All About Full-Time Maids

[moonee]

Hsparkle:

moonee:

The agent is suppose to inform u that shes having a\"police case\" b4 they recommended her to u. If they did not then they cheated u by hiding the truth, i would hv told my agent off if I found out that they did not reveal something serious before employing her, tell them off for being dishonest and ask the maid whether she really is under police charges.

The maid said its true about the case , when ask the agent she say that it's the maid who is complaining so the case is against the previous employer and not the maid. But we told agent that whatever the case they could have inform us. They say you need someone urgently so we transfer it to you. A lame excuse on their part.
We told the maid she can work here and also go holiday with us and like what you say we decided to play her out , since she give us no choice. The very last day transfer her out and let her lose another 2 months pay with new employer. Think she deserve it.
she spill some more beans trying to prove herself nice to me and say the agent is cheating us as when you chose me that time there were 5 more transfer girls but the agent ask them not to agree to work if by chance we give them a surprise visit any day.

U hv something against the agent now, looks like they cant wait to get rid of her. I wouldnt employ a maid if she has a case against the employer as I may be her next victim. Dont keep her till the last day cos ur doing the agent and her a favour. Think u better start looking for a replacemet and return this troblesome maid after yr trip. Tell yr agent in ur own way that u can lodge a complain cos they were not upfront about her background and thats a serious
Wah! and still dare to charge for next maid. The agent probably had many rejections when they mentioned police case to other prospective employers and decided not to tell u, tell ur maid her chances for a transfer is very slim due to her report, who knows, she may cook up another story about you to the cops. U may hv to give her time off etc.. if cops call on her for further investigation and u probably got to bring her to the station or court if the ist employer engage a lawyer. Her work will be affected too. So my advice is get another maid and tell ur agent they are legally wrong not to highlight the most important thing about her case and they should and must replace this maid at no extra charge cos u would not hv taken this maid if u knew she had a case pending. Now I know why ur maid is so arrogant, she thinks she has the upperhand after making a police report.

[matrix0405]

moonee:

Hsparkle:

[quote=\"moonee\"]The agent is suppose to inform u that shes having a\"police case\" b4 they recommended her to u. If they did not then they cheated u by hiding the truth, i would hv told my agent off if I found out that they did not reveal something serious before employing her, tell them off for being dishonest and ask the maid whether she really is under police charges.

The maid said its true about the case , when ask the agent she say that it's the maid who is complaining so the case is against the previous employer and not the maid. But we told agent that whatever the case they could have inform us. They say you need someone urgently so we transfer it to you. A lame excuse on their part.
We told the maid she can work here and also go holiday with us and like what you say we decided to play her out , since she give us no choice. The very last day transfer her out and let her lose another 2 months pay with new employer. Think she deserve it.
she spill some more beans trying to prove herself nice to me and say the agent is cheating us as when you chose me that time there were 5 more transfer girls but the agent ask them not to agree to work if by chance we give them a surprise visit any day.

U hv something against the agent now, looks like they cant wait to get rid of her. The agent probably had many rejections when they mentioned police case to other prospective employers t no extra charge cos u would not hv taken this maid if u knew she had a case pending. Now I know why ur maid is so arrogant, she thinks she has the upperhand after making a police report.[/quote]In this case, the agent is unethical. But ethics means nothing to agent. Until they are complained to their association and Case. By swinging out the maid quickly, agent quickly make 2 mth from the maid. If employer not happy, never mind, return maid, so that agent can swing her out again and make another 2 months.

[chixchix]

but maid swing here and there …agent make money but they spoil their transfer rate right …wait MOM directory can see… that agent have so many transfer cases. shouldn’t they be concerned ?


My agency where i take my maids doest even want to have transfer maids,

[Hsparkle]

moonee:

Hsparkle:

[quote=\"moonee\"]The agent is suppose to inform u that shes having a\"police case\" b4 they recommended her to u. If they did not then they cheated u by hiding the truth, i would hv told my agent off if I found out that they did not reveal something serious before employing her, tell them off for being dishonest and ask the maid whether she really is under police charges.

The maid said its true about the case , when ask the agent she say that it's the maid who is complaining so the case is against the previous employer and not the maid. But we told agent that whatever the case they could have inform us. They say you need someone urgently so we transfer it to you. A lame excuse on their part.
We told the maid she can work here and also go holiday with us and like what you say we decided to play her out , since she give us no choice. The very last day transfer her out and let her lose another 2 months pay with new employer. Think she deserve it.
she spill some more beans trying to prove herself nice to me and say the agent is cheating us as when you chose me that time there were 5 more transfer girls but the agent ask them not to agree to work if by chance we give them a surprise visit any day.

U hv something against the agent now, looks like they cant wait to get rid of her. I wouldnt employ a maid if she has a case against the employer as I may be her next victim. Dont keep her till the last day cos ur doing the agent and her a favour. Think u better start looking for a replacemet and return this troblesome maid after yr trip. Tell yr agent in ur own way that u can lodge a complain cos they were not upfront about her background and thats a serious
Wah! and still dare to charge for next maid. The agent probably had many rejections when they mentioned police case to other prospective employers and decided not to tell u, tell ur maid her chances for a transfer is very slim due to her report, who knows, she may cook up another story about you to the cops. U may hv to give her time off etc.. if cops call on her for further investigation and u probably got to bring her to the station or court if the ist employer engage a lawyer. Her work will be affected too. So my advice is get another maid and tell ur agent they are legally wrong not to highlight the most important thing about her case and they should and must replace this maid at no extra charge cos u would not hv taken this maid if u knew she had a case pending. Now I know why ur maid is so arrogant, she thinks she has the upperhand after making a police report.[/quote]Thanks for taking time to advice, we talk to agent and they ready to discount fee for the current maid lodging but they can tell me also that this maid won't be able to find work easily so for 21 days she have to stay at agent place as that is consider the notice period for her . As for the new transfer maid they never show us any bio data even if they have since don't want to refund loan to us . So again choose another maid to be brought to singapore and hope it's not another bait by the agent.
If we want to get transfer maid we must wait and wait until like two months and finally if they finish testing your patience they will show us someone with a bad record .
If not for the kids we will never take maids.
Government say have more kids but how to manage with 3 or more kids is only our responsibility as when we tried for childcare those which were affordable had long waiting lists and others can burn a hole in your pocket, so after struggling alone for a while decide to take maid but then maids are here not to work , nobody is ready to work with a household having babies or toddlers, when interview them over phone everything is a Yes from them ,once reach here within a week start to show colors.
I heard this cry from so many parents I met .

[Hsparkle]

chixchix:

but maid swing here and there ..agent make money but they spoil their transfer rate right ..wait MOM directory can see.. that agent have so many transfer cases. shouldn't they be concerned ?


My agency where i take my maids doest even want to have transfer maids,,

Lucky to have agent who do not promote maids to transfer easily ,but most people from whom we heard shared same problem as nowadays it's a business for agent ,the more they transfer the more money they earn , am not sure about the MOM directory but as long as they transfer one fresh maid three times they earn good already both from the employer and maid. But don't understand why these maids even though they don't earn for months still keep changing employers. Like my maid wants to work with ang moh family but last time she went interview they never choose her. Still want to try her luck. :stupid:

[moonee]

[My agency where i take my maids doest even want to have transfer maids,,[/quote]

Lucky to have agent who do not promote maids to transfer easily ,but most people from whom we heard shared same problem as nowadays it's a business for agent ,the more they transfer the more money they earn , am not sure about the MOM directory but as long as they transfer one fresh maid three times they earn good already both from the employer and maid. But don't understand why these maids even though they don't earn for months still keep changing employers. Like my maid wants to work with ang moh family but last time she went interview they never choose her. Still want to try her luck. :stupid:[/quote]

Looks like u hv to play along with this maid till ur new maid arrive. Yup, hopefully u dnt get agent telling u stories like.. maid have immigration issues or decided not to come etc... (delaying tactics} think u shld start asking back for yr loan if maid dont arrive by the time given by agent.
Tell yr maid tat agnt cant even get her an employer and she still want to dream of ang moh.... on the other hand, perhaps angmoh will take her since they believe in human rights and her police report should not be a problem then,,,, btw, may I know what she has against the last employer?

[Justdoit]

I am looking for a maid for the 1st time, can check with all the gurus any recommendation of maid agencies and what are the charges or terms to look out for?

[Justdoit]

I am looking for a maid for the 1st time, can check with all the gurus any recommendation of maid agencies and what are the charges or terms to look out for?

[matrix0405]

Hsparkle:

chixchix:

but maid swing here and there ..agent make money but they spoil their transfer rate right ..wait MOM directory can see.. that agent have so many transfer cases. shouldn't they be concerned ?


My agency where i take my maids doest even want to have transfer maids,,

Lucky to have agent who do not promote maids to transfer easily ,but most people from whom we heard shared same problem as nowadays it's a business for agent ,the more they transfer the more money they earn , am not sure about the MOM directory but as long as they transfer one fresh maid three times they earn good already both from the employer and maid. But don't understand why these maids even though they don't earn for months still keep changing employers. Like my maid wants to work with ang moh family but last time she went interview they never choose her. Still want to try her luck. :stupid:

In the past, agents are very strict and will scold if maids want to swing. In recent years (est abt 2 years ago), this agents 'encourage' maids to swing trend picks up. Thou agents don encourage swing, but they do tell the maids if they are not happy, go tell you mam you want to transfer.

[joy.031533faith]

U should report the agent to MOM as they are supposed to let potential employer know all important info especially if she has a police record. Based on this, if they don’t give u a refund, u can report to CASE. And I will if I were you.