Hk Statutory Holiday 2020 For Helpers

Domestic helper annual leave and holidays.

Hk statutory holiday 2020 for helpers. Helperplace is a facilitating platform which connect helpers and maids to a new employer. 27 january 2020 the third day of lunar new year. You must not make any form of payment to your helper in lieu of granting statutory holiday. An employer who contravenes this provision is liable to prosecution and upon conviction to a fine of hk 50 000.

Statutory holidays and general holidays. When a statutory holiday falls on a rest day usually a sunday the next non holiday day is designated as the statutory holiday instead. Statutory holidays for 2020. Statutory holidays for 2017.

What happens if statutory holidays and or rest days fall during a period of annual leave. On 5 april 2020 sunday labour department conducted mobile broadcasts and distributed promotional leaflets at popular gathering places of foreign domestic helpers to call on them to comply with the regulation on the prohibition of group gatherings with more than four people in public places. New year s day january 1 wednesday lunar new year s day january 25 saturday the third day of lunar new year january 27 monday the fourth day of lunar new year january 28 tuesday ching ming festival april 4 saturday labour day may 1 friday tuen ng festival june 25 thursday hong kong special administrative. What if the statutory holidays fall on sundays.

Even if your domestic helper has worked for you for only one day she is still entitled to the statutory holiday. Statutory holidays are different from general holidays there are 12 statutory holidays and 17 general holidays in hong kong employers only need to give statutory holidays to domestic workers but we encourage you to give general holidays to your domestic worker this is commonly referred to as the red calendar. Statutory holidays for 2014. These dates may be modified as official changes are announced so please check back regularly for updates.

A lot of domestic helpers are working in hong kong singapore or dubai and it s sometimes challenging for them to find a new job. The list of hong kong statutory holidays 2020. Domestic helpers are also still entitled to the rest day as usual. I according to the employment ordinance when either lunar new year s day the second day of the lunar new year or the third day of the lunar new year falls on a sunday the fourth day of the lunar new year is designated as a statutory holiday in substitution.

Mobile broadcasts and distribution of leaflets. Statutory holidays for 2019. If a statutory holiday falls on my helpers rest day is it obligatory for me to grant him her another holiday. Statutory holidays for 2018.

Hong kong public holidays 2020 this page contains a national calendar of all 2020 public holidays. 25 january 2020 lunar new year s day. 1 january 2020 the first day of january.