Findings:
28
For companies (N 55) which provided additional sickness benefits
but not to all employees, 74.5% of companies did not provide such benefits
to employees earning over $2,000 per month while 25.5% of the companies
provided benefits for employees above $2,000 per month. (Table 10014)
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Of companies with additional sickness benefits (N = 55), 23.6%
provided benefits to employees below $2,000 per month, while 76.4% said
such employees were not entitled to these benefits. (Table 10015)
For daily-rated workers, 96.4% of the companies did not offer
such entitlement while only 3.6% of the companies provided such benefits to
this type of workers. (Table 10016)
For piece-rated workers, 96.4% of the companies did not provide
sickness benefits and only 3.6% of the companies provided these benefits
to such workers.
(Table 10017)
74.5% of the companies mentioned sickness benefits provided
to other employees while 25.5% were not entitled. (Table 10018)
Question 11. For how long they have to serve before they can enjoy such welfare?
Not fixed
(1)
Findings:
years
months
(2)
Of the companies which provided the sickness benefits, 73.7%
of the companies provided such benefits after employees had served for 1-6
months and 14.4% after 7-12 months. (Table 10142)
Question 12. What sort of benefits are included in your sickness welfare
scheme? (Don't prompt first. If the answer is vague, probe
the following points)
(1) Medical Expenses:
Consultation Fees: (1) Whole
(2) Part
Scope: (1) General Practitioner (2) G.P. and Specialist
Medicine: (1) Western only (2) Western and Chinese
Hospital Fees: (1) Included (2) Excluded
Operation Fees: (1) Included (2) Excluded
(2) Paid Sick Leave:
Full pay:
Months
Days
Half pay:
Months
Days
(3) No-pay Leave:
(1) Permitted
(2) Not permitted