The
employer is financially capable to
hire a foreign domestic helper. Usually,
the employer should have a household
income of no less than HK$15,000 per
month or assets of comparable amount
to support the employment of the helper
for the whole contractual period.
2
The
employer and the helper shall enter
into a standard Employment Contract
(ID407) as specified by the Director
of Immigration. Term of the contract
is two years.
3
The employer must pay the helper a salary no less than the prevailing minimum allowable wage (MAW) as determined by the HKSAR Government at the time of signing the contract. With effective from July 10 2008, the MAW is HK$3,580 per month.
4
The
employer shall require the prospective
helper to perform domestic duties
only.
5
The
employer shall not allow or require
the helper to take up employment with
any other persons during the contractual
period as specified in the standard
Employment Contract (ID407).
6
The
employer shall let the helper work
and reside at the employer's residence
as specified in the Employment contract
only.
7
The
employer shall provide the helper
with decent accommodation and suitable
privacy.
8
The
employer is a bona fide resident in
Hong Kong and the bona fides of the
employer and the helper are not in
doubt.
9
The
employer shall have no adverse record
in respect of previous employment
of foreign domestic helper.
10
The
employer shall provide free passage,
usually an air ticket and adequate
travel allowance for the helper to
return home upon termination or expiry
of the contract.
11
The
employer shall take out insurance
policies for the helper against his/her
liabilities and potential medical
and other expenses under the Employee's
Compensation Ordinance.
12
The
employer applying to hire a foreign
domestic helper is required to pay
an Employees Retraining Levy of HK$400
per month (HK$9,600 for a 2 years
contract). The levy shall be paid
in a lump sum or by four equal instalments
with the first instalment paid before
the issuance of visa.
13
The
employer shall provide the helper
at least one rest day in every period
of seven days. A rest day is a continuous
period of not less than 24 hours.
Rest days shall be appointed by the
employer and may be granted on a regular
or an irregular basis.
14
All
foreign domestic helpers, irrespective
of their length of services, are entitled
to the following 12 statutory holidays
in a year with pay *if the helper
has been employed continuously by
the employer for three months preceding
any of these holidays.
1.
The
first day of January
2.
Lunar New Year's Day
3.
The
second day of Lunar New
Year's Day
4.
The
third day of the Lunar
New Year's Day
5.
Ching
Ming Festival
6.
The
first day of May
7.
Tuen
Ng Festival
8.
The
first day of July
9.
The
day following the Chinese
Mid-Autumn Festival
10.
The first day of October
11.
Chung
Yeung Festival
12.
Chinese
Winter Solstice Festival
or Christmas Day
(at the option of the
employer)
* Employer
may require the helper to work on
the above statutory holidays by
giving not less than 48 hours' prior
notice and an alternative holiday
within 60 days before or after the
statutory holiday.
15
All
foreign domestic helpers are entitled
to paid annual leave after serving
every period of 12 months with the
same employer. The helper's entitlement
to paid annual leave will increase
progressively from seven days to a
maximum of 14 days according to the
length of service as follows:
Years of
Service
No. of days
of
paid annual leave
Years of
Service
No. of days
of
paid annual leave
1
7
6
11
2
7
7
12
3
8
8
13
4
9
9 or above
14
16
The
employer shall pay long service payment
to the helper if he/she has worked
continuously for not less than five
years and is dismissed or the fixed
term contract is not being renewed
by reason other than serious misconduct
or redundancy. The formula for calculating
long service payment: [(Monthly wages
x 2/3) x reckonable years of service].
17
The
employer can make deduction for damages
or losses to employer's goods or property
directly attributable to the helper's
negligence or fault. In any one case,
the sum to be deducted shall be the
cost of the damaged item, subject
to a limit of HK$300. The total of
such deductions shall not exceed one
quarter of the wages payable to the
helper in that wage period.
18
Upon
termination or expiry of the employment
contract, the employer shall notify
the Foreign Domestic Helpers Section
of the Immigration Department in writing
of the termination within seven days
of the date of termination.
Age
Marital
Status
Working
Experience
Availability
Language
Spoken
Cantonese
English
Mandarin
Other
Skills
Cooking
Laundry & Ironing
Driving
Care for Elderly
Care fo Baby
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