[Jennyh14]

Hi All,

We've recently moved to HK (mid levels west) and would like to have a part time helper to do the cleaning, ironing etc - 2-4 hours a week.

Can anyone help / have experience with:

- What's the best way to find a good part time helper, agency or advertise directly?

- What's the going rate?

- How can we be sure they are trustworthy?

- Do we need insurance to cover them whilst they're working in our flat?

As always, any help or advice is greatly appreciated!
Thanks

[Jennyh14]

- its us that are lazy!

[Mat]

[quote=Jennyh14;133371]
- What's the best way to find a good part time helper, agency or advertise directly?

- What's the going rate?

- How can we be sure they are trustworthy?

- Do we need insurance to cover them whilst they're working in our flat?
/quote]

- Can't say for mid leve;s
- 50, 60 HKD an hour
- You can never be really sure until you try
- Better to take one insurance

[jimbo]

As per mat said I used to pay my part time cleaner $60 an hour and that was out in sai kung.

Oh and not forgetting that you can't actually hire a filipino maid thats already working fulltime for somebody else as thats illegal.

You're going to have to look for a local one.

[ontheroad]

I would say the best thing would be to ask your neighbours if their helpers are good and if they can spare them for a couple of hours a week : most of them will be quite happy to "lend" you their helpers, and the helpers will be happy to make a little bit more money on the side. 60$ an hour is a good rate for cleaning, 40$ for babysitting.
It's not supposed to be legal, but many people do it, and it's no problem. Especially if the helper is already in your building.

[Misty]

It is most definitely not legal, and the fact that other people do it will be of no help if you get caught. If you can?t find a local to do it then go with an agency it?s really not worth breaking the law over 4 hours worth of cleaning. All it takes is a jealous DH in the building to report it.
Just my two cents worth it is of course up too you

[PDLM]

Can anyone here actually offer any first hand experience of getting into trouble with the authorities for employing an "illegal" part-timer? Huge numbers of people do it, and I have never heard a credible, specific story of anyone getting into trouble for doing so.