Employment Programmes of Labour Department (for Employers)

Name of
Employment Programme
Target Job Seekers
Content
Allowance Payable
Length of Training
/ Work Trial /
Attachment
Type of Job
Enquiry
Name of Employment Programme Greater Bay Area Youth Employment Scheme
Target Job Seekers

Hong Kong residents awarded bachelor's degrees or above in designated years by universities/ tertiary institutions locally or outside Hong Kong

Content

Employers hire target graduates under Hong Kong Laws, offer them a monthly salary of not less than HK$18,000 and station them in the Mainland cities of the Greater Bay Area to work and receive on-the-job training

Allowance Payable

Employers are entitled to an allowance of HK$10,000 per month per each graduate engaged during the on-the-job training period

Length of Training / Work Trial / Attachment

On-the-job training period lasting for 18 months

Type of Job

Full-time

Enquiry

2969 0460
2969 0446

Name of Employment Programme Work Orientation and Placement Scheme
Target Job Seekers

Job seekers with disabilities

Content

Employers hire target job seekers as paid employees and provide them with on-the-job training

Allowance Payable

Employers are entitled to an allowance of up to $6,000 or $8,000 per month per relevant employee during the on-the-job training period

Length of Training / Work Trial / Attachment

On-the-job training period lasting for 6 to 9 months

Type of Job

15 working hours per week or above with employment contract of 3 months or above

Enquiry

HK Office:
2852 4801

KLN Office:
2755 4835

NT Office:
2417 6190

Name of Employment Programme Re-employment Allowance Pilot Scheme
Target Job Seekers

Persons aged 40 or above who have not been in paid employment for 3 consecutive months or more

Content

Employers hire target job seekers as employees and can join the Employment Programme for the Elderly and Middle-aged

Allowance Payable

An eligible employee will receive from the Labour Department re-employment allowance up to $20,000 during the implementation period of the Scheme

Length of Training / Work Trial / Attachment

Eligible persons should work for 6 or 12 consecutive months

Type of Job

Full-timePart-time or Qualified "Casual Work"

Full-time: Employed under a continuous contract and works for at least 30 hours per week Part-time: Employed under a continuous contract and works for less than 30 hours per week Qualified ""Casual Work"": Not employed under a continuous contract and at least 76 aggregate working hours for every 30 consecutive days
Enquiry

2116 0131
2397 7277

Target Job Seekers

Unemployed job seekers aged 40 or above

Content

Employers hire target job seekers as paid employees and provide them with on-the-job training

Allowance Payable

Employers are entitled to an allowance of up to $4,000 or $5,000 per month per relevant employee during the on-the-job training period

Length of Training / Work Trial / Attachment

On-the-job training period lasting for 3 to 12 months

Type of Job

Full-time / Part-time Part-time refers to working 18 hours to less than 30 hours per week

Enquiry 2150 6398
Target Job Seekers

Young school leavers aged 15 to 24 with
educational attainment at sub-degree level or below

Content

Employers hire target job seekers as paid employees and provide them with on-the-job training

Allowance Payable

Employers are entitled to an allowance of up to $5,000 per month per relevant employee during the on-the-job training period

Length of Training / Work Trial / Attachment

On-the-job training period lasting for 6 to 12 months

Type of Job

Full-time / Part-time Part-time refers to working 18 hours to less than 30 hours per week

Enquiry

2112 9932

Target Job Seekers

Young school leavers aged 15 to 24 with
educational attainment at sub-degree level or below

Content

Employers offer workplace attachment training to target youths No employment relationship exists during workplace attachment training period

Allowance Payable

On completion of the workplace attachment training, the Labour Department will pay an allowance of $7,300 to the young participant. The organisation offering workplace attachment training is not required to pay any allowance to the participant

Length of Training / Work Trial / Attachment

Workplace attachment training lasting for 1 month

Type of Job

30 working hours per week or above

Enquiry

2112 9932

Name of Employment Programme Work Trial Scheme
Target Job Seekers

Job seekers with difficulties in finding jobs

Content

Employers offer work trial opportunities to target job seekers No employment relationship exists during work trial period

Allowance Payable

On completion of the work trial, the Labour Department will pay an allowance of up to $9,600 to the work trial participant, of which $500 are contributed by the organisation offering the work trial opportunity

Length of Training / Work Trial / Attachment

Work trial period lasting for 30 days

Type of Job

Full-time / Part-time Part-time refers to hours worked are at the range of 18 hours to less than 30 hours per week and less than 130 hours in total during the one-month (30-days) work trial period

Enquiry

2152 2090

Employment Programmes of Labour Department (for Job Seekers)

Name of
Employment Programme
Target Job Seekers
Content
Length of Training
/ Work Trial /
Attachment
Type of Job
Enquiry
Name of Employment Programme Greater Bay Area Youth Employment Scheme
Target Job Seekers

Hong Kong residents awarded bachelor's degrees or above in designated years by universities/ tertiary institutions locally or outside Hong Kong

Content

Employers hire target graduates under Hong Kong Laws and station them in the Mainland cities of the Greater Bay Area to work and receive on-the-job training

The graduates will be offered a monthly salary of not less than HK$18,000

Length of Training / Work Trial / Attachment

On-the-job training period lasting for 18 months

Type of Job

Full-time

Enquiry

2969 0460
2969 0446

Name of Employment Programme Work Orientation and Placement Scheme
Target Job Seekers

Job seekers with disabilities

Content

Employers hire target job seekers as paid employees and provide them with on-the-job training

Length of Training / Work Trial / Attachment

On-the-job training period lasting for 6 to 9 months

Type of Job

15 working hours per week or above with
employment contract of 3 months or above

Enquiry

HK Office:
2852 4801

KLN Office:
2755 4835

NT Office:
2417 6190

Name of Employment Programme Re-employment Allowance Pilot Scheme
Target Job Seekers

Persons aged 40 or above who have not been in paid employment for 3 consecutive months or more

Content

Employers hire target job seekers as employees

An eligible participant will receive re-employment allowance up to $20,000 during the implementation period of the Scheme

Length of Training / Work Trial / Attachment

Work for 6 or 12 consecutive months

Type of Job

Full-time, Part-time or Qualified "Casual Work"

Full-time: Employed under a continuous contract and works for at least 30 hours per week Part-time: Employed under a continuous contract and works for less than 30 hours per week Qualified ""Casual Work"": Not employed under a continuous contract and at least 76 aggregate working hours for every 30 consecutive days
Enquiry

2116 0131
2397 7277

Target Job Seekers

Unemployed job seekers aged 40 or above

Content

Employers hire target job seekers as paid employees and provide them with on-the-job training

Length of Training / Work Trial / Attachment On-the-job training period lasting for 3 to 12 months
Type of Job

Full-time / Part-time Part-time refers to working 18 hours to less than 30 hours per week

Enquiry

2150 6398

Target Job Seekers

Young school leavers aged 15 to 24 with
educational attainment at sub-degree level or below

Content

Employers hire target job seekers as paid employees and provide them with on-the-job training

Length of Training / Work Trial / Attachment

On-the-job training period lasting for 6 to 12 months

Type of Job

Full-time / Part-time Part-time refers to working 18 hours to less than 30 hours per week

Enquiry

2112 9932

Target Job Seekers

Young school leavers aged 15 to 24 with
educational attainment at sub-degree level or below

Content

Employers offer workplace attachment training to target youths No employment relationship exists during workplace attachment training period

On completion of workplace attachment training, the Labour Department will pay the young participant an allowance of $7,300

Length of Training / Work Trial / Attachment

Workplace attachment training lasting for 1 month

Type of Job

30 working hours per week or above

Enquiry

2112 9932

Name of Employment Programme Work Trial Scheme
Target Job Seekers

Job seekers with difficulties in finding jobs

Content

Employers offer work trial opportunities to target job seekers No employment relationship exists during work trial period

On completion of full-time work trial, the Labour Department will pay the participating job seeker an allowance of up to $9,600, while the allowance for part-time work trial is calculated at an hourly rate of $57

Length of Training / Work Trial / Attachment

Work trial period lasting for 30 days

Type of Job

Full-time / Part-time Part-time refers to hours worked are at the range of 18 hours to less than 30 hours per week and less than 130 hours in total during the one-month (30-days) work trial period

Enquiry

2152 2090