An employer has been cleared in Shatin Court of conspiring to allow her Filipina maid to work in her office, which would constitute a breach of the domestic worker’s immigration status.
May Lui Pui-man was charged by the Immigration Department with two counts of “conspiracy to breach condition of stay” by permitting Cecelia Guevarra to work in her Central office on Hong Kong Island, but was acquitted of both on Friday, sunwebhk.com reported.
Lui was charged after Guevarra was arrested on May 8, 2016 for illegally working in the office. Under the terms of her June 2011 contract Guevarra was supposed to be employed only as a domestic worker at Lui’s home in Kowloon.
Testifying against her employer, Guevarra told the court she worked in Lui’s office for 90 minutes, three times a week, in June-December 2015. She had spent 30-40% of her time doing illegal work in that period. Guevarra also revealed that she owed Lui HK$20,000 (US$2,556).
Read: Employer acquitted of allowing maid to break work contract
Magistrate Winnie Lau Yee-wan said that as Lui had chosen not to give evidence, it was the prosecution’s responsibility to prove she was guilty of the charges beyond reasonable doubt. This was not the case, as Guevarra’s evidence had been contradicted by a former staff member in the office.
Guevarra still faces two counts of “breach of condition of stay” and “making false representation to an immigration officer”.
Ung mga employer pinagtratrabaho nila yung Konyang nila sa opis o sa ibang bahay….wag kayong pumayag….Alam na nga na illegal ei ,ginagawa pa….#Mahigpit na ipinagbabawal ng HK Gov’t ang magtrabaho ng #Part_Time…
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#dontdopartymjob
#itsillegal
kasi po ung iba daming utang kaya kong anong raket na ginagawa para may maibigay sa pamilya sa pinas…. sana makontento na tayo sa sahod natin kasi hindi namn natin kikitain kong sa pinas lang tayo….
AQ,pinag lilinis din ng amo kng babae sa office NG asawa nya, Everytime na mag bakasyon cla.tapos every Tuesday sinasama aq pagpunta sa bahay ng anak nya bel-air.even a single cent Wala cyang binibigay sa akin.pagka kuripot breakfast q sarili kng pera
Thess Doblado sad naman
ang amo ko mabait. cya pa nagsasabi bawal ako magwork kahit sa bahay ng nanay nya pag sinama ako nakaupo lang ako. lahat ng pagkain ko libre almusal. pwde ka mag complain sa consulate..
That’s so funny the helper will not work in the office if the employer will not told her. Of course the staff will side to there boss.what a funny judgement。
Magpahuli ka
true! how can a maid work in the office without the consent if the employer? and now the employer was acquitted?
D mo nman po masasabing part time,kc PO nman nila aq binabayaran even a single cent.pag pinapalinis nila aq sa office NG amo kng lalaki.
Thess Doblado nasa inyo nman yan kong ayaw mo talaga dahil wala silang magagawa f ng reklamo ka..kaya ganyan sinanay mo at wala kng reklamo..
Thess Doblado Irepotmo na kabayan,wag mong ANTAYIN ikaw mahul I.
dapat habang maaga pa e report kc kawawa ka pag ikas nahuli. ikaw pa may kakasuhan…
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Thess Doblado, kahit walang bayad ang paglilinis mo ay bawal pa rin yon. Delikado kung may magsumbong, nangyari yan sa tita ko may nagsumbong tapos minanmanan sya ng pulis na di nka uniform, ayon caught in act. Ilang beses munang minanman tapis hinuli na sya
Thess Doblado gather some evidences, like record a convo between u and employer saying u don’t want to clean the office anymore because it is illegal. take some photo also of yourself cleaning. in case I get caught by the police u have evidence to justify your case,
Stupidity..anhin ko ibang office eh kanya dn how come d nia alam..liable prn dpat sia dian mga bobo dn pala dito eh
Pwede mo e reklamo ang amo mo bawal yan
Thess Doblado secure ka ng valid evidence kabayan.para sayo din yan, kc ang mood weather2,d natin alam kung always n good terms tayo sa mga amo.kung halimbawang umayaw kna sa pinagagawa sayo kc nga bawal…atleast may pinanghahawakan kang katibayan at d ka baliktarin ng amo mo.
minsan mga kababayan din natin ang nagsusuplong at ang iba ay amo mismo ang nagpiframe up.sabagay tlga kasing bawal kaya wag na nating itolerate ang mga ganyan.mapalibre man yan o may bayad against hk labor law pa rin at anytime na mahuli ang violator ay may karampatang parusa.
Bakit maid ang huhulihin e UTO’s lang naman ng employer na maglinis sya sa office? Kanino kasalan ba talaga?
The employer was acquitted,what about the helper? She was just following the employer order….???????????? it’s not fair
Etong mga immigrantion officials nag bobo bobohan din eh acquitted yong amo sa lagay ba magtatrabaho doon ang katulong with out their conspiracy?
Thess Doblado wow bel air tapos di mn lng nagbibigay
Thess Doblado sis ipakita mo to sa amo mo.. hwagkang matakot…
Kumuha kayo ng pix nio na naglilinis doon sa opis ni amo nio…malaking ebidensya po un ,Thess Doblado…may bayad o wala…nagtrabho ka pa rin sa ibang address at opis pa ng boss mo…
Ang sabi sa VISA natin #not_allowed_to_work outside your employer residence…pati nga Carwash…kung wala sa kontrata wag gawin…
Kulang ka lng sa deskarte These Doblado
2011 pa nagexpire ang kontrata nya sa amo na yan ang siste overstayna xa kaya makakasuhan pa din plus nahuki xa sa akto na naglilinis sa opis…illegal
Very true yan.
Kung nakukuntento lang tayo sa sahod natin di tayo mapapahamak.
This is not funny judgement. This should be called discriminative judgement!
Thanks,next time,pag pina punta ulit aq doon sa office NG amo q.gagawin q yang advise nyo.salamat kabayan.
Thinkwise LK ?????
Thess Doblado, it is still a "breach of condition of stay" pag pinapalinis ka sa office, May bayad man o wala.
Thess Doblado kapag Hindi la nag report right away, ibig sabihin pumapayag ka na kapwa nyo nilabnilabag ng mga amo mo ang contrata nyo. Pareho kayong may pananagutan sa HK Immig.Dept.
And therefore other employers will not hesitate to send their helpers to the office, another family member’s house, even mainland China.
Thinkwise LK yep,you got the right term!
Tabbada Khudz ????