The government's labour advisors agreed last week to relax the definition of a continuous contract– a move officials believe should give more workers access to employment benefits, such as statutory holiday pay, paid annual leave and sickness allowance.

Under the changes, workers will be treated as continuous employees and receive benefits if they work a total of 68 hours in four weeks, instead of 18 hours a week for four weeks.

The government will work on changing employment laws before tabling a bill to the legislature.

So what impact will it have on the labour market? Will more people be tempted to join the workforce? And how much will it cost employers?

After 9:45am, we talk about the Inter-Miami game vs Hong Kong which was held on Sunday afternoon.


9:05am-9:45am: Protection of part-time workers

9:05am-9:45am: Roy Ying, Chairperson, Advocacy and Policy Research Committee, Hong Kong Institute of Human Resources Management
9:05am-9:45am: Michael Szeto, Partner at ONC Lawyers
9:30am-9:45am: Lam Chung-sing, Lawmaker, The Federation of Hong Kong and Kowloon Labour Unions

9:45am-10:00am: Inter-Miami vs Hong Kong football game

9:45am-10:00am: Jamie Clarke, RTHK’s English News’ sports reporter
9:45am-10:00am: Oliver Gerbig, a Hong Kong Premier league defender for Hong Kong who was part of the squad against Inter Miami