✔ 最佳答案
I believe that, among all Hong Kong ordinances about labour, the ordinace on severance payment needs updating urgently.
At present, it is depicted that only those who have worked for the employer for at least two years are entitled to severance payment. Those whose employment duration is shorter than two years can only, upon the close-down of a company, get from their employer the last month salary, payment for annual leave accrued and accrued overtime payment, but not the severance payment. In my opinion, each and every employees should be entitled to severance payment for they have been serving the employer despite the length of their service. The current situation is unfair to those employees who have worked for their employers for a period shorter than two years.
I would like to suggest that the ordinance should be amended to read as "all employees, disregard of the length of service, should be entitled to severance payment. The calculation of the lump sum to be paid to each employee should be the same as what is now prescribed in the ordinance."
When a company closes down, all its employees will face the same financial difficulty of having no more income. As all employees have made their contribution to the company, they should all be entitled to the same kind of compensation. The proposed change in the ordinance will bring fair treatment on each and every employee of a company.