All About Full-Time Maids

[chixchix]

Hi if the application has just been done, i mean just ok, they can call in to MOM to withdraw, that is if the new employer is ok with it… The new employer has every right, to refuse. But yes it will be unfair to the new employer,

[smurfy]

Gluttonish:

Bubbleluv:

anyone encounter problem to employ old helper back, after change new?


we have just changed a new helper for a week+ and realised we miss the old one. Intention to change is we thought she want to go back home. :stupid:

This new one is completely new & has several request just within a few days! :slapshead: Initially everything agreed and now she asked me why we do not let her do this and that!

We intended to employ back the old one but she has already find herself a new employer! Though she is interested to come back, but there are some paperwork that the new employer has signed. she's still in sg and will not be going back home anymore.

We checked with her agent and she said cannot do anything already since paperwork done. But we suspect might be due to her wanting to earn the commission hence rejecting our request. She even suggest to help us find other transfer maid!
pay & pay again... :slapshead:

The WP has yet to cancel. anyone can advice if any other solution?
by the way, my new helper has yet to do her WP since the old one has yet to cancel.

you might want to check with MOM? did you sign any transfer letter?

Technically she's still your employee if the WP hasn't been cancelled. Better to trust MOM than the agent. Their commmission is at stake.

legally she is still ur DFW, if work permit IS not expired or cancelled. just make sure ur agent dun change it away. paperworks, i guess it is all the agency's stuffs and the insurance thingie w potential new employer. just work out w agency.

[matrix0405]

My maid has a new ‘trick’. She said someone is going to employ her to work as waitress, double her pay and apply S-pass for her. Asking for her passport to be given her to make application. Has anyone heard of maid successful switching from FDW WP to S-pass before?

[belle_116]

Hi there,

I am considering hiring Indonesia/fillipina maid who has worked in Taiwan or HK for over 5yrs to look after my special need old folks. Would anyone be able to share your past experience with these experienced helpers!? Would they be more demanding and harder to manage?

[chixchix]

Since majority of the maids they go Taiwan is for elderly care so i think if you are looking for take care elderly, then maybe ex taiwan is a good choice and usually the ladies are little older…


i know of an agent who help ,to give ex taiwan maids to one of the private old folks hospital here …you can PM me if you need more details can call and ask. I don’t have old folks .

[joy.031533faith]

Government says weekly day rest is mandatory but never say must be weekends rite? I have an idea for employers who needs to give maids off days. If you are not working, give them off days on weekdays n on different days too. That way they cant gather together and compare and turn bad since they have different off days.

[maggie.055806lim]

belle_116:

Hi there,

I am considering hiring Indonesia/fillipina maid who has worked in Taiwan or HK for over 5yrs to look after my special need old folks. Would anyone be able to share your past experience with these experienced helpers!? Would they be more demanding and harder to manage?

Hi, you better becareful, as I know working in HK will have about SGD 650 with 4 days off and working in taiwan will have about the same salary with 4 days off too. So when they want to lower their salary and work in singapore, something is wrong. Please do a double check on them

[belle_116]

maggie.lim:

belle_116:

Hi there,

I am considering hiring Indonesia/fillipina maid who has worked in Taiwan or HK for over 5yrs to look after my special need old folks. Would anyone be able to share your past experience with these experienced helpers!? Would they be more demanding and harder to manage?

Hi, you better becareful, as I know working in HK will have about SGD 650 with 4 days off and working in taiwan will have about the same salary with 4 days off too. So when they want to lower their salary and work in singapore, something is wrong. Please do a double check on them

If these maids do not have any prior work experience in. Sg is there any ways to do a background check on them?

[joy.031533faith]

Correction: I dont think Taiwan offer off days, just higher salary. But their loan is also longer - 1 year.

[trimummy]

How come no one protects us here in SIN? We need laws to protect us from these unscrupulous maids and agents!