Backchat
On Wednesday’s Backchat, we’re talking about a new measure which will require unemployed welfare recipients to do at least one hour of voluntary work per week from late next year onwards.
The move, which aims to help the jobless better integrate into society, will impact 16,000 Comprehensive Social Security Assistance beneficiaries aged 15-59, with those failing to comply losing one week of welfare benefits.
We’ll look into the impact of this new policy and ask social workers how they plan to put it into practice.
After 9:30, we'll talk about new pet import rules, which will cut the quarantine period from 120 to 30 days for cats and dogs from some destinations, starting with Macau.
After 9:45, we learn about a new survey on stress among customer service employees.
9:05am-9:30am: New requirements for social welfare recipients
9:05am-9:30am: Paul Yip, Chair Professor in Population Health at the Department of Social Work and Social Administration, The University of Hong Kong
9:05am-9:30am: Sze Lai Shan, Deputy Director, The Society for Community Organisation
9:30am-9:45am: Lowering of animal quarantine length
9:30am-9:45am: Karina O’Carroll, Animal Welfare Education Manager, Animals Asia
9:45am-10:00am: Survey on employee burnout
9:45am-10:00am: Prof Echo Wan, Associate Dean and Director of the Institute of Behavioural and Decision Sciences, HKU Business School, The University of Hong Kong
