today my maid has just borrowed $3000 from me. she said her son was injured in an accident and is now hospitalised. i told her that i could 'advance' the salary to her and i withdrew the money from ATM machine and handed it over to her. i think she's quite honest and if i were in her position, i would be grateful if my employer could help me out.
my husband also raised to me the same question...which is how come she could not save the money after working for 3 years in HK.
I think it's OK to advance the salary + she acknowledge the receipt of the advance of salary...no harm...