Employment Terms

  1. Employers and helpers must sign a specified standard employment contract (ID407).
  2. The employment relationship between the employer and the helper must be legal.
  3. If the employer is unable to provide income proof, one of the family members must provide a copy of the latest tax Demand Note and a copy of marriage certificate or relevant children’s birth certificates as supplementary proof.
  4. Employers should provide helpers with 4 rest days each month, with at least 1 rest day in every period of 7 days.
  5. After working for three months, helpers are entitled to 14 paid statutory holidays each year.（HKSAR Government may update from time to time)
  6. Helpers are entitled to 7 annual leave after serving the employer for 1 year.
  7. Helpers who have served the same employer for 5 years will receive 100% long service payment. If the helper meets one of the following conditions , the employer is required to pay the long-service payment:
  • Helper is terminated by the employer (but not due to redundancy or serious misconduct).
  • The contract has not been renewed by employer.
  • Helper passed away during working period.
  • Helper resigns due to a permanent medical condition certified by a registered doctor, making her unfit for the role.
  • Helper resigns due to old age (65 years or older).

The calculation for long service payment is as follows: Monthly salary stated in the contract × 2/3 × years of service.

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