When you are working in Hong Kong as a Filipina domestic helper, you will be bound by a contract. If you want to longer your employment, you have to obey certain rules. You have to do your part in order to keep your job. There are, however, various reasons why employers terminate the service of their housemaids and you should be aware of these reasons. Below are some of them:

As much as you can, avoid becoming a guarantor to a friend who is trying to borrow money from a debtor. If that friend of yours won’t be able to pay what she has borrowed, the collector will keep on bugging you even to the point of calling your employer’s residential number everyday. When this happens, your employer will definitely be pissed off and might decide to fire you out.

Only a few may know but jealousy can be a cause of termination. If your employer’s wife starts becoming jealous of you, you can be terminated. This would likely happen to avoid complicating matters between you and your employer’s family.

The way you communicate with the family members is an important aspect of your job. It can be your make or break. There might be a family member who can only speak their native language. If communicating in any way will be very difficult for the two of you, it can serve as a reason for your termination.

Some employers expects too much from a domestic helper. Not meeting these expectations can drive him to oust you from your position. Because of this, you should first assess the personality of your potential employer before you decide if you want to work for such person or not.

Employers have the right to terminate the service of a disobedient maid. Therefore, make sure that you are obedient to them. Aside from being hard working and skilled, the attitude is also an important factor that employers look for in a domestic helper.

Stealing is not just a bad attitude. It is a crime as well. If you will be caught in this doing, your termination will come in a flash and you might have no choice but to serve a sentence in jail. There may be temptations in your employer’s house but keep in mind that your job and your dignity as a Filipina are more important than obtaining those items through theft.

Another thing that can lead to your termination is the financial condition of your employer. You may be the best Filipina maid around, but if your employer’s business or career got downsized, and she will soon realize that she cannot continue to pay for your service, she may just decide to let go of you.