'Purchase temporary insurance for new teachers'
The Education Employees General Union on Wednesday said it has received more enquiries from newly-hired teachers, who said they have to work without insurance before the new school year starts.  The union pointed out that the contracts of these new recruits only take effect on September 1, which means they won’t be covered by the Employees’ Compensation Insurance if accidents happen to them on campus before that.  Federation of Trade Unions lawmaker Dennis Leung said schools should purchase temporary accident insurance for these teachers if they’re required to work before September 1.  "They cannot receive any compensation because they are not the actual employees of the schools, so we are afraid that it will affect the benefits or the rights of the new teachers in the coming year," he said. "Our recommendation is we hope the Education Bureau can provide some extra resources for schools to procure an insurance policy to protect new teachers' rights and benefits."