A Filipino domestic worker has been hit with a huge bill – HK$24,000 (US$3,057) – for breaking a glass door on her employer’s balcony.
The maid identified as “A.E.”, who worked for an employer in Yau Tong in Kowloon for a month, said she accidentally locked herself out of her employer’s balcony, sunwebhk.com reported.
A.E. did not have her mobile phone with her, so she could not call for help. She said she got worried as she needed to leave and pick up her ward from school. So she broke the glass door to get back into the apartment.
The employer got angry at the maid and told her the estimated cost for repairing the balcony door was HK$52,800 (US$6,726) and she had to pay HK$24,000 for the repair.
However, a friend of the maid told A.E that her employer could not charge her HK$24,000 because under Hong Kong labor laws, an employer can only charge up to HK$300 for any damage to goods caused by a domestic worker.
Her friend advised her to seek help from a group called Mission For Migrant Workers to get more information on Hong Kong’s labor laws and her rights.
A.E may have lost her job, but it appears that legally she only has to pay HK$300 (just over US$38) to her former employer.
I experienced this in Beijing..i was locked at the kitchen balcony by myself..my boss said..break the side glass so that you can go out..i was not charged any cost…they are all worried for me..they might thinking that im going to jump from the window and it will cause a big problem..they said we are happy you disnt jump through out the window..hehehhe
Thats why employers should allow their helpers to bring along their mobile anywhere they go even indoors, for safety’s sake in times of emergency.
So funny news oohhh,,,,my good I can’t move on to that abalone haha haha haha haha
Parang si bruha din. Buti na lng nd ako mahilig kumain ng de lata. Pag nd makita ninakaw agad ng katulong. Super damot. magbigay ng laissee ikaltas sa sahod ko. Nung isauli ko nagalit.
Hayna ko natawa namn ako sa employer na grabe.. pagkain pa talaga pinagbintangan ang helper nya..
Oh the old lady forget to die but remember the can of abalone ????????????, what a news ????
her employer is theres no kind and consideration the hepler need to brake the glass door of course ill do the same too the boss is not thinking about her child and need to pick up from school and one more thing is what if the maid cook something how to solve the problem this kind of boss take action against the helper with out thinking its so annoying
HER EMPLOYER IS A TRUE BEGGAR..Y? BEC. THEY WANT TO EARN A BIG AMOUNT OF MONEY BY CHARGING THIER MAIDS MISTAKE…..HER EMPLOYER IS A REAL CULPRIT
I just was read the article, the maid was work a month only and her mobile was not with her in she need to fetch her ward, , , and sadly she was locked, , , because she’s only new hired, maybe confused, , ,
Hahahahaha
Sebastian Tuazon Doinxky ..the employer concerned about the glass not about the child..crazy…
Punta dito sa bahay nmin at bibigyan ko sya nang abalone ako tinatapon ko kc ayaw nang mga amo ko.baliw na matanda.
opportunist is the word
One day we will all leave this types of employers…one day employers like this will do it in their own way and experience things like this.
Decent employers should have cinsiderations.try to understand situations.consider have pity our salary to charge that amout.
What happened to me is that i keft the key inside houseand my employer is in japan hahaha i follow what i saw in YouTube! I called fire station Asked them to let wt me. Borrow thier. Ladder coz we just live at 3rd floor and. Balcony open Fire department call. Locksmith but. My boss dont want locksmith to touch our lock. We . Sleep. In a. Friends. House that. Night
Merlita Suay Jordan ????????????????big yes
Hahahah
Na experience ko din ang na lock pero labas ako kase nagtapon ako ng basura bigla nasara ang pinto samamantala ung pinto hindi cya nag lock lock kong dimo gamitan ng susi e sa oras nayon bigla nag lock e nagloloto ako kaya sa takotko na masonog ang bahay pinatawag ko ang mga fireman hindi n namin inantay ang respond ni amo ayon sinira ang pinto nagbayad c amo ng 18k hk dollar sa awa ng panginoon hindi ako napagalitan at hindi pinabayad sa akin,is accident daw un
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Ka loka anong sarap ng abalone n yan peste! D n presko amö ko nun khit ilang taon ng expired kina kain pa rin. ..
Tempered glasses now a days are so cheap including labor would cost only max of 9k, why is that so expensive, is it made of Swarovski???
Chinese mind money money money dying for money not LOVE;(
Nothing in the article to indicate the employer is Chinese.
Hay kaloka , baka naman pinagdadamutan mo yong helper mo Kaya ka ninakawan , para abalone tatawag ka pa ng police ,,,instik talaga
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In hongkong labor law even the maid can broke expensive items from the employer she need only to pay 3,000hkd ,but the consequences is maybe she might terminated ..some employer is gave no mercy or understand the me they hust concern the big sum amount of money they need to lose. .
It doesn’t mean that you can do anything you want when you are in the park or any public place. No one prohibits you to enjoy your free time. Dont take it as a race issue. It is about being mindful of others, respect and decency. Some people want to rest on holidays and weekends. I have seen this myself and frankly it is distasteful and shameful. Dont wait til one day you are not allowed inside the park or worse fined. You will be a crying baby by then!
What you did is rightkabayan…you put priority of the children..bec…if you dont pick them up on time it would be more trouble…the glass can be change…but if something happen to your ward bec. You did not pick them bec.u were lock up..its more trouble
e demanda then si amo.naiinis ako sa gnyan
Naku ganyan din amo ko dati hindi lang makita ibibintang agad sakin…kaya walang tumatagal na katulong eh..walang tiwala.
Sna ikw nlng ngbigay ng pulang sobre x amo mo????(pra mainsulto)