6.3 and 9.4 answers the questions discussed. Overseas domestic helpers may come to HK under special contractual arrangements, but that doesn't exempt them nor the employer from the Employment Ordinance's provisions.
People who fire helpers for being pregnant under the guise of some other excuse need to have clear evidence to back up the termination has nothing to do with the pregancy. Otherwise, you're pretty much making a bet your DH will waive their rights and not pursue a case against you. Although most of them will pretty much not do so, given the challenges of staying in HK without an income while pursuing a legal case against their former employers. Heck, most people I know from higher paying jobs in their own countries don't stand up for their full legal rights half the time as the risks of taking up a case against a former employer are so high. (Europe may be an exception where labour protection is pretty strong.)
http://www.labour.gov.hk/eng/public/wcp/FDHguide.pdf
Last edited by z754103; 13-09-2014 at 04:10 PM.
In HK employers cannot fire employees for being pregnant. This applies to pretty much everyone, including domestic helpers. This part of the law is quite clear, I don't see why there is even such a big debate about it.
If clarity about the law prevented debates about it, lawyers would be out of a job /and/ they would have nothing to talk about during those LawSoc mixers.