Logo
    • Education
      • Pre-School
      • Primary Schools Directory
      • Primary Schools Articles
      • P1 Registration
      • DSA
      • PSLE
      • Secondary
      • Tertiary
      • Special Needs
    • Lifestyle
      • Well-being
    • Activities
      • Events
    • Enrichment & Services
      • Find A Service Provider
      • Enrichment Articles
      • Enrichment Services
      • Tuition Centre/Private Tutor
      • Infant Care/ Childcare / Student Care Centre
      • Kindergarten/Preschool
      • Private Institutions and International Schools
      • Special Needs
      • Indoor & Outdoor Playgrounds
      • Paediatrics
      • Neonatal Care
    • Forum
    • ASKQ
    • Register
    • Login

    All About Full-Time Maids

    Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved Domestic Help
    10.3k Posts 915 Posters 3.6m Views 1 Watching
    Loading More Posts
    • Oldest to Newest
    • Newest to Oldest
    • Most Votes
    Reply
    • Reply as topic
    Log in to reply
    This topic has been deleted. Only users with topic management privileges can see it.
    • P Offline
      peapot
      last edited by

      Hi my maid needs wisdom extraction. I heard there are dental clinic that charge cheaper rates for maids in tow payoh or AMK. Anyone know of any to recommend?


      I guess this is paid by employer as well right?

      1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
      • Coolkidsrock2C Offline
        Coolkidsrock2
        last edited by

        peapot:
        Hi my maid needs wisdom extraction. I heard there are dental clinic that charge cheaper rates for maids in tow payoh or AMK. Anyone know of any to recommend?


        I guess this is paid by employer as well right?
        Aware has a dental clinic for maids. Highly subsidised.

        http://www.home.org.sg/what-we-do/help-desk/

        Borne by employers but I think dental service for aesthetic reason is excluded.

        1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
        • sunny_side_upS Offline
          sunny_side_up
          last edited by

          Actually it all boils down to the maids attitude.if I talk to my maid nicely and she still donโ€™t follow instructions, means she is not interested to work for u. then can probably think of changing maid liao. Worse if she give u black face or attitude. keeping them is just a time bomb.

          1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
          • W Offline
            wiselyworm87
            last edited by

            Hi all!


            Iโ€™m expecting my first child in Sept 2017 - very excited!

            However, Iโ€™m also interested in hiring a full-time maid to help out around the house (especially my wife). Does anyone have any recommendations? All help is welcomed!

            Thanks!

            1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
            • S Offline
              Snow24
              last edited by

              Hi wisekyworm87


              Congrats to parenthood.Is it your first baby. Will your wife be at home to supervise the maid if you hire. Otherwise is better to put your baby in infantcare.
              Housework can hire part time helper.

              If you need to hire Maid can consider to install CCTV.You might want to consider hiring maid who has experience handling baby.

              1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
              • J Offline
                janice0717
                last edited by

                chloecube:
                HI,


                I have a query

                I have a maid who has been with me for 6 years, I will allow her home leave for 2 weeks every 2 years
                but this year, she decided not to go home and stay here in Singapore
                I know I have to pay her for the home leave of 2 weeks even though she does not return home
                but do I have to pay her for the air ticket too?
                meaning is the usualy air ticket cost around $300, I will compensate her in cash term since she is not going home? is there such ruling that employer have to compensate maid air ticket if she choose to say in Singapore?

                hope to hear from you. thks
                Yes, you have to pay her air ticket in cash term. But you do not have to pay her the extra 2 weeks salary.

                1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                • J Offline
                  janice0717
                  last edited by

                  chloecube:
                  HI,


                  I have a query

                  I have a maid who has been with me for 6 years, I will allow her home leave for 2 weeks every 2 years
                  but this year, she decided not to go home and stay here in Singapore
                  I know I have to pay her for the home leave of 2 weeks even though she does not return home
                  but do I have to pay her for the air ticket too?
                  meaning is the usualy air ticket cost around $300, I will compensate her in cash term since she is not going home? is there such ruling that employer have to compensate maid air ticket if she choose to say in Singapore?

                  hope to hear from you. thks
                  Yes, you have to pay her air ticket in cash term. But you do not have to pay her the extra 2 weeks salary.

                  1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                  • H Offline
                    happyheart
                    last edited by

                    janice0717:
                    chloecube:

                    HI,


                    I have a query

                    I have a maid who has been with me for 6 years, I will allow her home leave for 2 weeks every 2 years
                    but this year, she decided not to go home and stay here in Singapore
                    I know I have to pay her for the home leave of 2 weeks even though she does not return home
                    but do I have to pay her for the air ticket too?
                    meaning is the usualy air ticket cost around $300, I will compensate her in cash term since she is not going home? is there such ruling that employer have to compensate maid air ticket if she choose to say in Singapore?

                    hope to hear from you. thks

                    Yes, you have to pay her air ticket in cash term. But you do not have to pay her the extra 2 weeks salary.

                    Not sure if it is a market practice but we do compensate 2 weeks' salary on top of the air ticket cash refund, reason being she is still helping around the household during her 'supposedly home leave' period. Different household may have different arrangement, you may check around somemore ๐Ÿ˜„

                    1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                    • H Offline
                      happyheart
                      last edited by

                      janice0717:
                      chloecube:

                      HI,


                      I have a query

                      I have a maid who has been with me for 6 years, I will allow her home leave for 2 weeks every 2 years
                      but this year, she decided not to go home and stay here in Singapore
                      I know I have to pay her for the home leave of 2 weeks even though she does not return home
                      but do I have to pay her for the air ticket too?
                      meaning is the usualy air ticket cost around $300, I will compensate her in cash term since she is not going home? is there such ruling that employer have to compensate maid air ticket if she choose to say in Singapore?

                      hope to hear from you. thks

                      Yes, you have to pay her air ticket in cash term. But you do not have to pay her the extra 2 weeks salary.

                      Not sure if it is a market practice but we do compensate 2 weeks' salary on top of the air ticket cash refund, reason being she is still helping around the household during her 'supposedly home leave' period. Different household may have different arrangement, you may check around somemore ๐Ÿ˜„

                      1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                      • S Offline
                        Snow24
                        last edited by

                        Hi


                        Anyone has experience hiring ex-Qatar helper?

                        Helper with experience working in middle east country are they OK?

                        1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0

                        Hello! It looks like you're interested in this conversation, but you don't have an account yet.

                        Getting fed up of having to scroll through the same posts each visit? When you register for an account, you'll always come back to exactly where you were before, and choose to be notified of new replies (either via email, or push notification). You'll also be able to save bookmarks and upvote posts to show your appreciation to other community members.

                        With your input, this post could be even better ๐Ÿ’—

                        Register Login
                        • 1
                        • 2
                        • 937
                        • 938
                        • 939
                        • 940
                        • 941
                        • 1031
                        • 1032
                        • 939 / 1032
                        • First post
                          Last post



                        Online Users

                        Statistics

                        3

                        Online

                        210.7k

                        Users

                        34.2k

                        Topics

                        1.8m

                        Posts
                        Popular Topics
                        New to the KiasuParents forum? Tips and Tricks!
                        Choosing and Evaluating Primary Schools
                        DSA 2026
                        PSLE Discussions and Strategies
                        How much do you spend on the kids' tuition/enrichments?
                        SkillsFuture + anything related to upskilling/learning something new!

                          About Us Contact Us forum Terms of Service Privacy Policy