Following the arrest of an employment agency director on July 5, more client victims have come forward to relate their bad experiences of hiring foreign domestic workers through the company.
On July 5, the 28-year-old director of an agency with premises in Ma On Shan in the New Territories, was arrested by officers of the Customs and Excise Department. The Hong Kong man was accused of allegedly providing false statements to clients to whom the company failed to provide domestic workers on time.
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A couple surnamed Chan were quoted by news website HK01.com as saying that they had hired four domestic workers from the same employment agency over a period of two years. However all four had quit after working for less than one month.
The couple said that, within a few days of arriving, the maids showed bad attitudes and started doing strange things. In the couple’s opinion, the domestic workers were trying to get fired in order to gain compensation.
When the Chans complained to the employment agency they were advised to provide clearer working instructions to their maids.
Over the past two years, the Chans spent about HK$30,000 (US$3,822) in agency fees, payments in lieu and air tickets to send the workers back to their home countries.
Over the past year, the Labour Department has received 199 complaints about employment intermediaries while the Consumer Council logged 197 complaints.
Read: Employment agent arrested for alleged unfair trade breach
You bimbos are too lazy and want easy money. it is why so many prostitute yourself on days off
You’re absolutely correct Sir.
It’s not about the money it’s how you treat us .if you spent money in hiring us we also spent money for this job.we spent 10k to 12k hkd in coming here and then after 1 or how many months we are terminated that money,time and efforts are wasted if we want to come back or find another employer we will spend another 10k to 12k hkd so you see mdm its really not about money.you hired us to do your responsibilities to your family like raising your children,looking after everyone of your needs,we make your life more easier but some of you treat us like we own you everything.you hired us for our services but not our whole being so when we feel violated of course we will act the way your treating us we don’t care if we get terminated as long as we can be freed to such treatment.we Filipinos have this saying that"show us a little respect and care and we will care/respect you more".we are humans too just like you are we commit mistakes jst like you are after all nobody’s perfect a little consideration is appreciated always remember that we are humans not machines.now if you don’t like our services or not satisfied you can always terminate our contract but then again you will spend money just like us paying for another job.
Absolutely true.
To the #employers… if u have any complaints/alibis to your newly hired #hhw make it sure that it is exellently convincing….
#Sopathetic
#Bagtitda
#Empolyersattitudeproblem
#Ayawkonasaearthtalaga
Sure your not good employer.thats the main reason why they quit their job than to live with monster.change your attitude treat them as a human not animal and they will love you.
Absolutely
Canete Anita respect begets respect…true
Dear employer,
No housemaid who’s in the right mind would like to break the contract or to get terminated if their employers consider them as a HELPER not a SLAVE.
Correct.
Maybe Mr.employer its time to ask urself why no maid can stay longer with u….these maids are not stupid to pay agency fees just to get compensation ur talking about….if the helper fresh from philippines they are are also paying bigtime in phil agencies…if u pay they also paid .,..
Mr employer. Its not about the compensation. The money that you have paid is not enough to cover the money and time that they have spent in the Philippines. Change your attitude. Be nice to them and they will stay. People come to work for money. But that doesnt mean they will stay here just because of money. we dont also leave just because of money. Some people doesnt care about the money they spent to come in HK if the boss is not human to work with. Be nice to your helper. Treat them the way you want to be treated and they will love you.