All About Full-Time Maids

[hquek]

I have seen a maid...walking and holding an umbrella under the hot hot sun. The child was playing alongside her. Umbrella is for the maid, not the child. :roll:

[Andaiz]

happychick:

Andaiz : wow !!! what activities does she do in school ??

if she naps till dinner time, what time does she sleep at night ??

yah, the more you fight, the more they will fight back !!! these little creatures :love:

powernap, dear happy chick. Naps from 4 plus to about 5. Then stays awake till 9 plus! when I put all of them to bed.

[minnie2004]

peapot:

minnie, you can set password in your computer unless she is so good she can hack through your password!! But if she has a degree then she probably won't work long, I guess. So make sure you spell out the conditions to her.

I just interviewd our neighbour's maid who was referred by my current maid. She seems really unhappy with her current employer, complaining not getting enough food as her they are Indian vegetarians. She is a single mother with a 2-year old baby. I asked her about her computer secretary degree and it turned out it's only a certificate and not a degree. So don't think she's sophisticated enough to crack the password on my PC However, I'm still not so sure if she is good or not. Afraid she'll turn out to be a whiner. Also, does the fact that she got pregnant by accident imply any inherent problems with her character?

We also interviewed another one in the Philippines over the phone. This one used to work in the same house with my current employer. She has experience taking care of 3 kids there and she seems quite cheerful on the phone and mentioned several times that \"honesty\" is her best quality.

My DH is neutral to both but thinks it maybe easier to hire a transfer maid. Both of them were born in the year of ox (usually more hard working), one is a libra and the other is scorpion. Yes, I'm resorting to astrology as they are quite accurate in predicting a person's character .

[Si Si]

Could anyone kindly advise do I need to give my maid 7 days advance notice before I send her home? Is this a new requirement from MOM or is this just a fuss that my agent pull on me?


My maid has finished her 2-year contract already and was hoping to renew her contract with me but I have decided not to retain her as she has too many emotional baggages. I am afraid she may kick up a fracas if I gave her such long notice.

Does anyone has any agents’ contact who does picking up of maid and sending her to airport for a fee?

Thanks for any advice.

[moonee]

Hi Peapot and all

Well I manage to get rid of my Indon and am now with the filipina. Have enjoyed a weeks peace. I think I may need to get yr agents name as a standby. Well this filipina has been transfered twice, I met her when I interviewed the Indon 2half mths back, her 1st employer was furious that she bot another h/p wthout their knowledge when they are already keeping her other phone. Lasted 6 mths there and another 2 mths in the 2nd home.
Like all the past filipinas I had, my mum will keep their h/p till evening whereby they can use it after work and pass it back in the morning.
Today she asked me to call the agent, mentioned that she may not b able to handle the housework. Somehow, I know that its not the housework but the stress that she has to ask for her phone everynite.
I decided to compromise and told her to take back the phone and laid some terms for her … now she decided to work on. Reminded her that she has only 530 left to pay b4 she see her full salary and if I catch her using the phone during working hours, I will not hesitate to take action.
I hate being threatened or giving in to these maids but Im really very stressed out the last 2 months going to the agent. I just want some PEACE! She was booted out by her employer and one phone confiscated by the agent, still addicted to H/P! After my nice lecture, i dont expect her to keep up and will probably catch her at the back door using the phone, no point keeping the phone as she will be using other maids phone or the public phone when she goes to market, if she cant exercise responsibility then i will have to change again. :x :x
Sometimes I wonder why they cant be like the China girls, so focused on their work n nothing can stop them frm making money

[hquek]

minnie2004:

she got pregnant by accident imply any inherent problems with her character?

wat :!: :!: u need to think twice

my friend's maid has 2 kids - but not married. Yet so far she has been performing ok and there are not many problems.

(I dunno if it's the same father. )

[jtoh]

Si Si:

Could anyone kindly advise do I need to give my maid 7 days advance notice before I send her home? Is this a new requirement from MOM or is this just a fuss that my agent pull on me?


My maid has finished her 2-year contract already and was hoping to renew her contract with me but I have decided not to retain her as she has too many emotional baggages. I am afraid she may kick up a fracas if I gave her such long notice.

Does anyone has any agents' contact who does picking up of maid and sending her to airport for a fee?

Thanks for any advice.

The MOM site says you have to give 21 days notice to your maid if you do not intend to keep her in your employ. Not sure how strict they are about this.

I was advised by an agent that Filipina maids are very well-informed of their rights. There have been cases of maids who when sent to the airport without prior notice, kicked up a fuss after entering immigration. They refused to board the plane and insisted on calling the Philipines Embassy. Under such circumstances, they will be sent to the Embassy and the employer will not be able to hire another maid until this existing one is settled.

[minnie2004]

lovekidsverymuch:

moonee:

Sometimes I wonder why they cant be like the China girls, so focused on their work n nothing can stop them frm making money

Yeah u r right I hate to give in also but sometimes we need to have middle way if things need to work out :x

Sometimes we just have to close one eye and loosen the grip a bit. As long as they can finish their tasks, they are free to do their own things. Afterall they're humans too and have basic social needs.

The maid of my old neighbour switched to another employer b/c they were very strict to her and forbid her to talk to other maids .

[madinked]

MOM is full of bs, to be kind.


MOM will also fault employer if maid after maid asks for transfer, like quoting they prefer to work in another situation, like not wanting to care for elderly, etc. Whose fault, according to MOM? Employer.

[jtoh]

lovekidsverymuch:

According to MOM website its 7 days :?


http://www.mom.gov.sg/publish/etc/medialib/mom_library/work_pass/files.Par.8149.File.dat/WP_S_Pass_Conditions.pdf

lovekidsverymuch,

Thanks for the link and update. I'd checked the MOM site about a month ago and on a different document they'd said 21 days notice. This MOM file was updated on 17 March so it's probably the most up to date. Although you'll notice that the 7 days notice is to the Controller. For employers, they have to \"give reasonable notice of repatriation\". That's open to interpretation because what's reasonable to me may not be reasonable to the maid.