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Friday, May 12, 1972
MODEL CONTRACT FOR DOMESTIC SERVANTS
In response to public demand, the Labour Department has prepared a
simple model contract for the employment of domestic servants.
The
Announcing this today, the Labour Department spokesman said:
Comprehensive provisions of this model contract are compatible with local
conditions and satisfy the requirements of labour law."
This model contract, with English and Chinese versions, should
prove useful to households employing domestic servants. It is hoped that
adoption of this model contract would have a stabilising effect on the
employer and employee relationships in domestic service.
"Gestetnered copies of this model contract are available free of
charge from all branch offices of the Labour Relations Service of the Labour
Department," he said.
"Parties who wish to go to the Labour Department to sign a contract
in the presence of an officer of the Labour Relations Service may contact
the officer in charge to arrange for an appointment. But this is not
compulsory," he added.
The addresses of the five offices of the Labour Relations Service are:-
Labour Relations Service (Hong Kong)
New Rodney Building
99 Queensway
Hong Kong
Tel.: H-249081 Ext. 62
Labour