19/7/2017-2

Unemployment rate 3.1% 3 years low investment bank and then hire

The latest unemployment rate in Hong Kong fell to 3.1%, a record low of 3 years.

There are manpower consultants that this year the labor market is in a good atmosphere, silently investment bank departments to re-hire staff, to attract private enterprises listed, the merger of talent. There are retail, catering industry employers complain, even if the increase in welfare benefits, still difficult to ask people.

Census and Statistics Department released the latest April to June unemployment rate fell 0.1 percentage points to 3.1%, a record three years low; underemployment rate remained at 1.2% level.

Luo Zhiguang: the market to maintain universal employment

The Labor and Welfare Bureau, Mr Lo Chi-kwong, pointed out that the labor market maintained employment for all, benefiting from improvements in local consumer sentiment and inbound tourism, and the unemployment rate in the retail, accommodation and catering sectors fell to 4.7% Fell 0.8 percentage points.

An Jun, general manager of human resources consultant Zhou Qi Ping said that this year the employer optimistic about the market, so the increase in vacancies, the company received the overall vacancy rose by 1 to 2 percent, mainly from the financial, IT, construction and other industries. Financial institutions and banks to open sales positions, practitioners job hopping generally receive 5% to 10% of the basic salary; the past few years when there are speculators investment banking business, in recent months also re-hire staff, to attract private enterprises listed, mergers The

Retail food is still difficult to ask for help

Job seekers choose more, long hours, the need for manual labor industry more difficult to ask people. New Territories Societies and the Labor Department Youth Youth Campaign held a Youth Career Expo to provide more than 4,000 posts. There are staff in the presence of fitness companies, the minimum wage for job seekers more choices, please people have difficulties, especially cleaners and need to shift the receptionist, the company also has additional allowances and new entry bonuses to attract job seekers; The company representative said that the salesman is very difficult, the company has been transferred to 5 days of work, but also increase the basic salary and commission, but the candidates are still not much.

Su Jie Lou Group Executive Director Huang Jie Long said the catering industry market slightly improved compared to last year, the group opened a new Korean restaurant brand last month, also intends to increase 3 to 5 stores during the year, need to add 50 to 100 people, but The staff has been in the “10 pot 8 cover” situation, even if the pay and benefits better than peers, such as birthday leave, 5 days paternity leave, part-time work can be arranged 2 hours a day to attract women, students part-time, only slightly relief Lack of manpower.

Senior graduate diploma graduates said that she was majoring in the design, but it was difficult to find a job. So I looked for other job opportunities at the professional trade. The target is retail. I hope that the monthly salary will be $ 1.25 million. I do not want to deal with food Residue and toilet, so do not consider the catering industry. Chen Yuancheng, Chief Executive Officer of the Reuters Training Center of the New Territories Societies, is affected by the minimum wage. Job seekers are more critical than the past. Employers are advised to reduce their working hours to attract young people.