| Quote from : |
| Practical Guide For Employment of foreign domestic helpers |
| – What foreign domestic helpers and their employers should know |
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| Chapter 2: Reimbursement of Costs of Documentation |
| For employer |
| Q2.1 What expenses should I reimburse my helper under the employment |
| contract? |
| A 􀂜 Under the employment contract, you are responsible for expenses incurred |
| by your helper in preparation of documents for taking up employment with |
| you. Normally your helper would have paid such expenses and you should |
| reimburse him/her as soon as possible when he/she produces the receipts. |
| You are advised to ask him/her to acknowledge your reimbursement in |
| writing and keep the receipts for proof of payment. |
| 􀂜 Taking the case of a helper from the Philippines as an example, you may be |
| asked to pay the following : |
| 􀂾 Philippines Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) fee |
| (collected by the Philippines Government for processing the exit permit |
| and compulsory attendance of a briefing session for the helper prior to |
| departure) |
| 􀂾 Mandatory insurance |
| 􀂾 Medical examination fee |
| 􀂾 Notarization fee (charged by the Philippine Consulate General in Hong |
| Kong) |
| 􀂾 Visa fee (charged by the Immigration Department) |
| A sample receipt of reimbursement of expenses to Filipino domestic helpers is at |
| Appendix II. |
| Q2.2 What expenses should I reimburse my helper if I renew his/her employment |
| contract? |
| A You should pay your helper the fees for notarizing the re-engagement contract |
| collected by the relevant consulates in Hong Kong, fees charged by the |
| Immigration Department and other expenses incurred by your helper for |
| renewing the employment contract as specified in Clause 8 of the standard |
| employment contract. |
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| My Questions: |
| 1. Is it not paying the OWWA membership fee we cannot renew the employment contract? |
| 2. Why when I renew the contract through the agency I no need to pay the OWWA membership fee if that fee is other expenses incurred by your helper for |
| renewing the employment contract ? |
| 3. Why some employer need to pay and some are no need to pay when they renew the employment contract? |
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| Thanks for your kindly reply. |
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