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Article

24 Jan 2011

Author:
Serinah Ho, Hong Kong Standard

Unions warn wage law cheats [Hong Kong]

The Federation of Trade Unions will set up a city-wide network of minimum wage stations so workers can report on employers who cheat on the minimum wage…[Hong Kong's first minimum wage of HK$28 per hour]…when the law comes into force on May 1. FTU lawmaker Ip Wai-ming said some employers may try to circumvent the requirements by asking workers to become self-employed, not paying for their meal breaks or for holidays or increasing their working hours...