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Hong Kong – Update on processing 2022 Employment Support Scheme applications

Update on processing 2022 Employment Support Scheme applications ****************************************************************      A Government spokesman said today (June 20) that the 2022 Employment Support Scheme (2022 ESS) Secretariat has so far approved wage subsidies for May for about 152 000 employers, involving a total of about $10 billion for over 1.2 million employees. They represented about 86 per cent of all applications received from employers.        Moreover, the Secretariat is issuing notifications to some 4 000 unsuccessful employer applicants. Reasons for rejection include employers not making the Mandatory Provident Fund (MPF) contributions for their employees, or employees not meeting the eligibility criteria for the 2022 ESS. ... Read more