Labour Department invites applications for appointment as approved assessors

Labour Department invites applications for appointment as approved assessors 
     In accordance with the MWO, employees with disabilities are entitled to the same protection of the Statutory Minimum Wage as able-bodied employees. The MWO provides for a special arrangement under which employees with disabilities whose productivity may be impaired by their disabilities to opt for a productivity assessment and be remunerated at a rate commensurate with their productivity. The right to invoke a productivity assessment, which should be conducted by approved assessors, is solely vested in employees with disabilities.
 
     The Minimum Wage (Criteria for Approved Assessors) Notice (Cap.608A) specifies that approved assessors should be registered occupational therapists, registered physiotherapists, registered social workers or vocational rehabilitation practitioners with the requisite years of experience in the provision of vocational rehabilitation or other services in relation to employment of persons with disabilities.
 
     Eligible applicants who have satisfactorily completed the training arranged by the LD will be appointed as approved assessors. Information of approved assessors will be shown in the register of approved assessors. Employees with disabilities who decide to undergo a productivity assessment may select and contact approved assessors from the register to directly arrange for the assessment. An allowance of $3,200 will be given to an approved assessor upon completion of a productivity assessment and the required administrative procedures.
 
     Details of the application including the criteria for appointment as an approved assessor, application forms and notes for applicants are available on the LD homepage (www.labour.gov.hkIssued at HKT 14:00