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About 80 per cent of PCCW employees are expected to join a work-to-rule protest against the sacking of workers and introduction of unpaid leave by the telecommunications giant.
Pacific Century Cyberworks Staff Association chairman Terry Ip Ngok-fung urged employees to dress in black and to refuse to work overtime or perform extra duties today.  
'There are about 13,000 PCCW employees in Hong Kong and I think about 80 per cent of the staff will join our action,' he said. 
The union, an affiliate of the Confederation of Trade Unions, announced the industrial action plan on Saturday. 
Mr Ip said it might take longer  for customers to obtain services, as staff would not work overtime to speed up the handling process. 
A PCCW spokeswoman said: 'We have good internal communication channels with our staff. There are regular meetings between the management and the joint staff consultative members. In the meantime, we are working through the implementation details of the special no paid leave with our staff.' 
She added: 'The company is confident that all departments will be able to maintain high-quality services to customers, while adjusting their resources.'
 The PCCW Employees General Union, an affiliate of the Federation of Trade Unions, voiced fears over the effectiveness of today's action. 
Chairman Leung Ting-to said that since the union had asked for a meeting with the company and told PCCW to give  it a reply by tomorrow,  it was not appropriate for staff to join the industrial action today. 
'The action might upset the company and make it difficult for us to persuade the company to engage in a dialogue with us,' he said. 
The union had a meeting last night to discuss what further action it would take if PCCW failed to give a positive reply on or before tomorrow  regarding the request for a meeting. 
'Staging a protest or going on strike are possible options. We will evaluate the government reaction and employees' reaction to our Sunday protest, which attracted over 1,000, and also the company's reaction in deciding what to do next,'  Mr Leung said.



80pc of PCCW workers will join work-to-rule protest, says union