Of course not, the employer (us) have to pay for the ticket sending them leave H.K. whoever to break the contract. This is mentioned very clear on the rules. In addition, we could not put the terms "pregnance is not allowed" on the contract as it is a kind of discremination. Furthermore, the employer has no right to terminate the contract once you know your maid is pregant. She has the same protection from the HK Government as we do (women in H.K.). Poor!!! Our last maid was resigned in Feb because she was pregant. But she just worked for me for 3 weeks only. I lost my agent fee, the ticket sending her back to Philipine and of course my time.
I read the "A General Guide on Employment of Foreign Domestic Workers" in Singapore. The main difference is : "the employers to draw up employment agreements/ contracts with their foreign domestic workers" . That means, no term is fixed (Now fixed/minimium salary, fixed rest days and no probation period in Hong Kong.)
Singapore government propoed some guidelines for drawing up written agreements. I have extracted some useful points:
1. Salary: agreed monthly salary (=no minimum requirment)
2. Rest Days: to be negotiated (not fixed)
3. Annual Leave: Duration of "unpaid" leave for home visit "to be negotiated"
4. Termination of Contract: Either party to give sufficient notice of a period to be negotiated
Suggestion:
我地可唔可以定個方向要求 －employers to draw up employment agreements/ contracts with their foreign domestic workers, and all terms in cotnracts are mutually agreed between the workers and ourselves.
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