2,400 MPF-Defaulting Employers Named Next Monday: What’s in the Blacklist?

Some 2,400 employers were caught breaching the MPF Ordinance over five years; 13 are repeat offenders, with some firms prosecuted three times. The MPFA’s “Records of Non-compliant Employers and Officers” search platform launches next Monday — but the first blacklist has a big hole: no directors’ names.

What’s in the blacklist?

The biggest row: directors stay anonymous

Citing privacy and legal concerns, the MPFA won’t publish directors’/officers’ names for pre-24 May violations — only post-launch convictions. Labour lawmaker Ip Wai-ming slams it: workers can’t check rogue employers’ track records; publish everything equally.

Renaming doesn’t help? One firm renamed and reoffended

Records show a firm prosecuted again after renaming itself (Wa Chi Union → Apple Green Limited); one manager’s two factories offended in turn, but the search page won’t show manager links — connections stay hidden.

The blacklist is progress, but hiding directors’ names leaves rogue employers a back door. Before changing jobs, check your prospective employer on the MPFA site. Compare MPF funds’ fees and returns at MPF fund comparison.