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Need only part-time maid?
Both the employer and the maid are committing an offence. A maid may not work
for anyone other than the employer named in the work permit. It does not matter
if she paid or not. Please note that you should only employ a local part-time
maid.
What is the minimum and maximum age set
for a maid?
There is no minimum or maximum age set for a maid. However, the age limit for
most insurance policy covers is 18-60.
Why should I engage a maid agency?
We provide comprehensive services to assist you in employing a maid. We are
the One-Stop service that takes care of all the hassles of Work Permit application,
security bond, insurance, travel arrangement, medical screening, etc. away from
you.
How good are the one-dollar agencies?
On the surface, very good. Considering that one dollar will not fetch a bowl
of wanton soup, one dollar is chicken feed. Imagine, if you have to submit an
application for a work permit, your bus fare will exceed one dollar. So is the
Employment Agency which charges one dollar a profit-making body or a charitable
organization?
Not living in Hong Kong, but looking for
domestic help?
If you are intending to look for a maid to work in your country, please email
us, we may be able to help you. We are also sending maids to Korea, Singapore,
Canada and USA.
How long is the contractual period of the
standard employment contract?
In accordance with the Employment Contract,
the contractual period is two years upon the maid's arrival.
How long will take to get a work permit
application approved?
It may take one and a half months up to three months. It will usually take the
first-time employer of an Foreign Domestic Helper longer than the current employer.
In a transfer case, when may a maid report
for work with her new employer?
The maid is not permitted to start work for the new employer until the application
is approved by the Director of Immigration.
What should I do when the employment contract
expired at the end of a typical two-year working contract?
The maid is entitled to continue or leave. Most agencies provide service of
renewing and cancellation work permit.
Must all maids go home when their work
permit expires?
Yes, unless she finds alternative employment (and is issued a new Work Permit
that goes with the new job). The maid shall, upon expires of an old contract
or before the commencement of a new contract, return to her place of origin
for vacation. A maid should not stay in the HKSAR longer than the permitted
period of stay. If circumstances do not permit the maid to return to her place
of origin for vacation immediately upon expires of the old contract, she may
apply for an extension of stay for her to defer the vacation leave.
What are the costs of employing a maid?
You are responsible for the following fees and expenses for the departure of
the maid from her place of origin and entry into Hong Kong: free passage from
her place of origin to Hong Kong; a daily food and traveling allowance of HKD100
per day from the date of her departure from origin until the date of her arrival
at Hong Kong ;medical examination fees; authentication fees by the relevant
Consulate; visa fee; mandatory insurance; administration fee or fee such as
Philippines Overseas Employment Administration fee, or other fees of similar
nature imposed by the relevant government authorities; employees retraining
levy; and/or agency fee if you engage a maid agency.
What are the expenses I am responsible
for the maid?
Free accommodation; food free of charge; free medical treatment; daily essential
facilities free of charge; a free return passage to her place of origin upon
termination or expires of the employment contract; a daily food and traveling
allowance of HKD100 per day from the date of her departure from Hong Kong until
the date of her arrival at origin; severance payment and long service payment;
compensation payment; cost of transporting the maid's remains and personal property
in the event of the death of the maid; and winter clothing for Indonesian maids.
Why are employers required to buy an insurance
policy?
Part IV of the Employees' Compensation Ordinance provides that all employers
are required, by law, to take out insurance policies to cover their full liabilities.
How much is the Employees Retraining levy?
The Employees Retraining levy payable is HKD400 per month
multiplied by the number of months covered by the employment contract. It shall
be paid in a lump sum before the issuance of visa or by four equal installments
with the first installment paid before the issuance of visa.
Can I claim for a refund for the levy?
The Employees Retraining levy is not refundable under
any circumstances.
What is the salary
of a maid?
HKD3,320 per month.
What is the prevailing Minimum Allowable
Wages?
Employer shall pay the helper in accordance with the amount stated in the standard
employment contract which shall not be less than the minimum
allowable wage.
How should I pay wages to my maid?
You are advised to pay wages by cheque or by autopayment into your maid's bank
account. To do this, you have to obtain your maid's consent before hand. If
your maid does not prefer such methods of payments, you should pay her wages
in legal tender.
Can an employer ask her maid to clean up
her mother's flat once a week?
It is very clear that a foreign domestic worker may not work for another person.
The employer may not claim to be ignorant of this prohibition.
If my maid is not paid for washing my mother's
flat, is it still illegal?
Yes, it is still illegal. A maid shall work only for the employer and in the
occupation specified in the work permit.
What medical checks are necessary for my
maid?
Medical checks upon arrival into Hong Kong are not
a must. Depending on the options you choose when purchasing insurance coverage
or agency fee, it may have been included.
Maid wants to send money home?
Your maid would like to send her monthly salary back to her family regularly.
You can engage remittance service through us.
Maid went missing?
You should cancel her work permit immediately. You have to contact the Immigration
Department or if necessary report to the police and the agency for assistant.
Maid got pregnant?
A maid is eligible for 10 weeks' paid maternity leave. You are prohibited from
dismissing a pregnant maid from the date on which she is confirmed pregnant
by a medical certificate to the date on which she is due to return to work on
the expires of her maternity leave.
When I have a maid problems?
Most agencies, especially those directly involved in recruitment responsibly
undertake some form of counseling and discipline as an after-sales service for
their employers and maids. We also provide professional counseling and coaching
to all maids regardless whether the maid is from our agency. Please contact
us for details.
Looking for the Complete and Official guide
for employing a maid?
You should go to the Immigration
Department website to down load the Guidebook
for Employment of DH and the Labour
Department website for the Practical
Guide for Employment of Foreign Domestic Helpers - What Foreign Domestic Helpers
and Their Employers Should Know and/or A
Concise Guide to the Employment Ordinance.
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