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Under the employment contract, the Employer is responsible for expenses incurred by the Helper in preparation of documentations for taking employment
The helper's document expenses include:
Mandatory Insurance
Medical Examination Fee
Notarization Fee
Visa Fee
Philippines Overseas Employment Administration (for Philippine Helpers only)
Employers should reimburse the amount when the helper produces the receipts and ask the Helper to sign an Acknowledgement Receipt of your reimbursement.
If the Helper is hired through an Employment Agency, it is advisable to inquire if the Employment Agency Fee includes the Costs of Documentations and obtain the relevant receipts for reference.
Helper Renewal Fee
The Employer should pay the following fees, if to renew the current Helper:
Notarization Fee collected by relevant Consulates
Fees charged by Immigration Department
Expenses incurred by Helper for Renewal of Contract
Helper's Salary
In May 19, 2005, Hong Kong Government has announced that the Foreign Domestic Helper Minimum Wage will be HK$3,320.00.
An employer who underpays wages as stated in the standard employment contract is liable, upon conviction, to a maximum fine of HK$200,000 and one year's imprisonment.
Employers are advice to pay wages by cheque or by auto payment into Helper's account and provide a Receipt for Payment of Wages. The Helper is required to sign the receipt for acknowledgement of the amount.
The Employer must pay the Helper not less than once every month.
Deduction of Wages
An Employer can make deduction for damage or loss to the employer's good or property directly attributable tot eh helper's negligence or default subject top HK$300.00. The total deduction shall not exceed 1/4 of the wages payable to the helper in wage period.
The circumstances for Employer's deduction:
| Helper's Absence from work |
| Deduction of Recovery of any Advance or Over-Payment of Wages made by Employer to Helper |
| Recovery of any loan made by Employer to Helper |
| Deductions which are required or authorized under any enactment to be made from the wages of the helper |
Starting from October 01, 2003, A Employees Retraining Levy will be payable by the Employer of Helper to Hong Kong Immigration Department. The Employer could not in any circumstances to deduct the levy on the Helper's Wage, either whole amount or part of it.
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