All About Full-Time Maids

[cmm]

I provided toiletries when my maid first arrives in Singapore. Reason is because she does not have salary yet. My provision would approx. last her till when she gets her first full salary. She has to buy them for herself from then on. I prefer to give her bonus at year end from the money saved.

[Si Si]

lovekidsverymuch:

Si Si:

[quote=\"riash\"]Hi, can I have some idea on what kind of toiletries we should give our maid, how much and how often?

Shampoo, soap, toothpaste, toothbrush, cotton buds, sanitary pads are the basics, esp so for those who does not want to have days off.

How often? When they are used up I suppose, which is not so often.

but do u ppl also give when they start earning their sal>?[/quote]By right not required as not stated in the contract but I tot just bless them since it is not a lot to give until my last maid ( one of those took my kindness for granted) commented at one of her emo days that her ex-employer even gave her calculator etc.... :rant: (she did apologise for being calculative and blind to my other kindness)

[riash]

cmm:

I provided toiletries when my maid first arrives in Singapore. Reason is because she does not have salary yet. My provision would approx. last her till when she gets her first full salary. She has to buy them for herself from then on. I prefer to give her bonus at year end from the money saved.

the reason i asked is because i provide toiletries to my maid, but i need to buy her everything every three weeks, because she finished the toothpaste, shampoo, conditioner etc. i buy her tolietries more often than mine.

think i will ask her to buy her own now that she's on full salary and has off days.

[minnie2004]

3 weeks is a really short time to use up the toothpaste etc! I think mine lasts for half a year or so! Do you think she’s sending some of these back home? I always wonder what they send home in those big boxes from time to time. Otherwise why they’re used up so fast? Another reason maybe since she doesn’t need to pay for them with her own money, she’s wasting a lot of them.

[Si Si]

riash:

cmm:

I provided toiletries when my maid first arrives in Singapore. Reason is because she does not have salary yet. My provision would approx. last her till when she gets her first full salary. She has to buy them for herself from then on. I prefer to give her bonus at year end from the money saved.

the reason i asked is because i provide toiletries to my maid, but i need to buy her everything every three weeks, because she finished the toothpaste, shampoo, conditioner etc. i buy her tolietries more often than mine.

think i will ask her to buy her own now that she's on full salary and has off days.

3 weeks is really very short for full-sized tolietries. For maids like these, it is better off for them to buy for themselves. A bit kind of taking things for granted for her.

My previous maids tolietries seems to last very long until I have to keep asking if they need to replenish.

[hquek]

3 weeks is way too short if she’s the only one using. Current maid was the same - less than 3 weeks for a tube of toothpaste and about the same for shampoo. Pls note that DH and I use the same type and size, and we take about 1.5 months or more to finish the toothpaste (2 persons hor, and we also brush twice a day).


When she first came, we provided, but after seeing how she used, we told her to get her own. Since then her toothpaste/shampoo miraculously lasts much longer.

[hquek]

AND. When she was first here, I told her to call back home (using my hp). Wahhh, that fella buey paiseh, talk and talk....like cannot end. Learnt my lesson - buy phone card.


First phone card I paid, she finished in one sitting (dunno how she called - it was when we weren't around). After that, we told her to get her own phone cards.

This kind cannot sustain :moneyflies: .

[hquek]

lovekidsverymuch:

hquek:

First phone card I paid, she finished in one sitting (dunno how she called - it was when we weren't around). After that, we told her to get her own phone cards.

How can in one sitting :!: yes better to let her buy own one, my maid till now ok with phones and stuff we give but u never know when they become funny :shock:

We also quite amazed - my mum had to counsel her to save her minutes and not call for fun. But she's the buey pai seh type. Once she called while we were still in the house...and she was twirling the cord, chatting away happily and we are just seated like 2 m away watching tv.

Previous maid was more 'aware' - she would take the call in the room when no one is around; and she would be fairly fast about it. So not qualms paying for her phone calls.

It's more the personality I think. First few weeks, all will behave well (with few exceptions) - then the 'tail' starts coming out - this how my mum puts it.

[on_plus_kiasu]

Si Si:

on_plus_kiasu:

Haiz... My maid accidentally spilled hot boiling water on my DD2. :faint: I want to send her back asap just because she isn't remourseful at all. She was a very good maid, I trusted with my 2 DDs (DD1 - 2.5 and DD2 1.4) I understood it was an accident partially my fault as my kitchen gate was broken and I had no time to replace it. But I cannot stand her bo chap attitude, acting as though what happened was not a big deal. My DD2 had 1st and 2nd degree burns.. :stupid: Can anyone help me? What's the procedures like? I wanna send her asap but her agency has gone bankrupt. Very stressed!!!!

:?:

Hope your kids are fine now. The procedures are :
0) buy the bags for her belongings (if needed)
1) book a flight
2) cancel work permit online and print out the S pass
3) Look for any agent who are willing to send the maid to the airport on your behalf for a fee
4) Make sure she acknowledge (and sign) there is no outstanding salaries and claims from you and family
5)Be calm n nice till the end (I mean hold your smile even if you don't feel like). There is a less likely chance that she will be nasty with this reaction.
6)Make sure your kids are not around when you send her off. Keep your knives if you prefer on that day unless you are very sure she will be sane upon hearing of her departure. See her pack.

All the best to you.

Thank you for the step by step guidance. Its very reassuring. I'm currently on number 3 before i go to number 1. EVeryone says not to tell her about letting her go and I agree. I will tell her in the morning as her flight will be in the afternoon. I hope all will be okay. Thanks for all the support from you guys here. :love:

[rinoa538]

Hi,


i am intending to hire a maid to look after my 4mths old baby…any good agency to recommend?