I just want to share my feelings.(Just a corner to air it out!)
One of my maid has been working for me for 7 months now and she is suddenly pregnant now!
I am just feeling that I have been screwed totally as she seems to have no intention to leave. (She told my other maid.)
When I hire her she claim that she is single and the boyfriend is in the Philippines. Although she did say that she wants to have children but I never thought this would happen as the boyfriend is in the Philippines.
To cut the story short is she did not tell me that she was pregnant, until she went to China with my mum and had some spotting or bleeding. Then my relative called and ask if I want to send her into the hospital. Now that she is back in HK, and she was telling my other maid that she would give up her maternity pay and I could hire a part time while she goes back to the Philippines to give birth.
Gee, although she told me last night that she would respect my decision whatever it is going to be. But according to my other maid, she doesn'tseems to think of leaving (break the contract with me) but maternity leave?
She also knows her right that I can't terminate her because of her pregnancy. But I honestly don't think she would be capable of looking after mymum(such as walking up the hill in the morning) when she gets bigger.
我覺得工人真系無理由可以比距 during contract 既時候懷孕。雖然感覺上好似好不近人情,但孕婦其實根本唔方便做體力勞動,我請工人就系想叫距洗3煮飯拖地,如果距煮飯聞到味又會嘔,拖地又話怕整親,甘我比錢距系屋企坐?平時寫字樓工唔同窩,大肚都可以打字,寫report,用電腦,check email。起碼無甘影響我既工作。我覺得最多只可以接受保留contract,但要距放無薪假期,同埋距要自己搵地方住,生完可以返黎做野。如果距OK既,中間段時間咪唯有搵part-time頂住先。
you are absolutely correct. that is also my concern as the job nature of being a helper is "kind of physical", at least it is not like an office job. that's why i think it is not fair that we have no option to break the contract.