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The following is issued on behalf of the Pay Trend Survey Committee:
The Pay Trend Survey Committee (the Committee) met today (May 25) to consider the findings of the 2016 Pay Trend Survey.
The survey findings indicate that the following average pay adjustments have been awarded by the surveyed companies over the 12-month period from April 2, 2015, to April 1, 2016:
Basic Additional Gross Pay
Pay + Pay = Trend
Indicators Indicators Indicators
---------- ---------- ----------
Lower 4.91% + -0.01% = 4.90%
Salary
Band
(below
$20,305
per month)
Middle 5.19% + 0.50% = 5.69%
Salary
Band
($20,305-
$62,235
per month)
Upper 4.38% + 0.90% = 5.28%
Salary
Band
($62,236-
$127,250
per month)
The 2016 Pay Trend Survey was conducted by the Pay Survey and Research Unit of the Joint Secretariat for the Advisory Bodies on Civil Service and Judicial Salaries and Conditions of Service and based on an improved methodology as approved by the Chief Executive-in-Council in March 2007.
The survey results reflect the pay trends in 109 companies covering 151,934 employees over the 12-month period from April 2, 2015, to April 1, 2016. It took into account adjustments to basic salary and additional payments awarded to employees of the surveyed companies attributable to factors in relation to the cost of living, general prosperity and company performance, general changes in market rates, merit and inscale increment, in accordance with the improved survey methodology.
A breakdown of the 109 companies by size is as follows:
No. of Companies
----------------
Larger companies 80 (73%)
(employing 100 or more staff)
Smaller companies 29 (27%)
(employing 50-99 staff) ----------------
Total: 109
The distribution of the 151,934 employees by the three salary bands is as follows:
No. of Employees
----------------
Lower Salary Band 76,229 (50.2%)
(below $20,305 per month)
Middle Salary Band 64,318 (42.3%)
($20,305-62,235 per month)
Upper Salary Band 11,387 (7.5%)
($62,236-$127,250 per month) ----------------
Total: 151,934
The Committee met today to verify and consider to validate the 2016 Pay Trend Survey Report. The two representatives of the Standing Commission on Civil Service Salaries and Conditions of Service, the representative of the Standing Committee on Disciplined Services Salaries and Conditions of Service, the two representatives of the Civil Service Bureau, the Secretary General of the Joint Secretariat for the Advisory Bodies on Civil Service and Judicial Salaries and Conditions of Service, the three Staff Side representatives of the Model Scale 1 Staff Consultative Council, and two Staff Side representatives of the Senior Civil Service Council validated the survey findings. One Staff Side representative of the Senior Civil Service Council validated the survey findings with reservation.
The meeting was chaired by Mr Wilfred Wong Kam-pui, Chairman of the Pay Trend Survey Committee and a member of the Standing Commission on Civil Service Salaries and Conditions of Service.
Mr Wong said, "The 2016 Pay Trend Survey was conducted in accordance with the agreed methodology and in a professional and objective manner. The Pay Trend Survey Committee will submit the Committee Report to the Government for consideration."
Mr Wong added, "The relevant pay trend indicators are the result of a survey of the pay trends in companies of the private sector. Pay adjustment for the civil service is, however, a separate matter. The actual level of adjustment will have to be determined by the Government in consultation with relevant parties having regard to an array of considerations."
Mr Wong wishes to express the Committee's sincere appreciation for the co-operation and assistance rendered by the companies to the Pay Survey and Research Unit. The list of surveyed companies which are willing to disclose their names is in the Appendix.
Ends/Wednesday, May 25, 2016
Issued at HKT 19:29
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