Hong Kong employers hire back domestic workers fired over COVID-19 | Philstar.com

MANILA, Philippines — The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration said labor officials were able to convince most Hong Kong employers to rehire foreign domestic helpers who had been fired for testing positive for COVID-19. “Most employers, in fairness, have been fairly convinced because being COVID positive is not a ground for termination even under Hong Kong law,” OWWA chief Hans Cacdac told the ABS-CBN News Channel’s “The Rundown” on Monday. “The remedy is simple — the worker should just be allowed to take a sick leave and once fully recovered, he or she shall return to the employer,” he added. Reports…