by their harnesses at a building site as a training exercise after they forgot to wear safety gear at work. A video of the “training” that many onlookers saw as a punishment and public shaming had 7.5 million views online after a passer-by filmed…
A company in China has been told off by officials after it issued a notice threatening to fire its single and divorced employees if they remain single by the end of September. The Shuntian Chemical Group in eastern China’s Shandong province, which employs more than 1,200 people, announced a policy that vows to boost the…