LCQ1: Foreign domestic helpers

Following is a question by the Hon Tommy Chung and a reply by the Secretary for Labour and Welfare, Mr Chris Sun, in the Legislative Council today (October 14): Question: There are views relaying that given the lack of flexibility in the existing Standard Employment Contract and supporting policies, employers of foreign domestic helpers (FDHs) are facing a number of problems. In this connection, will the Government inform this Council: (1) whether it will study introducing a statutory probation period (e.g. two to three months) in the employment contracts of FDHs, reviewing the arrangement under which employers are required to provide free passage so that FDHs have to pay for their airfares in proportion to their length of service, and limiting the agency fees charged for re-hiring to a specific percentage of the amount paid for initial hiring so as to protect the rights and interests of employers; if so, of the details; if not, the reasons for that; (2) whether it will formulate in collaboration with the Equal Opportunities Commission the practical guidelines on compliant departure and contract termination targeting FDHs to provide objective medical assessment standards and standa

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