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How Employers Should Handle Domestic Helper Problems
Domestic helpers in Hong Kong face a number of problems with respect to the abuse and discrimination they suffer from the hands of their employers. It is essential, hence, that they are appreciated for work and treated with good self…
What Should HK Domestic Helper Do When Employer Asks Her to Clean Someone Else’s Home
Hong Kong domestic workers are bound to employment contracts that stipulate how much they should be paid, who are their employers or where are they supposed to work.
But sometimes abuses kick in once a helper tries to do a gesture out of…
How Domestic Helpers Can Claim Unpaid Wages at HK Labour Department
Foreign domestic helpers have the right to claim their wages in a timely manner as mandated by Hong Kong Employment Ordinance chapter 57. It states that wages must be paid within 7 days after a monthly cut off date based on signed…
12 Statutory Holidays for Hong Kong Domestic Helpers in 2018
The first day of January, 1 January
Lunar New Year’s Day, 16 February
The second day of Lunar New Year, 17 February
The fourth day of Lunar New Year, 19 February
Ching Ming Festival, 5 April
Labour Day, 1 May
Tuen Ng…
How to Compute Long Service, Severance Pay for Hong Kong Domestic Helpers
As of September 29, 2018, newly hired foreign domestic helpers in Hong Kong are entitled to a minimum allowable wage of HK$4,520 per month. But if working relationship between the helper and her employers deteriorates by virtue of…
The Best Ways to Reward Domestic Helpers in Hong Kong
Domestic helpers in Hong Kong are a common sight and in recent years, their number has certainly increased. Additionally, there are a number of foreign domestic helpers who have entered the market. The immense support that they render for…
HK To Start Charging for Waste Disposal in 2019
Hong Kong's Environment Bureau has formally announced a fee of 11 cents (US$0.01) per liter to dispose municipal solid waste. It will be implemented sometime in the second half of 2019 and aims to reduce waste produced by Hong Kong…
Domestic Helpers Should Celebrate Lunar New Year Holidays Too
A common practice among many Hong Kong domestic workers during Chinese New Year is that they are expected to do their tasks at employers' relatives homes, luring them with lai see giveaways that helpers receive once they perform cleaning, a…
Guide to Setting Up Domestic Helper Interview
One of the crucial steps before hiring a domestic worker in Hong Kong, particularly those coming from foreign countries, is to seup an interview. By going face to face, whether in person or through video interaction, helps both parties…
6 Risky Tasks Many Hong Kong Domestic Helpers Perform
Although cleaning external glass windows from precarious position at high-rise residential buildings is certainly a hazardous task some domestic helpers are forced to perform, it is not the only one.
Even if they receive orientation…