Labor

SOCIETY: PENSIONS

Retirement is for wimps

17 Sep 2012

Japan's willing elderly workers are defusing the country's pension time bomb, writes Kanoko Matsuyama.

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Then & now: work, rest and pay

26 Aug 2012

Age-of-retirement issues are still contentious as sweet civil service deals contrast with the predicament of our elderly poor, writes Jason Wordie.

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Half the battle

5 Nov 2012

Hongkongers love to complain about their Mandatory Provident Fund. The government launched the plan in 2000 to address citizens' retirement needs. It implemented a fully free-market solution,...

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Minimum wage boosted turnover of airport security staff

4 Nov 2012

The head of security at the city's airport has blamed the introduction of the minimum wage last year for a staffing crisis that pushed frontline staff turnover at the 3,400-strong company to a...

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MPF chief seems determined to be an enemy of the people

4 Nov 2012

"The MPF was set up in a way that was employer based and it let 250,000 employers determine the providers in order to eliminate administrative burdens.

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Benefits of paternity leave outweigh costs

2 Nov 2012

Earlier this year, a survey of employers found that those who do not offer paternity leave - a large majority - had no intention of introducing it unless the government legislated to make it...

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Opinion

Hari Kumar

Workers pay the price for our bargains

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Howard Winn

Barry Cheung makes waves in Moscow

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Factory workers need a fairer share of labour's spoils

Going by the large numbers, a riot at a Foxconn factory can seem more like crowd violence at a football match. That's not surprising.

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Talking Points

Record attempt marks 15 years since handover

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Labour groups demand higher increase in minimum wage

Labour groups protested against a proposed HK$2 increase in the minimum wage, at government headquarters on Friday, saying it was too little to keep them abreast of inflation.

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Minimum wage a balancing act between poor and free enterprise

Hong Kong's minimum wage mechanism has been put to the test for the first time since a floor was put under the earnings of the lowest paid in May last year.

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EDUCATION

Database on pupils' mainland visits an invasion of privacy, union says

A teachers' union has accused the Education Bureau of invading pupils' privacy with its new data-collection policy.

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Cathay Pacific loses two long-running pay disagreements in one day

Cathay Pacific Airways lost two long-running employment disputes in one day when the top court ruled largely in favour of three flight attendants and 18 former pilots.

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