All About Full-Time Maids
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The reason I am asking if forum people allow their maids annual home paid leave cos just want to understand is it based on exceptional performance of the maid and hence, the employers give this benefit.
Esteema - do u allow them to go back yearly ? lol -
SHAWNN\" post_id=\"1937068\" time=\"1569384899\" user_id=\"181229:
I do not.
The reason I am asking if forum people allow their maids annual home paid leave cos just want to understand is it based on exceptional performance of the maid and hence, the employers give this benefit.
Esteema - do u allow them to go back yearly ? lol
I’ve shared in earlier posting in reply - Sporeans families do not typically offer yearly paid leave. Those who provides are usually families taking long holidays to visit relatives in M’sia, long holidays or expat families. These had caused problems for Sporean families when maids shared & compared on their off-days, esp to families who cannot afford to hv them go every year. In fact, one of frd’s maid was offered that but when they hit back Indo maid never returned & they had to grabble with their own housekeeping & washing before they hire a replacement.
Pls refer to the MOM provisions for hiring FDW. You’re obliged to provide a 14 days home leave for every 2 year contract, provided the FDW willing to take the equivalent of air-fare in cash. Best eyers take written consent to avoid any disputes. -
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starlight1968sg\" post_id=\"1937170\" time=\"1569404115\" user_id=\"14025:
This is good move to alleviate the elderly’s needs for financial support to homecare.
Related to FDW Grant:
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/health/monthly-cash-payout-for-home-caregivers-from-october-and-shorter-waiting-period-for
But I think not many KSP families will benefit due to means testing - salary, size of housing, etc -
Hi Esteema,
I read through MOM’s website but can’t find anything about providing FDW 14 days home leave for completion EVERY 2 year contract. Are you able to direct me to the link please ?
Thank you. -
SHAWNN\" post_id=\"1937648\" time=\"1569551017\" user_id=\"181229:
SHAWNN,
Hi Esteema,
I read through MOM's website but can't find anything about providing FDW 14 days home leave for completion EVERY 2 year contract. Are you able to direct me to the link please ?
Thank you.
At the MOM website, you will not find the common practice of 14 days‘ home leave. The wordings are left for you to work our with your maid and best worded into your contract. In fact, the minimum required seemed to be only 7 days before you qualify for waiver of levy and not exceeding 60 days.
“To qualify for levy waiver, the overseas leave must be at least 7 consecutive days and the waiver period is capped at a maximum of 60 calendar days per calendar year.”
As far as I’m aware, majority of Spore eyers provide 2 weeks’ homeleave (a little more generous than what MOM indicates as min), tho as I indicated there were eyers who were more generous mainlybout of convenience when they go on holidays (without considerations for rocking the majority practice & these pino helpers use that as bargaining chips).
There were much earlier discussion on this topic esp for Pino maids.
https://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?t=87549
I will not comment further than to share that I find pino helpers hard to manage bcoz of their attitudes and hv long moved on to Indo and then Mynmar helped for the last 6 years.
You shld make your own decision. It’s really a learning journey managing a non-family member within our household & exploring different nationalities to fit our culture. -
2 wks paid home leave is the norm?
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I’ve given my helpers 2 weeks for each completion of homeleave. You don’t need to pay for those days she was not working in SG & can apply for waiver of levy for those days only after maid returns. It’s a regulation to pay for their air-tic back to her home country (if she prefers cash pls get that in writing and not anywhere else) and pls ensure the FDW Insurance is valid during & upon her return to protect both parties as anything can happen.
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Estéema - thank you for sharing all the valuable advise and pointing to the discussion on pinoy maid leave. It’s really unfair to enforce SG to adopt Phil laws!
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Esteema
Mine may be paid home leave …
Well, maybe I still can save on the levy part
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