Govt staff to get 12 hours of family care leave
Verified: 2 outlets have reported this story since Nov 10, 2 of them from Hong Kong.
Government employees will be able to leave work for a few hours at a time to look after family, under a new leave arrangement of up to 12 hours a year expected to start in January. Staff can use it to take a relative to a medical appointment, care for someone who is ill, attend a child's school activity, or deal with a sudden matter at home. In a paper submitted to a Legislative Council panel, the government said the leave would be taken in blocks of one to four hours, and unused hours cannot be carried over. In most cases, staff would only need to file a form with a reason beforehand, with…
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Two or more outlets reported this story and its reliability score reached 65%, so WorldPulse marks it verified. That means more than one outlet says so, not that it is proven true.
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2 outlets from Hong Kong, where the story is: RTHK, South China Morning Post · how we count
- Nov 10, 5:56 AM UTCFirst reportHong Kong civil servants to be given 12 hours of family care leave a yearscmp.com ↗
- Nov 11, 5:51 AM UTC+24 h· you’re reading thisGovt staff to get 12 hours of family care leavenews.rthk.hk ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 11, 5:51 AM UTC · +24 h
[Claude] Both reports cover the same announcement of 12 hours a year of family care leave for civil servants starting in January, with no conflicting facts.
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