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Wages continued to increase solidly in the second quarter, the government said. Photo: Kit Lai
Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong wage index rises 3.4% in June, with government expecting further gains

Adjusting for inflation, the overall real wage rate grew by 1.6 per cent year on year, keeping basic pay growth ahead of rising living costs.

Hong Kong police

Hong Kong police chief defends plan to deny pay rises to bottom 5% of performers

Hong Kong society

Hong Kong civil service chief vows ‘attractive’ pay rise once economy improves

China jobs

Why more Chinese university graduates turn to flexible work, skip higher degrees

China’s graduates recast career choices, trading tradition for flexible paths as salary growth lags and postgraduate ambitions fade: MyCOS.

Recruiters talk to jobseekers at a job fair in China’s eastern Jiangsu province on May 22. Photo: AFP
Hong Kong politics

Hong Kong civil servants to get flat 2% pay rise amid fiscal prudence

Civil service chief Ingrid Yeung says public sentiment has been factored into all decisions by city’s leader and top decision-making body, including this pay rise.

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Americas and the Caribbean

Bolivia’s president offers to slash own salary by half to end protests

Embattled leader’s pay cut gesture comes as the nation enters its fourth week of political and social unrest.

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Education in Hong Kong

New pay model for native English-speaking teachers risks lowering standards: group

Head of association for teachers says shift to lower packages may lead to educators with less experience and motivation.

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Most public primary and secondary schools seeking NETs have decided to switch to the flexible scheme. Photo: Getty Images
Indonesia

Indonesia domestic worker law faces uphill battle against cultural attitudes

While the new law is a start, real changes will not happen instantly because of ingrained beliefs, women activists say.

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Hong Kong politics

Tighter civil service disciplinary rules risk becoming excessive: union head

Federation of Civil Service Unions chairman raises concerns over civil servant retention amid efforts to deal with underperforming staff.

Banking & finance

More Chinese banks claw back bonuses, cut salaries despite mixed profit recovery

Some lenders are also deferring bonuses and cutting headcount as they tighten their purse strings.

More Chinese banks are detailing how much they clawed back in staff bonuses last year. Photo: AFP
Hong Kong society

Editorial | Minimum wage rises must not leave behind city’s most vulnerable

As the economic pie grows, money-making companies can afford to do more so employees who are struggling get their fair share of return.

Cleaning workers on the job in Mong Kok on May 1, 2025. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong’s minimum wage set to rise by HK$1 per hour to HK$43.10

Exco backs Minimum Wage Commission’s suggested 2.38 per cent increase.

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Hong Kong economy

58% more applicants per job in Hong Kong in 2025 amid AI takeover of roles

Jobsdb Hong Kong says competition even keener for frontline roles, but some jobs hit by AI, with technology automating many repetitive processes.

China jobs

Youth unfulfilled: job opportunities in China’s senior-care sector go untapped

Amid booming opportunities in the care economy as China’s population gets older, new graduates express concerns over low wages and unfamiliarity with the field.

An elderly person chats with a staff worker at an aged-care service centre in China’s Hainan province last month. Photo: Xinhua
Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong workers’ 2.7% pay rise lowest since Covid pandemic: study

Data from 167 companies between January and September shows a 0.5 percentage point decrease in average salary growth compared with last year.

The Hong Kong Institute of Human Resource Management has found that the average salary growth was 2.7 per cent, a 0.5 percentage point decrease compared with last year. Photo: May Tse
Singapore

Singapore 2025 wage growth lowest in Southeast Asia, edges out Hong Kong: study

The Salary Increase and Turnover Survey reveals that wages in the city state grew by 4.3 per cent this year, versus Hong Kong’s 3.9 per cent.

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Singapore

Singapore’s teachers are stressed out and overworked, study finds

More than one in four teachers report ‘a lot’ of stress, far higher than their global peers, with administrative duties a major factor.

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Hong Kong economy

Domestic helpers’ average wage rises 7.9% to HK$5,722 in 2025: Hong Kong survey

Employers willing to offer higher wages for helpers with Hong Kong experience, childcare or elderly care expertise, HelperChoice’s survey finds.

The average monthly salary offered to domestic helpers in Hong Kong has increased by 7.9 per cent to HK$5,722 (US$735) compared with the previous year, a survey has found. Photo: Sun Yeung
Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong’s tightened imported labour rules still vex local workers

The city faces a paradox where business leaders repeatedly sound the alarm over labour shortages, yet many locals are struggling to find jobs.

Britain

What’s your best offer? UK firms turn cagey about salary in employers’ market

Only 56 per cent of online job postings last month included wage information, data shows.

Education in Hong Kong

Hong Kong preschool teachers work a median of 55 hours per week: survey

Nearly 60 per cent want to quit because of exhaustion and low salaries, according to a survey by the Education University of Hong Kong.

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A group of kindergarten pupils visit Victoria Harbour in Tsim Sha Tsui with their teachers. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong workers/labour rights

Is Hong Kong beating Singapore, Taiwan in attracting foreign domestic helpers?

Employers in Hong Kong, in general, pay higher than in other places and workers enjoy better legal protection, overseas employment centre head says.

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The minimum wage for helpers in Hong Kong is HK$4,990 per month. Photo: Sun Yeung
Education in Hong Kong

Graduate pay rises 4.8% in Hong Kong on average but who earns the most?

Average annual salary of graduates last year rose to HK$329,000.

Hong Kong workers/labour rights

Hong Kong employers’ group urges domestic helper wage freeze, cites poor economy

Group’s call follows demand from unions representing helpers to raise wages by 30 per cent to HK$6,500 a month.

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Hong Kong workers/labour rights

Groups seek 30% pay rise for Hong Kong domestic helpers to HK$6,500 a month

Domestic worker federation says helpers are in a ‘hungry and malnourished’ condition.

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Members of the Federation of Asian Domestic Workers Unions make their demands known. Photo: FADWU
China jobs

‘I cook instant noodles’: anxiety grips China’s workforce amid dire job market

China’s employment picture is bleak – and the whole workforce, across all ages and income levels, is having trouble seeing a way forward.

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Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong bakery Taipan closes after 41 years owing HK$16 million in wages

Labour Department says it has helped about 120 employees register claims, primarily involving outstanding wages and severance payments.

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Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong’s Physical gym founders fined HK$24,000 for unpaid wages to 2 coaches

Chain’s directors have exhausted their payment options after mortgaging all their properties, lawyer says.

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