ARTICLE · 01 JUNE 2020

Employment Update: Implementation Of The Employment Support Scheme (ESS)

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The wage subsidies will be provided for 6 months in two tranches. The first tranche of the subsidies is from June to August 2020 and the second tranche is from September to November 2020. The first tranche of the ESS...

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The Government has announced the much-awaited implementation details of the ESS along with the penalties in case of breach of undertakings. Our most recent update on the details of the ESS can be viewed here.

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The wage subsidies will be provided for 6 months in two tranches. The first tranche of the subsidies is from June to August 2020 and the second tranche is from September to November 2020. The first tranche of the ESS will open for online application on 25 May 2020 and will remain open until 14 June 2020. In order to facilitate smooth implementation, the employers are required to authorize the ESS processing agent (PricewaterhouseCoopers Advisory Service) to receive MPF records from their MPF trustee and to authorise MPF Trustees to provide the same to the agent.

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