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    Top 10 Ridiculous claims made about helpers

    Point 4 isn't too far off IMHO


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    Last edited by Tom007; 05-03-2014 at 09:34 PM.

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    Ridiculous TB. They should not be allowed to leave the office. Especially the female ones.

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    Quote Originally Posted by hullexile:
    Ridiculous TB. They should not be allowed to leave the office. Especially the female ones.
    Then who will do the cooking?







    (runs for cover)

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    You are correct. Females should not be allowed to work in case they meet a man and get pregnant.


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    Number 1 is interesting. This is not "oh pregnancies are a clear way into HK" thing.

    What is current situation if a helper gets pregnant, can they be fired? What is it like with maids, servants or w/e in other countries?

    Apart from trouble with certain tasks in later months. If a helper does get pregnant, give birth in HK they would require leave to take care of their own kid. Should the families be supporting the helper with this? If so how?

    Not sure about number 4, since it is happening anyway.


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    As far as I am aware helpers have the same protection as other employees


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    You can't read can you? Look at my original post, I see I can be wrong. Ignorance? At least, I can read, unlike you.

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    Quote Originally Posted by HowardCoombs:
    If we didnt you'd whinge like this

    Should we complain or should we not complain? What say you, the expert on everything? It seems no matter what one does, it wont make you happy
    Whether you complain or not, I have no comment, but all I am saying the government won't give a crap about it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by expato:
    Number 1 is interesting. This is not "oh pregnancies are a clear way into HK" thing.

    What is current situation if a helper gets pregnant, can they be fired? What is it like with maids, servants or w/e in other countries?
    Q6.3 Can an employer dismiss a pregnant helper?

    A  No. Except in cases of summary dismissal due to the helper’s serious
    misconduct, an employer is prohibited from dismissing a pregnant helper
    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 expiry of her
    maternity leave.
     An employer who contravenes the provision is liable to prosecution and,
    on conviction, a fine of HK$100,000. He/She is also required to pay the
    helper:
     wages in lieu of notice;
     a further sum equivalent to one month’s wages as compensation*;
    and
     10 weeks’ maternity leave pay if, but for the dismissal, she would
    have been entitled to such payment.

     The helper may also claim remedies for unreasonable and unlawful
    dismissal under the part of Employment Protection of the Employment
    Ordinance (see Chapter 9).

    *For details of the calculation of maternity leave pay and compensation, please refer to
    "A Concise Guide to the Employment Ordinance". Copies of the Guide can be obtained
    at the branch offices of the Labour Relations Division or downloaded from the
    homepage of the Labour Department.
    No you cant terminate them but I suspect if your willing to pay everything that is owed then you might be able to do so but thats just my thinking and probably wrong so dont flame me, I wouldnt do it anyways.

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    Quote Originally Posted by hullexile:
    As far as I am aware helpers have the same protection as other employees


    On paper, perhaps. But written laws are only as good as they are enforced....


    Much like other laws designed to protect helpers they are rarely, if ever enforced. And the system is designed in that helpers only have two weeks to lodge a complaint, and they are forced out of the country.