HR & Education
Civil servants get pay increase
Civil servants get pay increase
A pay increase of 6.16% to 7.24% will be back dated to April 1.
Labour Department launches wage check campaign
The special enforcement campaign targets 2,000 workplaces until June 15.
Hong Kong admits 1,486 through quality migrant scheme
More than three-fourths of the approved applicants are Chinese.
Education Secretary disappointed with textbook publishers
Michael Suen was referring to publishers who have yet to sort out copyright issues to offer debundled textbooks and learning materials.
Education Bureau to introduce competition in textbook market
The Education Bureau would introduce competition to the textbook and teaching materials market so as to provide schools with quality learning and...
Labour Department conducts on-site checks
Officials doing workplace inspections also remind employees to take note of their terms and the $28 minimum wage.
China running short of finance industry talents
95% of China finance professionals surveyed report skills shortage following Mainland’s booming finance industry.
Labour department launches minimum wage calculator
The Labour Department launched a Minimum Wage Reference Calculator at its homepage and the GovHK website.
HK to cooperate on labour inspection and enforcement with Guangdong
Hong Kong will conduct a Training Co-operation Agreement on Labour Inspection and Enforcement with Guangdong.
Tseung Kwan O fair to offer 3,900 jobs
The Labour Department will hold a two-day job fair at Metro City Plaza II in Tseung Kwan O from May 25 to 26.
Hong Kong employees least happy with their work
Compared with the over 80% of employees in the Nordic countries who are enjoying their work, only half of employees in Hong Kong claim to be happy.
Applications invited for equal opportunities funding scheme
The Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau is inviting applications for the Equal Opportunities Funding Scheme 2011-12.
Job market unmoved by minimum wage
The Labour Department is receiving an average of about 3,000 vacancies from the private sector per day.
39% of employers say staff turnover will increase in 2Q 2011
Employers in Hong Kong are finding it more difficult to attract and retain high performers in the face of an intensifying skills shortage.
Government urged public to support minimum wage
The statutory minimum wage is a significant milestone in the development of Hong Kong's labour policy, said Secretary for Labour & Welfare Matthew...
Minimum wage rate of $28 enforced
Wages should not be below $28 starting 1 May 2011 as the Minimum Wage Ordinance took effect yesterday.
Labor Department to hold job recruitment exhibitions
The department gathered 80,00 job opportunities at the end of March, said Secretary for Labour & Welfare Matthew Cheung.
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