Key facts
- Hongkong Post is offering two-year contracts to over 200 employees whose probation ended.
- Affected workers will receive priority and relaxed requirements for other civil service jobs.
- Salary protection and shorter probation periods are part of the new arrangements.
- Some workers feel the scheme does not adequately reflect their skills or circumstances.
Hongkong Post has implemented changes to employment arrangements, moving over 200 employees who completed probation from permanent appointments to two-year civil service contracts. This decision, made amid financial losses for the postal service, has led to criticism from affected workers and unions. The government, through the Civil Service Bureau, has introduced a special transfer scheme to assist these employees in finding other civil service positions. The scheme offers priority selection, relaxed academic requirements for roles like clerical assistant and assistant clerical officer, salary protection, and shorter probation periods. However, some postal workers have expressed dissatisfaction, arguing that the scheme is too narrow and does not adequately recognize their skills and experience.