Be a smart employer : How to choose a reliable Employment Agency

Too many Employment Agencies, how to choose?

Sunlight Employment Agency knows that there are various of employment agencies in the market for helpers to hire helpers. Many prospective employers will encounter many problems when they first hire Filipino maids and Indian maids. Includes:

1. What details should the employment agency pay attention to?

   
   

2. Do you have the most complete information about employment agencies?

   
   

3. Point Prophet career introduction all without charge and left my money?

   
   

4. What is the difference between a Filipino maid and an Indian maid?
   

As an employer or a prospective employer who is about to hire a maid, today we will teach you how to choose an reliable employment agency.

Sunlight Tips 

Do's 

1. Ensure that the employment agency holds a valid employment agency license issued by the Hong Kong Labour Department. The list of licensed employment agencies can be found at https://www.eaa.labour.gov.hk/en/disclaimer-search.html

   
   

2. Make sure you fully understand the contents of the "Standard Employment Contract" and the "Service Contract" of the employment agency before signing any forms or documents.

   
   

3. Receipt should be retrieved immediately after payment is confirmed.

   
   

4. If this is your first time to hire maid, do not feel shame to ask and visit other friends or relatives who have hired foreign domestic helpers before.

   
   

5. Before paying, be sure to understand the details and contents of the service, especially the service content, itemized charges, refund arrangements or arrangements for replacement of foreign domestic helpers.

Don't Do's

1. Asking the staff of the employment agency to skip the process as more as possible, omitting any important content, such as important information in the service agreement.

   
   

2. Choose an employment agency that is cheap but lacks of company transparency.

   
   

Some customers made many detours because they were not familiar with the employment agency. 

The Sunlight Employment Agency is managed by a professional team with many years of industry experience and had served more than 200,000 families. 

Source: Government Labour Department and FDHs, Employers and Employment Agencies - "Should" and "Should Not"

FDHs, Employers and Employment Agencies - "Should" and "Should Not" : https://www.fdh.labour.gov.hk/res/pdf/Dos_and_Donts_Leaflet_Chi.pdf?fbclid=IwAR0VceHYvQL-taXWPk-JXi7Dz7XvgSLLNkOlIYeyjozPn6fr2Rwxk182vj0