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Keeta外賣員接單空檔遇車禍癱瘓 個案揭示擬議平台工作法例漏洞

一名54歲Keeta外賣員在上水掃管埔路迴旋處因查看訂單通知分心撞車，頸椎受損致近乎全身癱瘓，事發五個月後平台保險索償仍未完成。香港基督教工業委員會指，政府擬議的平台工作法例只涵蓋執行訂單期間，接單空檔受傷不獲法定補償，要求將外賣員納入僱員身份並規管派單機制。

Union Urges Inclusion of Waiting and Order-Grabbing Time in Platform Workers' Injury Protection

The government plans to set up an injury compensation mechanism for platform workers such as food delivery riders and couriers, and will put forward legislative proposals within this year, but the preliminary legislative framework does not propose to mandatorily cover waiting and order-grabbing time. A union believes the framework offers less protection than existing insurance on food delivery platforms, and suggests including waiting and order-grabbing time in the scope of legal protection, as well as calling for a statutory minimum for food delivery workers' injury sick leave pay and regulation of platforms to provide accident-related information.

Delivery Rider Crashes and Is Paralysed After Distraction by Order-Grabbing Alert as New Work Injury Compensation Framework Stops Short of Mandatory Coverage

Platform delivery riders in Hong Kong lack statutory work injury compensation protection and are generally covered by insurance taken out by the platform companies themselves, and the government plans to legislate a work injury compensation mechanism for platform workers. In May this year, delivery rider Joe received an order-grabbing notification from the Keeta platform while riding a motorcycle, looked at his phone after being distracted and crashed, leaving him paralysed from head to toe, and he has still not received insurance compensation. His wife Ah Yee hopes future legislation can protect delivery riders throughout their entire online period, and that work injury sick leave pay should align with existing labour legislation.

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裕豐苑地盤男工連外牆工作平台墮下身亡 工權會質疑清拆工序 勞工處正調查

東涌匯東街12號居屋裕豐苑地盤本月7日發生致命工業意外，34歲男工人於大廈13樓外牆拆卸鞏固天秤臨時支架工作平台時墮樓身亡。工業傷亡權益會上周四引述家屬稱，工人連同工作平台一同墮下，質疑涉清拆工序問題。勞工處確認死者與拆卸中的外牆工作平台皆從高處墮下，正調查事件。

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外傭團體促提高外籍護理員薪酬 培訓改在港進行

香港政府計劃推出「外籍家庭護理員」計劃，首批護理員預計2027年下半年到港，最低月薪較現時外傭的HK$5,220高約10%至20%。亞洲移居人士聯盟及香港亞洲家務工工會聯會促請當局提高薪酬，並將至少150小時的培訓改在香港進行，指海外培訓監管不足，恐助長詐騙及令工人負債。

Hong Kong Post Staff Criticise Government Career Change Scheme as Too Narrow

Hong Kong Post employees without long-term contracts have criticised the government's special career change scheme as too narrow, calling for more job pathways commensurate with their experience, such as worker and technician positions. Several affected employees told the South China Morning Post on Wednesday that the support and benefits offered by the scheme were insufficient and failed to reflect their skills and circumstances.

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內地謠傳60歲以上農民停工令 香港商用車司機每3人有1人達65歲以上

內地網上謠傳60歲以上農民不能外出打工，媒體澄清從未有全國性禁令，謠言源於上海、天津等地限制60歲以上男性從事工地高危作業。香港亦無法定退休年齡，商用車司機每3人有1人達65歲以上。港府2026年7月建議把體檢門檻由70歲提早至65歲。

261 new-recruitment postal officers unable to be converted to long-term civil service employment to receive one-off in-service transfer scheme and other arrangements

The Hong Kong Postal Employees' Union said that at the departmental consultative committee meeting in the morning, the Postmaster General announced that 261 new-recruitment postal officers unable to be converted to long-term civil service employment would receive special arrangements including a one-off in-service transfer scheme, with positions including Assistant Clerical Officer or Clerk Assistant. Those who have passed the probationary period will have uninterrupted service upon transfer, changing to a special probationary period of one year, with pay generally not lower than the original salary, and may retain their original pay points.

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郵政署合約員工獲優先考慮轉任其他公務員職位

數百名未能獲永久合約的香港郵政員工將獲優先考慮轉任其他公務員職位，文職崗位的入職門檻亦會降低。公務員事務局周二公布這項支援安排，以配合郵政署8月起停止提供永久公務員職位的成本削減措施。

HKIC announces first full-time intern scheme, internships lasting 4 to 6 weeks

HKIC announced its first full-time intern scheme, open to undergraduate or postgraduate students, with priority given to students at local tertiary institutions. Applications close on the 3rd of next month. The scheme starts in December and lasts 4 to 6 weeks. Successful applicants will be assigned to work in the Investment Department, Risk and Compliance Department or Legal Department, with a fixed monthly salary of $11,800.

Channel C wage arrears case adjourned to early next month for mention

Deputy Magistrate Ng Sze-sze granted the defendant's application, adjourning the wage arrears case of defunct online media Channel C to 2 November for mention at Kwun Tong Magistracy. A representative of its operating company, Art Garden Media Production Limited, was prosecuted by the Labour Department for allegedly failing to pay wages to 3 employees within the due date, involving a total of $161,000. The defendant had earlier denied 5 summonses.

FTU cites government saying about 200 Hong Kong Post reappointed staff taking civil service exams to get priority hiring

The FTU cited the Civil Service Bureau as saying that about more than 200 Hong Kong Post staff whose probation periods had ended and who could only be reappointed on civil service contracts will be offered new transfer arrangements, and will receive priority hiring when applying for other civil service positions. Pay for transfer to new civil service positions will generally not be lower than the current arrangement, and those applying for assistant administrative officer or clerical assistant posts may receive flexibility waivers on educational requirements. The FTU said it hopes to continue communicating with the new Postmaster General.

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中年危機｜51歲低學歷夫婦失業徬徨尋出路 擁110萬現金兼供滿居屋擬移民東南亞 網民揭2大致命問題建議咁部署

51歲低學歷夫婦雙雙失業後在Facebook群組發帖求出路，指擁有已補地價並供滿的居屋、110萬現金及80萬強基金，考慮移民東南亞。網民直指資產貶值及醫療質素2大致命問題，有建議改為北上退休養老，或參加再培訓計劃學技能再就業。

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香港三所大專院校物理治療課程收生分數按年跌最多10%

今年香港三所大專院校的物理治療學位課程收生分數，較2025年最多下跌10%。物理治療師專業團體呼籲政府在下一份預算案停止削減醫療撥款，指削減是行業職位緊絀的原因之一。

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改制郵差倘重考公僕 擬免減薪可回頭郵政 新職1年試任 毋須3年試用

公務員事務局長楊何蓓茵稱正積極考慮新安排，通過試用的郵政人員投考其他公務員崗位只需試任1年、毋須再通過3年試用期，並可獲優先聘用及毋須減薪。約200名9月起完成試用期的郵務員及郵差未能「轉正」，改以公務員合約續聘兩年。華員會會長蔡冠龍認為新安排尚算妥善。

Hong Kong beauty and hairdressing industry faces manpower shortage, practitioners' prospects uncertain

Hong Kong's beauty and hairdressing industry is facing a manpower shortage. Terrence Wu Chung-ting, a graduate of the finance department of a top local university who previously worked in beauty product sales, switched to the hairdressing trade eight years ago. He moved from white-collar work to blue-collar work and now provides scalp care for hair loss treatment for customers.

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香港「鐵飯碗」泛指公務員 內地「鐵飯碗」又是指哪種職業？

內地「鐵飯碗」涵蓋公務員、事業編制人員及大型國企正式工三大類，範圍遠比香港專指公務員為闊。行政編制公務員全國大約只有800萬人，公立學校教師、公立醫院醫護等事業編制同屬鐵飯碗；內地職場另有金銀銅飯碗分級講法。

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公司負責人違反《僱傭條例》被判罰款五萬一千元

Hong Kong Blockchain Development Company Limited的負責人十月九日在東區裁判法院承認違反《僱傭條例》，被判罰款五萬一千元。法庭另命令該負責人須向有關僱員支付合共約二百一十四萬七千元欠款。勞工處指公司沒有在工資期屆滿及合約終止後七天內向三名僱員支付工資及代通知金約一百九十二萬七千元，亦未按勞審處判令在指定日期後十四天內付款。

Ho Ching Pacific Group accused of unreasonably rejecting local job applicants, barred from applying for foreign workers for two years

The Labour Department has imposed administrative sanctions on Ho Ching Pacific Group, refusing to process the company's foreign worker applications for the next two years, after finding that it had added recruitment conditions without authorisation and unreasonably refused to hire eligible job seekers during local open recruitment for importing general clerks and painters. The department stressed that employers must strictly comply with regulations and give priority to hiring suitable local workers.

Labour Department imposes administrative sanctions on Ho Chiu Pacific Group, suspending imported labour applications for two years

The Labour Department has imposed administrative sanctions on Ho Chiu Pacific Group Limited, immediately suspending its submitted applications under the "Supplementary Labour Optimisation Scheme" for imported workers, and with effect from today it will refuse to process applications submitted by the company under the optimisation scheme over the following two years. The investigation determined that, during the local open recruitment period for applications to import general clerks and varnishers, the company added recruitment conditions without the Labour Department's consent and refused without reasonable grounds to hire eligible job seekers.

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勞工處中高齡招聘會提供逾2800空缺 月薪可達2.3萬元

勞工處將於周三及周四在旺角麥花臣場館舉行「職」時起步中高齡招聘會，提供逾2,800個空缺，月薪可達2.3萬元。超過60間機構參加，約72%為全職，逾1,800個空缺來自零售、物業管理及餐飲業。約96%空缺學歷要求中七或以下，活動上午11時至下午5時半舉行，費用全免。

Secretary for Health and Welfare Lo Chung-mau worried that misinformation affects nurse recruitment, with only about 70 per cent hired in this year's first round

Secretary for Health and Welfare Lo Chung-mau said that if misinformation affects the younger generation from joining the nursing profession, Hong Kong will have to bear this "bitter fruit" in future. The 99 per cent hiring rate he cited was questioned as old 2025 data. In this year's first round of recruitment completed in June, the Hospital Authority received about 3,000 applications from fresh graduates and issued about 2,200 job offers, a hiring rate of about 73.3 per cent.

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畢業創業毋懼職涯落後 信總有得着

「流白」5名創辦人中有4名是畢業生或準畢業生，放棄寄求職信，專注營運咖啡店兩年。商科5年級的曾焯暘坦言職涯可能比同學落後，但認為趁大學最後一年發展另一樣嘢，不論能否帶回本科，至少有得着。

Minimum wage for foreign domestic workers raised to $5,220 per month; Chris Sun: increase is reasonable and moderate

The government announced that the minimum wage for foreign domestic workers under contracts signed from today will be raised by 2.35%, from $5,100 to $5,220 per month. Secretary for Labour and Welfare Chris Sun described the increase as reasonable and moderate, noting that the average annual increase over the past many years ranged from 2% to 2.5%, and that this increase has taken into account employers' income and inflation.

Secretary for Health and Welfare Prof Lo Chung-mau warns that exaggerating claims of nurse underemployment could deter new entrants to the profession

Secretary for Health and Welfare Prof Lo Chung-mau warned on Thursday that if difficulties in nurses' employment are exaggerated, Hong Kong people must "bear the consequences", as such remarks could put off young people and reduce the number of new entrants to the nursing profession. He singled out recent claims that "graduation equals unemployment", stressing that training nurses takes time and that he does not want such comments to weaken the interest of the younger generation in joining the nursing sector.