Run the numbers

What a clerk actually costs

Not just the salary. MPF, statutory holidays, annual leave, sick leave and the agency fee are all yours. Employers wrote HK$15,750 in their own advertisements; the figure on the left is that median with the employer MPF added.

Hiring a clerk

HK$16,538

salary plus employer MPF, every month

Monthly costthe median advertised rateHK$15,750

Employer MPF5% of salary, every monthHK$788

Recruitment fee15–30% of the first year's salaryHK$28,350 – HK$56,700

Paid leave15 statutory holidays, 7–14 days annual leaveYours

Sick leavesickness allowance at four-fifths of daily wagesYours

Cover when they're awaysomeone still has to do the month-endThe work waits, or you do it yourself

If it isn't working outthe cost of being wrongNotice or payment in lieu, then hire and train again

Every monthHK$16,538

Alveek — the same desk work

HK$6,800

flat, agreed volume, no setup fee

Monthly costHK$6,800

Employer MPFNone

Recruitment feeNo setup fee at all

Paid leaveNot your cost

Sick leaveNot your cost

Cover when they're awayOur problem, not yours

If it isn't working outOne month's notice, nothing owed

Every monthHK$6,800

HK$9,738 a month

HK$116,856 a year

And that is before the agency fee you don't pay. The gap isn't a discount — you're buying the documents, not a full-time seat.

How the volume is agreed. The monthly volume is agreed up front, as a document count rather than hours.

If a month runs over, we agree it with you before we do the work. We never add it to the invoice afterwards.

One month's notice either way.

Salary: median monthly rate across 1,485 Labour Department vacancies, compiled by Alveek, September 2026.
MPF: Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority — employer contribution 5%, relevant income limits HK$7,100 and HK$30,000 a month.
Recruitment fee: publicly quoted local agency rates, 15–30% of first-year salary.
Statutory holidays, annual leave and sickness allowance: Labour Department, Concise Guide to the Employment Ordinance.
The saving compares HK$16,538 (salary plus MPF) with HK$6,800.

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