The Labour Department announced today (October 30) that the "required minimum wage" for foreign domestic helpers (FDHs) in Hong Kong will increase from the current $4,630 per month to $4,730 per month, an increase of 2.2%. The contract will be signed from tomorrow (October 1). All foreign domestic helper contracts are effective.
According to the "Standard Employment Contract" for employing FDHs, employers must provide FDHs with free meals, but employers can also choose to replace them with meal allowances, which will be increased by $23 to not less than 1,196 yuan.
The signed contract must be sent to the Immigration Department at the latest by 10.28 according to the current salary
A government spokesman said that the government will regularly review the "mandatory minimum wage" for foreign domestic helpers. This year's review has carefully considered Hong Kong's overall economic and labour market conditions over the past year, as well as Hong Kong's short-term economic prospects, including the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the established mechanism. The impact of the virus outbreak; after taking into account the above factors, the affordability of employers and the livelihood of foreign domestic helpers, the government has decided to adjust the level of the "mandatory minimum wage".
FDH contracts signed today or before at the current "mandatory minimum wage" of $4,630 per month and a monthly meal allowance of not less than $1,173 can still be delivered to the Immigration Department on or before 28 October (Friday). deal with.
This arrangement allows employers sufficient time to send the signed contracts to the Immigration Department to complete the relevant application procedures.
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