The salary of the employees in tourism industry is decided by the following three aspects:
job type
performance at work
accumulated work experience
Full-time tour guides or tour escorts have fixed basic salary and on top of that they have tips or allowances when conducting local or overseas tours.
Part-time tour guides / tour escorts are paid mainly in accordance with the duration of each tour. The longer hours they work, the more they can earn.
Apart from getting the basic salary, full-time employees working in well-established companies are usually entitled to fringe benefits such as subsidised medical treatment, provident fund, year-end bonus / double pay, paid annual leave and travelling benefits.
Tour guides and tour escorts are required to work irregular hours. Tour escorts are required to make their service available on a 24-hour basis for their tour members when conducting tours abroad.
Full-time tour guides have a rest day every week, which is taken on a rotation basis and does not necessarily fall on a Sunday. They may be required to work on public holidays but will get time-off in lieu.
The working hours of other employees in the tourism industry are more regular, but they may be required to work irregular hours and on shifts in accordance with the business hours of their company.
Employees in the tourism industry are entitled to statutory holidays and paid annual leave stipulated under the Employment Ordinance. Some employers may even grant their employees extra annual leave.
Employment Protection
Should you have any enquiries about the Employment Ordinance or other labour legislation, you can obtain further information from:
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