CLP Power has denied claims it is planning to lay off up to a quarter of its 3,900-strong workforce.
A source yesterday told the South China Morning Post that she and 29 others were expecting to receive redundancy letters from the electricity supplier on Friday.
'We have no choice,' she said. 'When it is time to go, they will ask a security guard to see that you leave.' The employees reportedly affected come from the company's headquarters in Mongkok and branch offices in Sha Tin and Shamshuipo, the worker said.
The source said the company was shedding excess staff that had been taken on during a computerisation drive.
Dismissed employees will allegedly receive one month's basic salary for each year of service up to 18 months' salary, plus provident funds as compensation.
Her boss had been asked to submit a list of candidates to be laid off, she claimed.
'We can't speak out at all. The selection is made by our supervisor.