Expats pay more and are thoughtful employers

Xia Jun, president of the Shanghai Changning District Homemaking Service Association

I started my career in the field of domestic work by opening an agency in Shanghai in 2000, specializing in helping expat families find local nannies. Through the experience, I discovered that local employers can learn a lot from their expat counterparts.

Expats make the rules pretty clear before the employment relationship begins. They tell the candidate how big their apartment is, how many bedrooms and bathrooms it has and how many people are usually in the family home.