About HelperDesk
HelperDesk is a small set of free tools for Hong Kong employers of foreign domestic helpers: the costs and payments you need to compute, and the records you need to keep. You type the details; your browser does the rest.
How it works
Every tool on this site is a client-side program: all cost math, long-service-pay computations, contract-date grids, wage ledgers, leave tallies and PDF generation run as JavaScript in your browser. There is no server that receives anything, no account to create, and nothing stored between visits except what you explicitly keep (your entries live in your browser's own storage). Every tool runs locally in your browser — no accounts, nothing uploaded, records stay on your device.
Bilingual by design
The duty lists, wage receipts and printable packs render in English, Chinese, or both lanes in one document. The Chinese text embeds a subset of a Hong Kong font served from this site — no third-party font host, no external request.
Calculators and records, not legal advice
HelperDesk is a calculator and record-keeping aid, not legal advice, and is not affiliated with any employment agency or government department. Figures are a dated snapshot: the Minimum Allowable Wage and food allowance are revised periodically, and the MPF offsetting transition phases in over years — verify current rates at fdh.labour.gov.hk before acting on any figure.
The tools
- Cost of Hiring — What a foreign domestic helper really costs: MAW wage + food allowance + insurance + agenc…
- Long Service Pay — Long service pay and severance: (last monthly wage × 2/3) × years, HK$22,500 wage cap, HK$…
- Contract Dates — Your helper's 2-year contract grid: expiry date, renewal-decision window, home-leave fligh…
- Wage Record — The statutory wage book for helper employers: monthly wage/food/deduction entries, paid fl…
- Duty Board — Build a helper duty list in English and 中文: zones × tasks × frequency, rest-day and workin…
- Leave Tracker — Track your helper's leave: the 2026 statutory holiday calendar (dated), rest days, annual-…
- Printable Packs — Blank bilingual PDF packs for helper employers: new-employer onboarding checklist, termina…
Figures as a dated snapshot — verify current rates at fdh.labour.gov.hk. Not legal advice; not affiliated with any agency or government department.