When my helper arrives in Hong Kong to start work, what must I be aware of?
當傭工到達香港開始工作時，我必須注意些什麼？
You must pay the helper’s daily meal and transportation allowance on the way to Hong Kong according to the amount stipulated in the standard employment contract. You must also find out with the helper the cost of handling the various necessary documents. Please refer to Labour Department – Practical Guide to Hiring Foreign Domestic Helpers. You should explain her duties to the helper. These responsibilities must be domestic responsibilities set out in the “Accommodation and Housekeeping Arrangements”* in the appendix to the employment contract. You must set a date to pay the helper. You must specify rest days for your helpers. You must agree with the helper whether meals will be provided during the employment period. If meals are provided, the meals must be free. If you are not prepared to provide meals, you must pay the helper a monthly meal allowance according to the amount signed in the standard employment contract. You must take out workers’ compensation insurance for your helper in accordance with the provisions of the Employees’ Compensation Ordinance. If you fail to do so, you are breaking the law and can be fined and jailed.
你必須根據標準僱傭合約所規定的款額，支付傭工來香港途中每天的膳食及交通津貼。你亦必須向傭工發現辦理各種必要文件的費用。請參閱勞工處 – 僱用外籍家庭傭工實用指南。 你應該向傭工解釋她的職責。這些職責 必須是 僱傭合約附錄“住宿及家務安排”*內所規定的家務職責。 你必須訂定支付工資給傭工的日期。 你必須指定傭工的休息日。 你必須跟傭工協定會否在僱用期間提供膳食。如提供膳食，膳食必需是免費的。如果你不準備提供膳食，便須根據標準僱傭合約所簽定的款額，每月向傭工支付膳食津貼。 你必須根據“僱員補償條例”的規定，為傭工投購工傷補償保險。如果你沒有這樣做，即屬違法，可被罰款及監禁。