DOMESTIC HELPERS

You may hire a domestic helper to help out with the household chores, from cooking, cleaning to taking care of family members.

 

Foreign Domestic Helpers

 

Local Domestic Helpers

  • Usually local domestic helpers work on an hourly basis.  Salary may be paid at an hourly rate or a monthly rate (if they are engaged with a fixed number of working hours every day/week/month).
  • The Labour Department has launched the Smart Living portal which allows you to post your job vacancy or search online for candidates of local domestic helpers.
  • When you have selected the right candidate, you are advised to enter into a written employment contract with him/her.
  • Some useful information about hiring local domestic helpers can be found on GovHK.