Updated on 19 January 2026 The Mid-Autumn Festival in Hong Kong (taking place on Friday, September 25, 2026) is one of the most celebrated traditional holidays of the year. It’s a time for family reunions, glowing lanterns, and mooncakes, but…
(Published on May 6, 2024) In Hong Kong, domestic workers are typically employed under the “Foreign Domestic Helper” (FDH) visa scheme. Under this scheme, domestic workers are allowed to work exclusively for the employer who sponsored their visa. Taking on…
(Updated on October 08, 2025) In Hong Kong, it is mandatory for employers to provide domestic helper insurance, also known as Employee’s Compensation Insurance (EC Insurance), for their foreign domestic helpers during the 2-year employment period. This insurance is designed…
(Updated on January 3, 2024) Employers of foreign domestic helpers in Hong Kong are required to comply with a set of rules and requirements when it comes to hiring and employing a domestic helper and hereby incurs certain non-avoidable costs.…
(Updated on January 16, 2026) Understanding domestic helper’s leave rights isn’t just good practice — it’s required by law in Hong Kong. This guide breaks down everything employers and helpers need to know about annual leave entitlements, public holidays, rest…
(Updated on January 3, 2024) Your worker is entitled to a 24-hour day off every week. Should my domestic helper have the freedom to do whatever she wants on her day off? The simple answer is: YES, you should give…
(Updated on September 27, 2024) Current salary and food allowance level The minimum domestic helper salary is set to HK$4,990 per month, while food allowance is at HK$1,236 per month. This applies to all foreign domestic helper contracts signed on or after September…
(Updated on September 7, 2023) What Is “Break Contract”? A “break contract” domestic helper refers to a foreign domestic worker (FDH) who terminated their employment contract before its agreed-upon end date (usually 2-year employment contract). This means that the domestic…
(Updated on 20 November 2025 ) What is domestic helper long service payment? Long service payment is the amount you are legally bound to pay to your helper if he/she has worked for you for a longer period of time.…
Updated 24 January 2026 Filipino domestic helper contract renewal procedure Step 1: Domestic helper visa application at the Immigration Department Immigration procedures are similar for Indonesian and Filipino domestic helpers. The Filipino domestic helper must submit the required documents to…