All About Full-Time Maids

[hquek]

carebear:

The other way we can cut cost is to have a prior agreement that the maid has to buy her own daily amenities since her pay is higher now.

I would agree personally. But the agent ever told me before that I should have to provide her with basic amenities (ie shampoo/soap) - and that agent is a distant relative...so I don't really think she will side with the maid. Apparently it's a MOM thing.

Between rock and hard place. Tell me if more women are not going to consider staying at home.

[janet88]

hquek:

carebear:

The other way we can cut cost is to have a prior agreement that the maid has to buy her own daily amenities since her pay is higher now.

I would agree personally. But the agent ever told me before that I should have to provide her with basic amenities (ie shampoo/soap) - and that agent is a distant relative...so I don't really think she will side with the maid. Apparently it's a MOM thing.

Between rock and hard place. Tell me if more women are not going to consider staying at home.

I provided soap, shampoo, toothpaste and toilet roll during the 8 months when maid received $20. When she had more pay, she would have to pay for her own toiletries but toilet roll still on me.
With higher pay for maids now, I think more women will consider quitting esp with kids in primary school.

[hquek]

Curious, the way maid salaries are going now; will there come a day when we have to contribute CPF for them?


I thought there is a minimum sum (well for all other workers) that once worker hit that, employer has to contribute cpf.

:shock: :!:

[Angelight]

I'm not surprised at all that one day we will have to pay cpf for maids, maybe that day will come sooner than expected, what with the maids suppliers saying that spore employers have to match up to HK's S$650 and Taiwan's S$800 pay for maids.


And with maids commanding more pay now, I won't be surprised many women will not consider having more kids (unless they have alot of support help from extended family) and those who are working may consider quitting their job to stay home with their kids instead, esp if their family income is not very high.

Is this a good trend for spore's society? Only time will tell. But I hope the govt (ie. MOM) will seriously consider the suggestion made by one MP during parliament to have FDWs pay for their own agent loans instead of the employers paying upfront for them. This is how it works in HK and Taiwan. Also MOM shld really consider waiving the maid levy so at least this amt can be channeled to paying the maid's higher salary now. It will help take the financial load off employers who are not well off but still need a maid to take care of elderly, kids/babies, invalids etc.

Hello, MOM, are you reading this?! Hope it's not just my one tiny voice...

hquek:

Curious, the way maid salaries are going now; will there come a day when we have to contribute CPF for them?

I thought there is a minimum sum (well for all other workers) that once worker hit that, employer has to contribute cpf.

:shock: :!:

[janet88]

Angelight:

I'm not surprised at all that one day we will have to pay cpf for maids, maybe that day will come sooner than expected, what with the maids suppliers saying that spore employers have to match up to HK's S$650 and Taiwan's S$800 pay for maids.


And with maids commanding more pay now, I won't be surprised many women will not consider having more kids (unless they have alot of support help from extended family) and those who are working may consider quitting their job to stay home with their kids instead, esp if their family income is not very high.

Is this a good trend for spore's society? Only time will tell. But I hope the govt (ie. MOM) will seriously consider the suggestion made by one MP during parliament to have FDWs pay for their own agent loans instead of the employers paying upfront for them. This is how it works in HK and Taiwan. Also MOM shld really consider waiving the maid levy so at least this amt can be channeled to paying the maid's higher salary now. It will help take the financial load off employers who are not well off but still need a maid to take care of elderly, kids/babies, invalids etc.

Hello, MOM, are you reading this?! Hope it's not just my one tiny voice...

hquek:

Curious, the way maid salaries are going now; will there come a day when we have to contribute CPF for them?

Employers in HKG & Taiwan pay the maids higher...so absurd that MOM charges levy without having to do anything and is not on employers side :x Maids bully employers, up to monkey tricks to change employers bcos they are not happy with their employers...yet we have to accept it.

[minnie2004]

Totally agree that the govt shud waive the maids levy. Not sure about taiwan, but in hk the levy is waived. If the sg govt really wants to boost the birth rate and economy, this is the least that they can do.

[hquek]

Angelight:

I'm not surprised at all that one day we will have to pay cpf for maids, maybe that day will come sooner than expected, what with the maids suppliers saying that spore employers have to match up to HK's S$650 and Taiwan's S$800 pay for maids.

I read the forum letters in TODAY. One lady was saying that she worked in TW/HK before and the maids supplied to those countries are of far better quality. They would 'deserve' such rates. In fact, SG is more often the training ground for such 'quality' maids.

Pay peanuts get monkey, I understand this principal. But what i don't understand is why the amount we fork out is getting bigger - and it seems the monkeys we get are bigger (not better).

In any case, yes, I do support if MOM:
1. legislates that FDWs to be responsible for their own loans. Don't make SG employers the scapegoat should any FDW want to come here for free holiday only. Since HK and TW don't have loan, why should we bear that amount?

2. reduce the FWL. I really really dunno what the monthly levy is for. the newsletter? the exam they have to take?

3. fdw to be responsible for their own actions. Why is it they can have a good time with men and then employers have to bear their childbirthing cost? Aren't they adults?

BUT, if any employer/govt wants to top up OUR pay to be on par with TW or HK standards, okay, I pay TW or HK price for maid.

Last word on this matter (getting more and more excited). Are the domestic workers in INDO getting the same 20% or more increment to stay on in their current positions? Or why THEIR own pp pay HK/TW price to engage their locals to work as domestic workers in Indo?

[hquek]

btw, I understand from a filipino maid that in HK, there is no such thing as transfer. Once the employer don't want to engage the helper/maid, she will HAVE to leave the country. Time for SG to do that? They can well afford to fly to and fro now...may as well accumulate the mileage.

[janet88]

minnie2004:

Totally agree that the govt shud waive the maids levy. Not sure about taiwan, but in hk the levy is waived. If the sg govt really wants to boost the birth rate and economy, this is the least that they can do.

In HKG, if the maid is not satisfactory, she can get sacked...and she can jolly well go and find another employer. We cannot do that.

Why must our MOM take levy for nothing done ?
There is no such thing as free replacement in HKG. Actually, if we don't have to be SO responsible for our maids, their behaviour could be better...bcos they know they have to leave if they are sacked. For goodness sake, these maids are old enough...why should employers have to hire a maid and look after them like a 3 year old ?

[catang]

more den 4 yrs ago, cant recall which one but an agent from nation or best home (i took maids from these 2 agencies) told me the salary from hk/tw is higher cos maid dun stay wif the employer. they pay for their own lodging.


true not i duno