Getting Along with Your Employer
FDHs and their employers live under the same roof and have close interactions.
Effective communication, trust and respect are essential in building a cordial and longterm employment relationship.
Effective communication and building mutual trust

Open and frank communication enhances both parties’ understanding and helps build trust between FDHs and employers, which is the key to a harmonious working relationship. Your satisfactory performance and willingness to learn would help gain trust and appreciation from your employer.
Hong Kong employers are generally fluent in Cantonese and speak English and Putonghua. If you cannot understand your employer’s instructions, you should ask your employer to repeat, speak slowly or provide more specific instructions/guidance. When necessary, online translation tools can also be used. Communication can help both partiesto understand each other better, so that FDHs can know employers’expectations and requirements. At the same time, employers can alsounderstand their FDHs’ needs and difficulties.

Respect each other

Not to distribute any photographs or videos of the employers/ household members without their consent; Not to disclose employers/household members’ personal particulars like mobile phone numbers, addresses, etc. to a third party without their explicit consent, or else you may have infringed their privacy. Disclosure of such personal particulars would breach the requirements under the PDPO and as a consequence, the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data may issue an enforcement notice against the offender.
Handling employment disputes

The EO is a major piece of labour legislation in Hong Kong which covers all employees (including FDHs) working here. FDHs are further protected by the government-prescribed SEC which sets out their employment rights and protection. If you believe your employment rights are infringed, you are advised to clarify the matter with your employer and try to resolve the dispute together. If private settlement fails, both parties are advised to seek assistance from LD.