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Short guides in Tagalog, Bahasa Indonesia, English and Chinese. Every one links to the official source and to a calculator you can share.
- Salary
Minimum Allowable Wage: what you must be paid
HK$5,100 plus a HK$1,236 food allowance — who it applies to, when it changes, and what to do if you are under it.
Read → - Rest days
Statutory holidays for domestic helpers: every rule
Helpers in Hong Kong get every statutory holiday. Who is paid for them, what happens if you work one, and when it falls on your rest day.
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Rest days for helpers in Hong Kong: your weekly day off
You are entitled to at least one rest day in every 7 days — a full 24 hours. Your employer cannot make you work it.
Read → - Leave
Annual leave for domestic helpers: 7 to 14 days
After each 12 months of work you get paid annual leave: 7 days, rising to 14 by your ninth year. How it is taken and paid.
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Sick leave and sickness allowance for helpers
You earn paid sickness days every month and free medical treatment from your employer. When sick leave is paid, and how much.
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Pregnancy and maternity leave for domestic helpers
14 weeks of maternity leave, pay at four-fifths of your wage, and protection from dismissal once you tell your employer you are pregnant.
Read → - Termination
Terminated? What a domestic helper is owed in Hong Kong
Notice or a month’s pay, wages to date, untaken leave, your ticket home and travel allowance. Paid within 7 days. What to do in the 14 days.
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Long service payment and severance for helpers
Five years with one employer can mean a long service payment; two years and a redundancy, severance. Who qualifies and how it is worked out.
Read → - Agencies
Agency fees: the most a Hong Kong agency can charge you
An employment agency may charge a helper at most 10% of the first month’s wage, and only after it is paid. What to do if you were overcharged.
Read → - Contract
Renewing your contract
The steps, the documents and the deadlines.
Coming soon - Blog
Kaia blog
News and plain explanations for helpers in Hong Kong and the families they work for.
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