Two Filipino domestic workers filed a claim of more than HK$100,000 (US$12,740) of unpaid wages and other payments after their employer committed suicide in early January.
Cleofe Quintella and Amalia Tongga found their elderly employer Fung Yuk-mei dead in her bedroom on January 29 with a pan of burnt charcoal beside her, sunwebhk.com reported.
The two Filipino maids had both worked for Fung for more than 30 years.
After their employer’s death, the maids filed a claim for part of their employer’s assets at the Labour Tribunal. Quintella has a claim HK$65,438 which includes three months unpaid wages, long service pay, unused statutory holidays, annual leave and an air ticket.
Tongga is claiming HK$41,039 for one month of unpaid wages, long service pay, unused statutory holidays and an air ticket.
On April 6 at the Labour Tribunal, the domestic workers were told that the case cannot move forward as no representative appeared on behalf of their deceased employer.
The domestic workers were told to look up Fung’s name in the Probate Registry to find out who is the administrator of Fung’s assets.
The workers said Fung had no next of kin and the only relative they knew about was a niece, who told them that she had no information about Fung’s assets.
Quintella worked for Fung since 1982 – 36 years, while Tongga was hired in 1985 and had worked for Fung for 33 years.
The officer who presided over the case reportedly adjourned hearings until the maids can supply an executor of their former employer’s estate.
Whilm Aldrin sis long service fee for more than 30yrs and 3months unpaid salary yun
kung ppayag ang amo na ibigay na ang longservice kunin na unti unti,,wag na iponin kagaya ko nakuha kuna at ngaun mattapos uli ako sa bagong contrata ko sa kanila????????????
Sa palagay Mo ba yang amount stated dh salary for 30 yrs? It’s not right? Long services maybe in 30 yrs
hindi naman nila siguro inisip na ganun ang mangyari ….at sa palagay ko kung hindi nila inunti unting kinuha hindi lang naman yang amount na yan ang iclaim nila sa 30 yrs more than 80k na kaya isip isip din
What we have here is a failure to want to settle alegal claim. The maids have to do the leg work of finding an executor. Mighty suspicious Andy. Get the Kingfish involved. Barry Dixon
dead employer case close or maybe he committed suicide bcoz of bankcruptcy d more that u cannot claim
Bakit hingin ng paunti unti? At wala sa law na magdemand ka ng long service mo kong pinaalis kna ng amo staka ka makakuha ng long service at hindi nman nila alam magpakamatay ang amo
Jennifer Domingo 5 years service fee is morethan 17k hkd!
Sweetie pa din sila kasi nag pakamatay or namatay amo nila kasi kung buhay pa wala pa silang long service until now bwahahaha!!!
Maayos pa din yan simple case Lang yan siempre may relatives ang amo nila at may mga pera yan..100% Hongkong Goverment involved too and will help…Remember this is hongkong not Philippines just take it easy…
If they had worked for more than 33 years with the employer, how old do you think they are now? Kawawa Rin Naman sila. Well ganyan ako sa unang amo ko, Wala din siyang asawa at anak pero meron siyang pamangkin sa UK na ginawa niyang executrix sa assets Niya. Lucky for me, they paid my 16 years long service…. Sooner or later, meron at merong lalabas na kamag anak… Good luck na Lang sa kawawang mga kapwa DH …
wow! no body knows! why the employer get suicide? and for how many years, no one knows kung talagang di nagbigay ng pera ang amo?
saklap naman…but I’m sure .employer treat them good that’s why they work long period..
Hindi mo mauubliga ang amo tungkol sa long service depende yan kung gusto niyang ibigay paunti unti
d yn ibgay kung d ka ayawan ng amo kung ang maid ang umayaw wla clang makuha peqo kung emp ang umayaw my makukuha ala sa kaso na yan dhl namaty nga tama lng ang naiwan ng matanda makuha nla kung cnu ang magmana ng assets ng matanda matagal na proceso pa to kuha cla abogado dn
Discuss it with the labor …and then talk to your lady boss nicely see how your conversation goes…
Why worry about house as long as you have jobs to rent a flat,,to build a happy and healthy family with God guiding you ,,everything will be fine,,