This guide book aims at providing a quick reference on the rights and obligation of the employers and employees pertaining to the employment of domestic helpers from outside Hong Kong it attempts to answer some of the common question raised by the foreign domestic helper and their employers.
Foreign domestic helpers are entitled to the same benefits and protection under the employment ordinance. For details on the condition of employment and the legal provision employers and foreign domestic helpers should refer to the standard employment contract (ID 407) and the employment ordinance which remains the sole authority for the provisions explained. The court is the authority on questions of interpretation of the law.