Both domestic helpers and their employer have the right to terminate a domestic helper employment contract. If the helper is unable to continue working or decides to pursue other plans, or the employer finds the helper unable to fulfill tasks properly or committed serious offense, it may be time to part ways.
As employing domestic helpers is regulated by Hong Kong’s Labour Department and entails other legal implications such as validity of working visa or, if applicable, payment of long service payment, a formal letter should be presented as proof of notification from one party to the other.
FROM EMPLOYER TO DOMESTIC HELPER:
Dear (Name of Domestic Helper),
I, (Name of Employer), terminate your employment as domestic helper under the Domestic Helper Contract No. (Contract reference number), effective on (Date) by paying you __________ days / month(s) wages in lieu of notice.
Your last working day will be (Date).
Yours faithfully,
(Name of Employer)
(Date)
Acknowledged receipt by (Name of Domestic Helper)
Date (Date received)
FROM DOMESTIC HELPER TO EMPLOYER:
Dear (Name of Employer),
I, (Name of Domestic Helper), resign from the post of domestic helper under the Domestic Helper Contract No. (Contract reference number), effective on (Date) by giving you __________ days / month(s) notice / without notice.
My last working day will be (Date).
Yours faithfully,
(Name of Domestic Helper)
(Date)
Acknowledged receipt by (Name of Employer)
Date (Date received)
