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”.
Tabbada Khudz ????
Thinkwise LK yep,you got the right term!
And therefore other employers will not hesitate to send their helpers to the office, another family member’s house, even mainland China.
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.
Thess Doblado, it is still a "breach of condition of stay" pag pinapalinis ka sa office, May bayad man o wala.
Thinkwise LK ?????
Thanks,next time,pag pina punta ulit aq doon sa office NG amo q.gagawin q yang advise nyo.salamat kabayan.
This is not funny judgement. This should be called discriminative judgement!
Very true yan.
Kung nakukuntento lang tayo sa sahod natin di tayo mapapahamak.
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
Kulang ka lng sa deskarte These Doblado
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…
Thess Doblado sis ipakita mo to sa amo mo.. hwagkang matakot…
Thess Doblado wow bel air tapos di mn lng nagbibigay
Etong mga immigrantion officials nag bobo bobohan din eh acquitted yong amo sa lagay ba magtatrabaho doon ang katulong with out their conspiracy?
The employer was acquitted,what about the helper? She was just following the employer order….???????????? it’s not fair