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Employees' assessment of their employers' possible objection to their

participation in the proposed scheme

Question 29. The Green Paper suggests that the scheme should be semi-voluntary.

This means that the employees can choose to join or not to join,

but once they join the scheme, their employers must pay their

share of contributions.

If you want to join, do you think that

your employer will object to your joining? (Prompt)

(1) He would very probably object)

} (2) He would probably object }

(3) Don't know.

(Continue)

(4) He would probably not object }

(5)

) He would very probably not object)

(Jump to Q.32)

Findings:

With respect to the employees' guess whether employers would object

to their joining the scheme, the employees were divided. The distribution

of the responses showed that 41.1% (N =

object while 29.3% (N

=

858) thought the employers would

614) thought the employers would not object, and

the rest 29.5% (N 617) were indifferent. The average score on the

"very probably

100

#)

very probably not scale was 2.836 which meant that the

employees had a slight fear of their employers' objection. (Table 0110)

Question 30. If he objects, would you still join?

(1) will not

(2) will

-

(Jump to Q.32) (3) Don't know

Findings:

When asked whether the employees would still join or not if the

employers objected, the reply was 47.2% (N = 507) saying "will" and

51.3% (N

=

552) saying "will not". (Table 0111)

Question 31. What actions do you think he will take against you? (Don't prompt)

(1) No wage increase.

(2) Deduct 2% of wages or salary as contribution.

(3) Discriminate you.

(4)

Fire you.

(5) Don't know.

(6) Others