Ceiling for severance pay could be as high as HK$200k

[RTHK] - 12/12/2024

The government has proposed that employees who lose their jobs after their companies go bankrupt can get as much as HK$200,000 of severance pay - double the current ceiling. They will also get half of any more money owed to them. The ex-gratia payments, that are made by the government's (…)



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