The Labour Department said today (10th) that foreign domestic helpers arriving for work in Hong Kong from this Friday will be quarantined in a "3+4" mode, of which four days of home medical surveillance will be carried out at the employer's home, during which they will be subject to the yellow code restriction on the vaccine pass. .
Zhang Jiemin, chairman of the Hong Kong Employment Agents Association, said that he believes that by shortening the quarantine period, more than half of the quarantined hotel rooms are available, and employers are expected to save about 5,000 yuan in accommodation costs.
In addition, according to individual family circumstances, the Labour Department has approved employers to arrange for FDHs to complete a four-day medical surveillance in a licensed hotel or guesthouse that is not a designated quarantine hotel, without the need to apply to the Labour Department.
Chen Dongfeng, chairman of the Hong Kong Employment Association, believes that if the employer asks the foreign domestic helper to conduct medical surveillance in other places, but the foreign domestic helper suddenly has an accident, "Will the insurance company pay? A form should be provided to the FDH on the day when the FDH completes the hotel quarantine, and the address and date of the place where the FDH will go to for medical surveillance after leaving the quarantine hotel should be listed in the form.
▼On July 25, those returning to Hong Kong at the airport are waiting to take a special bus to the quarantine hotel▼
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In an interview with "Hong Kong 01", Zhang Jiemin said that in the past, it was difficult to book hotels during the peak season, and "reservations will come first in September". Now the quarantine period is shortened, and the number of quarantine hotel rooms is more than half, and the current hotel room is more than 1,000 yuan per night. , the employer is expected to save about 5,000 yuan in accommodation costs.
As for the arrangements for foreign domestic helpers after completing the three-day hotel quarantine, Chen Dongfeng said that about 80% of the homes in Hong Kong may not be suitable for foreign domestic helpers to conduct medical observation, and employers may not have separate rooms or toilets for foreign domestic helpers to use.
Employers may need to consider arranging foreign domestic helpers to go to other non-quarantine hotels or guesthouses. Usually, the prices of both are not too expensive. The average price of non-quarantine hotels is 300 to 400 yuan per night, and the hotel is about 200 to 300 yuan per night.
Chen Dongfeng, chairman of the Hong Kong Employment Association, said that according to the employment contract or immigration regulations, the only place for foreign domestic helpers to work and rest after leaving the quarantine hotel is the employer's residence. In the event of an accident, who is responsible?
Can the insurance company make compensation?
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During the medical surveillance period, the foreign domestic helper has an accident and is responsible for food delays
. The resulting problem is that, according to the employment contract or immigration regulations, after the foreign domestic helper leaves the quarantine hotel, the only place to work and rest is the employer’s residence. Medical surveillance is carried out in other places, but if the foreign domestic helper has an accident there, who is responsible?
Can the insurance company make compensation?
In addition, the employer is also required to pay the FDH's wages during the four-day medical surveillance period. If the employer "does not pay", it will cause disputes and unnecessary trouble.
Chen Dongfeng suggested that, in order to avoid disputes, the government should "compare the paper boy" to the foreign domestic helper on the day when the foreign domestic helper completes the hotel quarantine, and clearly state the address and date of the medical surveillance place after leaving the quarantine hotel in the form. Submit the form to the government department.
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