Foodpanda delivery workers launch strike over unfair wage cut
Foodpanda deliverymen launch strike over unfairly wage cut
https://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking-news/section/4/195929/Foodpanda-riders-launch-strike-over-unfairly-wage-cut?
Employees of Hong Kong delivery platform Foodpanda launched strikes across the city over an unreasonable pay cut brought by the company’s new map system.The strike, which was due to last for one...
Mainland may further ease border curbs with HK: Tam Yiu-chung
China may further ease border curbs with HK: veteran politician
https://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking-news/section/4/195935/China-may-further-ease-border-curbs-with-HK:-veteran-politician?
China may further relax its border restrictions with Hong Kong, including shortening mandatory hotel quarantine for arrivals from the city, according to local media reports.The current seven-day hotel...
Sixty percent of Hong Kong youths not paid for working overtime: study
Sixty percent of Hong Kong youths not paid for working overtime: study
https://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking-news/section/4/195920/Sixty-percent-of-Hong-Kong-youths-not-paid-for-working-overtime:-study?
Over 60 percent of youths are not paid for working overtime, and only about 30 percent are compensated with allowances or leave days by the employers, a recent study has found. The survey was joi...
Return of live shows is music to the ears of struggling bar owners in Hong Kong
Return of live shows is music to the ears of struggling bar owners in Hong Kong
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While operators welcome the move, they call on government to do more, such as scrap the 2am closing time and limits on seating
Hong Kong labour union (HKFLU) says HK$40 minimum wage insufficient, proposes increase to HK$46
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https://hongkongfp.com/2022/10/14/hong-kong-labour-union-says-hk40-minimum-wage-insufficient-proposes-increase-to-hk46/
Hong Kong minimum wage ‘to be raised to HK$40 an hour’ from HK$37.50 next May after 4-year freeze, if proposal by statutory body approved
Hong Kong minimum wage ‘to be raised to HK$40 an hour’ after 4-year freeze
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Current rate was set in 2019, with authorities last year deciding on freeze as they cited pandemic-hit economy.
City to hold steady on easing of quarantine rules as imported cases climb: John Lee
City to hold steady on easing of quarantine rules as imported cases climb: John Lee
https://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking-news/section/4/195710/HK-steadies-with-easing-of-quarantine-rules-as-imported-cases-climb:-John-Lee?
A Hong Kong leader said on Tuesday that the city has to hold steady in easing its quarantine measures as the city has seen the number of imported cases climbing. Speaking in a press briefing thi...
Plastic bag charge in Hong Kong to double to HK$1 by end of year
Hong Kong plastic bag charge to double to HK$1 by end of year
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Charge exemptions for some foodstuffs, such as boxes of eggs and bags of potatoes, to be axed.
No rebound + big events = zero curbs
No rebound + big events = zero curbs
https://www.thestandard.com.hk/section-news/section/11/246128/No-rebound-+-big-events-=-zero-curbs?
All restrictions on overseas arrivals should be lifted next week if there is no rebound of infections, says government adviser David Hui Shu-cheong.The respiratory expert from Chinese University said ...
Poverty at tipping point as city’s richest earn 47.3 times more than poorest
Poverty at tipping point as city’s richest earn 47.3 times more than poorest
https://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking-news/section/4/195485/Poverty-at-tipping-point-as-city%E2%80%99s-richest-earn-47.3-times-more-than-poorest?
Poverty has worsened during the Covid epidemic, with the richest now earning 47.3 times more than the poorest, compared to 34.3 times in 2019, according to the “Hong Kong Poverty Report” r...