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…
Hong Kong’s treasury chief has pledged to prioritise addressing user complaints aimed at the newly launched electronic pension platform after some employers and staff faced delays when updating contribution records or struggled to withdraw their funds. Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau Christopher Hui Ching-yu said on Wednesday that any situation that affected…
A project manager in China has sparked online outrage by calling on employees to prioritise work over family and telling them to focus on the job and “if someone dies at home, let them rot”. The remarks were revealed in an online group chat which showed the manager, surnamed Pu, from Mianyang, Sichuan province in…
In part one of a two-part series, the Post takes a look at some of the descriptions and phrases which have arisen in modern-day China. These highlight the dramatic changes that mainland society has undergone in recent times and reflect the very real struggles that people face as they strive for a better life, often…