Assessing Requirement for Employers to Restart Full Job Advertising Period for All Salary Adjustments against More Calibrated Approach

101 Ms Mariam Jaafar asked the Acting Minister for Manpower in respect of the Fair Consideration Framework, whether the Ministry has assessed the current requirement for employers to restart the full job advertising period for all salary adjustments, including minor revisions, against a more calibrated approach in cases where such changes are unlikely to materially affect the interests of local jobseekers, especially for occupations with persistent local manpower shortages.

Ms Jasmin Lau: The Fair Consideration Framework requires employers to repost a job advertisement and keep it open for at least another 14 consecutive days if key details, such as the salary range, hiring organisation, occupation and number of vacancies, are changed. This ensures that job seekers are applying based on the updated job details and also helps businesses find the best candidate for the role.

To provide employers sufficient flexibility, we allow them to indicate a salary range in the job advertisement, with a maximum salary up to two times the minimum salary. This is a more practical approach, compared to making a hard distinction between minor and major salary adjustments, and differentiating our rules accordingly.