TVB has announced to cut 212 jobs. General manager Stephan Chan said if neccessary, he would take a pay cut. He hoped that every one in the company would work together in this difficult time. He said " I am willing to take a pay cut. But it is up to the shareholders of the TVB. We need to have a board meeting to decide the way forward." Speaking about Stephan has volunteered to take a pay cut, Shirley Yeung responded "He is doing this for the employees. He is very sincere. Talking about cutting job, I can't say much about it. I just encourage the people at work to be more involved in their work." Chin Ka Lok added "Stephan is willing to cut his pay, everybody feels it is fair and it raises the workers morale." Michelle Yim told reporter "I have been very anxious the past few days. We don't really want this to happen. That is nothing we can do, just hope we all pull through this difficult time. I hope people who are made redundent don't lose heart because they are professional. The company will soon hire people. They just need to be patient. The company don't have enough people to do all the work. I am not sure if any of my friends have lost their jobs yet. We have to hang on for a bit longer. I am sure we will pull through. I still have another year before my contract expires. It may not be a bad thing I don't get a pay rise in my new contract , at least I still hold on to my job. Even I have to take pay cut, I don't mind at all. I have been working for so many years and I don't see earning money is the first priority. I like a good script. My family and friends are business people. If everybody doesn't compromise, the company will fold. TVB is cutting staff, the bosses have their difficulties and so are the employees." Kenix Kwok xpressed that "Making people redundent is the company's strategy that they can't control. I know some people have already lost their jobs. In fact, every department has job lost. I work with some of them for many years. I hope they will be re-employed again when the company has sorted itself out. Some peopls protested that the company is earning money but still cutting job. Maybe it is part of the company's strategy, have to ask the financial consultant to answer that." Bosco said "I just came back from from Toronto. I didn't know anything about the company is making people redundant. I don't know if any of the people I know have lost their jobs or having their pay freezed. As a matter of fact, I was freezing in Toronto. I had my contract renewed a few years ago. I still have a long time before it expires. I don't think the company like to cut jobs, just hope the recession gets settled soonl, so that we can all get back to our normal life." Linda Chung said "I worked with the hairdressers and the makeup artists since starting of "Virtues of Harmony" 皆大歡喜. Now they are made redundent. I really feel for them. I don't know about the company's policy. I just hope the recession would finish quickly. I don't know if the company is earning money or not, I had my contract renewed earlier on. I did have a very little pay rise." Source:MingPao "Translator:dragon888 @ http://www.************"
Guess everyone has to be will to take a pay cut if need be in the future if they wana keep their jobs, this credit crisis is affecting everyone
its very very good to see that people in HK are taking proactive steps to weather through the economy recession...unlike the snob CEO's in the US.
