A Filipina domestic worker was paid HK$5,000 (US$636) by her former employer as severance pay after negotiations at the Labour Tribunal on August 8.
Marichu Soriano had sought severance pay of HK$8,000 from former employer Chow Chu-kuem, who sacked her on June 24 after more than three years employment, sunwebhk.com reported.
The employer said she no longer needed the maid’s services.
The domestic worker received a month’s wage in lieu of notice, money for an air ticket, plus a travel and food allowance from Chow. She requested the severance pay because that was part of her work conditions in the event of her being made redundant.
At the tribunal, Chow told the presiding officer Eric Tam the domestic worker had become lazy, which meant she needed to do some of the housework despite her paying the worker. Plus, the maid could not speak Cantonese despite working for her for more than three years.
Chow initially insisted she would only to pay compensation of HK$3,000, instead of the $8,000 requested by the domestic worker.
The two finally settled on HK$5,000, as suggested by Tam.
Asked ki lang po pwede po ba e likramo amo ko tatlong bahay po pina palinis sa akin. Sinabi ko na sa kanila na bawal un. Kaya po sabi ko di ko na kaya payi 5 aso naparumi daming kuto saka my dalawang aso sa loob ng bahay malapit sa kwarto ko nagagalit pa sila pag mag mask ako. Natatakot ko doon baka ako magkasakit at subrang baho saka my pusa pa sa loob ng bahay. What po gagawin ko. Salary ko every month bawas 100 dollar un daw sa internet. Na dyan man sila nag communicate sa akin pag wala sila sa bahay may alaga akong bata isa.
Jorelyn Espinosa
i had a Filipino maid many years back in Singapore.
The first maid i had. She’s about 45 and has 9 children! Best part in the Philippines, she worked as a family planning counselllor before! Her eldest daughter later came to work as a maid in Singapore too.
She’s the best maid i have. Every Sunday on her offday, she would go early to church and back by about 10.00am because she don’t like to go out spending money. When her daughter arrived, they and a few friends would all come to my house after church on Sundays, of course with my wife’s permission. They would do some cooking, watch TV or videos, etc.
Weekdays in the afternoon, she woukd eatchcsome cooking program on TV andctyen tried to cook that dish.. I still remember "orange chicken".
Sometimes on Saturdays, she followed us to my mom’s place… and no, she’s not required to do any housework there.
She’s alway asking my wife and I to have kids as she said she feels bored while we are at work and we are only staying in a HDB executive apartment so she finished all her chores by lunch time.
Only thing is she’s a little clumsy and had that "village" habits like using the bathroom without closing the door.. lol. But my wife reminded her and after a while she learnt.
In the 2 and a half years she was with us, I think we let her go back about 4 times, once every 6 months for a week. The last time when we parted ways because i was relocated overseas, she was employed by someone else.
I still missed her. Would have employed her anytime again. Best Filipino maid I had.
Hieda Nour
yes she was.
Will that was Sri Lankan. Filipino couldn’t compare to any interms of cleanliness. Just saying
same s case ko working almist 8 years s amo ko ssbihin n niya ngayon n lazy aq at di marunong mgbasa ng english smantalang siya ang di marunong mg english after 7 years n npalaki ko n tong anak niya now lng ngbubunganga hamunin ko nga ng i terminate n lng niya aq akala niya yata tanga aq n di ko alam ang karapatan ko.. laban lng aq at antayin n bayaran aq
madam less talk ka muna… anyways u won the case… kasi mainit pa kaso mu todo bantay sila sa kilos at mga salita na bibitiwan mu… baka makapagbitaw ka ng salita na pwede gamitin nila against you na by this time in accordance by the law at suportado sila.
#concern