Employment contract

The Hong Kong government has designed  maid agency hong kong  a Standard Employment Contract for employing a foreign domestic worker. Employers and domestic helpers must sign and follow the employment contract. The duration of an employment contract for hiring a domestic helper is 2 years. Note that a probation period is not included in the employment contract. Copies can be obtained on the 2/F of the Immigration Tower in Wan Chai.

Employment requirements

There are some requirements for employer to hire a foreign domestic helper. The Immigration Department will only issue a domestic helper visa if the employer is a Hong Kong resident, that is in possession of a Hong Kong ID card, and has a monthly household income of more than HK$15,000. In case the monthly income is lower, the employer of the domestic helper will have to provide evidence that he or she has assets of at least HK$350,000.

Domestic helper eligibility

The foreign domestic helper visa scheme in Hong Kong does not apply to Chinese Residents of the Mainland, Macao and Taiwan as well as nationals of Afghanistan, Cuba, Laos, Korea (Democratic People’s Republic of), Nepal and Vietnam. The Hong Kong Immigration does not set a minimum age or gender limitation for foreign domestic helpers. However, their home countries have their own requirements for nationals who want to work abroad as a domestic helper. For example, a Filipino citizen must be at least 23 years old when applying to work as an overseas worker.