Job-hopping by helpers by Wan Wing Hung雲永虹

What are the reasons for job-hopping by domestic helpers?

wwh4 — 2024-05-24 01:34:34 UTC

What are the views of different parties about this issue?

wwh4 — 2024-05-24 01:35:12 UTC

What are the measures proposed by different parties to solve this problem?

wwh4 — 2024-05-24 01:35:40 UTC

What are the challenges posed by job-hopping of helpers?

wwh4 — 2024-05-24 01:36:03 UTC

5A02

2024-05-26 10:48:09 UTC

One of the reasons is the strict travel restrictions and quarantine imposed during the Covid-19 pandemic. It is very difficult for the domestic helpers to get a job. So they are going to be job-hopping.

5A02

2024-05-26 10:54:00 UTC

The creation of a black-list of those found to change jobs often.

5C04

2024-05-26 14:04:31 UTC

The Hong Kong employers of oversea domestic helpers association think they should call for stricter immigration to curb the practice

5C04

2024-05-26 14:04:41 UTC

Because of the strict travel restrictions and quarantine rules imposed during the covid and the poor working conditions for the domestic helpers

5A 10

2024-05-26 15:56:18 UTC

To combat job-hopping,the Immigration Department set up a special duties team to investigate the suspected cases when assessing visa applications

5A 10

2024-05-26 16:05:59 UTC

Before the job-hopping by domestic helpers, they will deliberately do sloppy work to get sacked ,causing the employers feel troubled

5A13

2024-05-26 16:06:47 UTC

The domestic helpers had been tempted by high payments to quit early and work illegally in the city and elsewhere.

5A13

2024-05-26 16:15:11 UTC

The shortfall in domestic helpers had been worsened by demand from new families arriving in the city through a variety of talent schemes, as well as competition from attractive markets such as Singapore.

5C08

2024-05-26 16:19:39 UTC

Job-hopping by domestic helpers

poor working conditions , change employers soared after strict level restrictions and quarantine rules imposed during the COVID-19 , tempted by high payments to quit early and work illegally

5C08

2024-05-26 16:20:00 UTC

Measures

called for stricter immigration rules to curb the practice including the creation of a black list of those found to change jobs often revising the employment agencies' code of practice disclose helpers' previous employment record to new employers and refund the commission fee

5A17

2024-05-27 01:20:06 UTC

Domestic helpers suspected of abusing the right to premature termination of contracts to change employers soared after strict travel restrictions and quarantine rules imposed during the Covid-19 crisis pandemic left fewer workers in the city.

5A17

2024-05-27 01:39:05 UTC

Citizen spent a high cost in an agency commission fee, but worked only two days before domestic staff said she could not handle childcare and left. The quitting of helpers in only a few months has cost citizen money, time and energy and they have struggled to hire and retain a new one.

5A07

2024-05-27 05:30:59 UTC

Several reason example higher salary and better work conditions.The challenges are the worker will slack off before job-hopping and some house may lack of worker.

Reasons

2024-05-27 05:55:01 UTC

They want better pay or

they want a better working condition

Challenge

2024-05-27 05:56:48 UTC

It’s might be difficult for them to find a job that are suitable for them.It’s hard to finding job due to the Covid 19 pandemic

Challenge 5A12

2024-05-27 06:03:04 UTC

It might be difficult for them to find a job that is suitable for them.In Hong Kong ,helpers usually are Filipino.Not all of them can not speak English or Cantonese fluently.The gap of language doomed them hard to find other jobs.Also,it is hard to find a job due to the pandemic.

5A08

2024-05-27 06:12:17 UTC

First, it's because their jobs are hard. Secondly, they know that Hong Kong families have a high demand for foreign domestic helpers, and they want to get higher wages by job-hopping

5A11

2024-05-27 06:15:53 UTC

Prematuring terminationof contracts to change employers# soared after strict travel restrictions and quarantine rules imposed during the Covid-19pandemic left fewer workers inI the city, which made them moresought-after.

5A14

2024-05-27 06:19:15 UTC

Reasons

The reason is that domestic helpers are tempted by high payments to quit early and work illegally in elsewhere.Moreover, they tend to quit the job swiftly due to the heavy workload and family affairs.For example,childcare.

Measures

• a stricter immigration rule which is the creation of a blacklist to the helpers who change jobs often need to be set up to cut the job hopping.Also ，there is An investigation of job-hopping and suspected cases a launched by Special duties team

5A04

2024-05-27 06:27:28 UTC

Domestic helpers deliberately did sloppy work to get sacked.

5A04

2024-05-27 06:31:20 UTC

Employers soared after strict travel restrictions and quarantine rules imposed during the covid-19.

5A1

2024-05-27 14:01:04 UTC

Reasons:long working hours , poor accommodation and heavy workload

Measures by Employers of Overseas Domestic Helpers Association: creating a black-list of helpers who found to change jobs often.

Measures by Immigration Department:set up a special duties team to combat job-hopping and suspected cases are investigated when assessing visa application.

5A16

191120_21 — 2024-05-28 00:26:51 UTC

Domestic helpers may choose to job-hop if they find better working conditions in terms of pay, hours, benefits, or living arrangements. They may seek opportunities that offer improved compensation, more reasonable work schedules, or enhanced benefits such as paid time off or healthcare.

5A 6

2024-05-28 05:38:30 UTC

They can’t afford the exhausting job.It is too hard for them to care elderly,children and also do house work.Moreover,the reimbursement of them are low,they feel not fair of that.