Helper Xmas Bonus & Hong bao/Lai see

[Neha]

100 for building concierge is fine we pay all our guys 100 each

 

[ookiinome]

as far as i know, there's a 13month salary among hong kong workers. but becos of the current economic downturn, the employer turns it to a bonus instead.

my hubby is chinese, he has a tradition of giving out plenty of lai see during CNY. so we'd pay a hkd500 for lei see to maid & an extra week during our maid's b-day.
this is the 2nd xmas we've been with our maid, i used to bring her to shop around for clothes or necessarity (around hkd1000)

i guess the amount of extra pay depends on her working attitude. if she've done a good job, why not be more generous to her & makes everyone happy?

 

[0ze_Kid]

We gave her a 13th month as both DH and I got one so we felt it fair. We gave her half at Christmas and the other half at CNY. We give her a very small gift for Christmas and Birthdays.

 

[aussiegal]

Sherwes, I heard Cathay aren't giving the 13th month payment this year because of everything going on but hopefully most of us are well enough off to reward our helpers a little.

 

[fingerscrossed]

Our maid's been with us for 6mths now and we were going to buy her a new mobile phone for Christmas...only that she went and bought herself one last Sunday! Now we'll have to think of something else. We might get her some Wellcome vouchers for Christmas and a $500 lai see for CNY.

 

[mel_g20]

thanks!

Thanks everyone for all of your replies, I have a better idea now.... just need to decide myself now what is best to give.