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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...

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...

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...

How to Compute Long Service, Severance Pay for Hong Kong Domestic Helpers

As of September 2023, newly hired foreign domestic helpers in Hong Kong are entitled to a minimum allowable wage of HK$4,870 per month. But if the working relationship between the helper and her employers deteriorates under incompetence, financial incapacity, or...

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...

Domestic Helpers Should Celebrate Lunar New Year Holidays Too

It is not uncommon for many Hong Kong domestic workers to work for at homes of their employers' relatives during Chinese New Year. In return, helpers receive lai see giveaways. Over the years, this practice has been done with the...

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...

Prada, Ralph Lauren Join Luxury Shops Closing Outlets in Hong Kong

After high-profile announcements that Forever 21 and Abercrombie & Fitch will close their flagship shops in Hong Kong, Prada is in line for another luxury brand closure as closes its boutique at the Peninsula arcade in Tsim Sha Tsui...

Top Authentic Gifts and Souvenirs to Buy in Hong Kong

Are you coming to Hong Kong for a short family visit or business traveler on a trade show or business meeting with clients based in the city? Perhaps one of the things you might have in mind is getting...

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 about their rights in the...
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