More than 90 per cent of employers in Hong Kong are expected to apply for wage subsidies under the HK$81 billion (US$10.4 billion) coronavirus relief scheme, the labour minister has said.Speaking on Tuesday, Secretary for Labour and Welfare Law Chi-kwong stressed the need for the scheme to remain flexible, and also defended criticism that the penalties for employers who sacked workers, but applied for wage subsidies, were too small to be a deterrent.Under the Employment Support Scheme, the…
from South China Morning Post https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3084984/coronavirus-labour-minister-expects-more-90-cent-hong-kong
Tuesday, May 19, 2020
Coronavirus: labour minister expects more than 90 per cent of Hong Kong businesses to apply for subsidies under HK$81 billion relief scheme
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