This Wednesday Hong Kongs Legislative Council had its third reading of the Year 2014 Employment Ordinance (Revision) Proposal, to confirm three days paternity leave for working men. The Secretary for Labour and Welfare Matthew Cheung threatened that if the Pan-Democrats proposed seven days paid paternity leave amendment is passed, he will withdraw the bill. Tommy Cheung, a legislative councilor from the Functional Constituencies who opposed the amendment stated: They (employees) would like nothing more than their employers feed them for the rest of their lives! Pro-establishment legislative councilors from the labour sector in the end showed support for the amendment but refused to cast their vote, and the amendment bill could not pass. Yuen Han Chan (one of the pro-establishment legislative councilors representing the labour force) replied: Dont use the word betrayed, I really take offense to the word. The Legislative Council in Hong Kong continued discussion on the amendment on the proposal for paternity in the Employment Ordinance . Legislator Kennenth Leung raised the amendment, requesting to increase paternity leave to seven days, had caused an uproar at the Council. Tommy Cheung, a Functional Constituency Legislator representing the Food and Hospitality Sector, who gained his seat with no votes at all, pointed out that should the amendment passes, he worries that with this precedence, later government amendments will see the three days increased to two years, saying Best if the employers pay for their living for the rest of their lives!, making businesses big and small having a hard time operating, exclaiming giving birth is be all and end all! Tommy Cheung also believes that employees need to give two days advanced notice when applying for paternity leave (like women give birth on their expected birthing date!), saying how are employers going to find replacements?
Posted on: Fri, 19 Dec 2014 15:11:45 +0000
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