Hong Kong’s lowest-paid workers received a pay rise on Thursday, with their hourly wage increasing by HK$2.10 (30 US cents), from HK$40 to HK$42.10, following a recommendation adopted by the government’s key decision-making Executive Council. The Post takes a look at the 5.25 per cent increase, the first since a new formula for adjusting the…
Hong Kong’s lowest-paid workers received a pay rise on Thursday, with their hourly wage increasing by HK$2.10 (30 US cents), from HK$40 to HK$42.10, following a recommendation adopted by the government’s key decision-making Executive Council. The Post takes a look at the 5.25 per cent increase, the first since a new formula for adjusting the…
Welfare recipients taking part in a new pilot scheme in Hong Kong that requires them to put in volunteer hours can make use of the unpaid work to enhance social connections and increase their employability, a minister has said. Secretary for Labour and Welfare Chris Sun Yuk-han on Saturday dismissed concerns that mandated voluntary work…