• If the employer is not a Hong Kong permanent resident, a person with right to land or on unconditional stay, please make a copy of the travel document showing the employer's personal particulars and the latest Hong Kong Immigration stamp;
• financial proof of the employer, such as the latest notice of assessment and demand for tax issued by the Inland Revenue Department; bank passbook/statements showing auto-payment of the monthly salary for the last 3 months; or salary statements/slips for the last 3 months;
• proof of the employer's residential address2 as reported in the standard Employment Contract, such as the latest demand for rates note or water/telephone/electricity etc. utility bills within the last 3 months;
  
  **if you want to employ 2 helpers, the Annual income of employer should be double.etc.**

Application process:

It normally takes about 2 months to process an application for the employment of a Helper upon receipt of all necessary documents. According to different family needs, our consultants provide professional opinion and analyze for you. After face to face interview and selection, you just need to sign the relative documents, (incl. employment contract), and pay for agency fee, then you can wait for your maid coming at home.

Domestic Salary

The basic domestic helper salary or the minimum allowable wage in Hong Kong is HK$3,580.00, as well as provides free accommodation and the employer cannot pay less than the stipulated amount in all circumstances. The employers should agree with the Helper on the date for wage payment, it might be counting from the first day of work. (For example, if the Helper started work on Feb 15, the wage shall be paid on 16th of the following months); or counting on the last day of each month. According to the ordinance, payment of wage cannot be more than 7 days after the agreed date. Moreover, you need to provide fee accommodation and meal to the helper; otherwise you must pay not less than HK$740 as meal allowance.

Place and scope of work

The employers have completed a Job Offer upon application for domestic helpers, and the employer has the right to request the Helper to fulfill the respective job requirements. Employers should provide the Helper with suitable accommodation and reasonable privacy. (Fixed bed and a little storage space) The helper should only perform domestic duties for the employer and should work in the employer's residence as stated in the employment contract.

Domestic Helper Insurance

Please buy insurance to your helper(s) to Protects you against liability under the Employees' Compensation Ordinance and Common Law for damages, claimant's costs and expenses if your domestic helper suffers injury or disease arising out of and in the course of his/her employment.

Domestic Helper Holiday

All employers should grant your domestic helper at least 1 rest day in every period of 7 days. All helpers should have 12 statutory holidays in a year. A Helper is entitled to paid annual leave after serving every period of 12 months with the same employer. The helper’s entitlement to paid annual leave will increase progressively from 7 days to a maximum of 14 days Upon termination or expiry of the contract with 2 years, the employer should provide free passage, usually an air ticket covering tax for the helpers to return the place of origin. Long service payment is about when the Helper has been working for the same employer for over 5 years, upon termination or completion of contract without further renewal, the Employer shall pay a Long Service Payment to the helper. Calculation method: (Monthly Salary x 2/3) x Years of service.

Termination of Contract

When the two-year contract is upon expiry, employers should discuss the renewal matter with the Helper well in advance, and to make an account on the Helper's entitlement for holidays. For renewal, the employers shall pay for round trip tickets; for termination, the employer shall give one month's prior notice or payment in lieu to the helpers, according to the Labour Ordinance, as well as the return trip air ticket and transportation fee. The employer may terminate the contract, in accordance with the Labour Ordinance, by giving one month's notice or payment in lieu, also has to pay to the Helper a return ticket to her home country and transportation expense.

Return Air Ticket

Under all circumstances, the Employer shall provide free return air ticket to the Helper. (including: overseas/ local/direct hire/terminated/complete contract) For contract renewal case, the Employer should provide free round trip air ticket to the Helper. (Depart & arrive) In addition, the Employer shall also give the Helper HK$100 per day as transportation and meal allowance, the nature of which is very similar to the day when the Helper traveled from home country to Hong Kong. If the Helper, unfortunately, passed away in Hong Kong, the Employer will be liable for all expenses of sending her corpse and all her personal belongings back to her home country.