Posted by
marcusboy
16 yrs ago
I have had my helper for close to 11 months. In the past months she has either damaged items or spoilt them. For example, when we moved, she had left the rice cooker and roasting pans behind in the old flat. She just went off to buy the items and we had to pay for them.
The cooker hood filter has been damaged and costs 3.5k to change to a new one; I am still awaiting a quotation for the microwave panel to be changed. These equipments were in the flat when we moved a months ago and she was the only one using the equipment. The equipments are 3 years old and not in frequent or regular used since the apartment was used as a holiday apartment not more than three times a year. BTW, she said she knows how to use the items since her previous employer has a similar equipment. She has even allowed the dog to chew on their comb, and damaged the insect screen erected on the terrace.
This may be small and petty but we are constantly replacing items or replacing them. I believe if she taken more care, this would not happen so often. Of course, we know that they will be some loss or damage by the helpers but this has happened too often. My question is does anyone know if we can deduct the cost of these items from her salary?
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she left the roasting pan and the rice cooker? did you not do your own packing or at least checked that everything is packed?
As for damaging things - have you spoken to her? I know it sounds harsh but maybe say you will withold a % of the cost from her salary if she breaks something? I dont suggest you actually do it as their salaries are not huge as it is but maybe the thought of it will make your helper a bit more careful when she uses things...
How on earth does one damage the extractor fan in the kitchen anyway?
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Well, perhaps it was our fault for not thoroughly checking the oven where the roasting pans were left. We did ask her if she has everything and she said yes. The rice cooker was a spare and was on the top shelf of the kitchen cupboard: we told her it belong to us and to not forget to take it (since we were renting then). When we moved and asked her what happened to the cooker she said "Oh, I thought it belongs to the landlady!" No reply from her when we said we told you it was ours and not to forget to take it on the day of the move.
How she damaged the extractor fan of the cooker hood? I have no clue. Same thing goes for the microwave convection oven panel - the one where you press to heat, defrost, set temperature, etc. I dread to think of the cost to have it repaired.
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http://www.labour.gov.hk/eng/public/wcp/FDHguide.pdf
This is a link to a frequently asked questions guide. The answer to yours is under 3.6 about how much money you are allowed to deduct for damaged things.
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pines
16 yrs ago
crystal, you're being suspicious! not a nice thought. good point...that once employer deducts salary from broken stuff....helper's attitude changes and becomes stale.
my employer would only say, don't worry, its just a thing. or we can have it fixed.
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the point here pines is the helper does not seem to care to be careful with her employer's stuff. one or two times breakage could be just be dismissed as an accident but all the time????
the charging of items will just send a message to the helper that she is responsible for the items in the house so that she will treat it the same way as she would with her own things.
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"poor helper.."
it works the other way too
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hello everyone.. I am an excellent dh. and very good in multi-tasking.. but not a magician!!!! I am always carefull not to break my employers stuff but because of her never ending do this do that attitude; accidents always on my way... THINK, may be that is whats happening to your helper... 'try not to serve too much on her plate'... and believe me asking her to pay for the damaged things will worsen the problem. good luck!!!!
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anjoelee,
'try not to serve too much on her plate'??? You must be joking - the flat is a small flat, there are no children or aged adults that require caring and supervision; only 2 dogs. She finishes her work by 11am; sits around and waits to prepare lunch, the we give her a long lunch break from 12.30pm to 4pm ... why? because she just sits around and spoils the dogs silly. I am sorry but as I see it she is definitely not having too much on her plate!!
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