Speech by the Chief Executive in delivering “The Chief Executive’s 2018 Policy Address” to the Legislative Council
30. Besides, we will strengthen the protection of the rights and benefits of employees injured at work and are actively looking into new measures to speed up their recovery and enhance effectiveness. We also take employees’ occupational safety and health seriously. The Labour Department will conduct more in-depth surprise inspections, put in place new guidelines and set up an online platform so that employees can report unsafe working environment through mobile electronic devices for prompt follow-up by the department.
31. The employees of government service contractors are an important source of human resources in the provision of government services. Improving their employment terms and conditions as well as labour benefits can help enhance service quality. The inter-departmental working group has completed a review of the employment terms and conditions as well as labour benefits of non-skilled employees engaged by government service contractors. The proposed improvement measures will be introduced to the relevant government service contracts tendered on or after 1 April 2019.
