All About Full-Time Maids

[janet88]

Anna Ng:

But my maid is quite good also, she \"volunteer\" to look after my baby at night when i fell sick last week.

My 1st maid really looked after my daughter very well. She was like a 2nd mum to her...worried like mad when daughter had rashes due to fever (too many teeth erupting then). Then dressed her up like a doll when we went out. I cried when we sent her off at the airport.

[cody]

anyone read the papers over the weekend?


New law that kicks in in April dictates that employers will now bear the cost of bringing a maid into singapore.

In the past, maids bear the loan by paying back in installments with 6-8 months of their salary.

The new law dictates that their loan is now capped at 2 months. The rest will be borne by the employer.

How to hire a maid like that???
I would imagine …
(a) the maid will break her contract readily if she dislikes the employer. Just come up with some sob story and she’ll ask to return home.

(b) agency fees that i pay now is about $500 + insurance $100+.
with the new law, it means i have to pay additional 6*$350 = $2100.
so my total agency fee is $500+$2100 ?!??
that’s a bomb!

with such high fees, how to encourage more childbirth? I would rather stay home as a full time mum than to hire a full time maid. It will still be cheaper to hire a local singaporean aunty to come in to help with the weekly housework than to have a full time maid.

[cody]

janet_lee88:

Anna Ng:

But my maid is quite good also, she \"volunteer\" to look after my baby at night when i fell sick last week.

My 1st maid really looked after my daughter very well. She was like a 2nd mum to her...worried like mad when daughter had rashes due to fever (too many teeth erupting then). Then dressed her up like a doll when we went out. I cried when we sent her off at the airport.

It's nice to have a maid who genuinely cares for the employer's family.
But they are a rare breed.

My current maid loves my kids too, but its a trade off that housework is substandard. I choose to close my eyes since she treats my kids well, but sometimes i feel frustrated too that my housework is compromised.

no choice i guess ...

[cody]

cody:

anyone read the papers over the weekend?


New law that kicks in in April dictates that employers will now bear the cost of bringing a maid into singapore.

In the past, maids bear the loan by paying back in installments with 6-8 months of their salary.

The new law dictates that their loan is now capped at 2 months. The rest will be borne by the employer.

How to hire a maid like that???
I would imagine ...
(a) the maid will break her contract readily if she dislikes the employer. Just come up with some sob story and she'll ask to return home.

(b) agency fees that i pay now is about $500 + insurance $100+.
with the new law, it means i have to pay additional 6*$350 = $2100.
so my total agency fee is $500+$2100 ?!??
that's a bomb!

(c) with such high fees, how to encourage more childbirth? I would rather stay home as a full time mum than to hire a full time maid. It will still be cheaper to hire a local singaporean aunty to come in to help with the weekly housework than to have a full time maid.

Regarding that article .... its \"funny\" how the ST reported it.
They didn't ONCE mention MOM, just stated in the article that the maid's loan will now be reduced.
No particular mention how the new law will affect employers.

The reporter \"seemed\" more interested in interviewing maid agencies than MOM or even employers for that matter.

[Brenda10]

Since the competition for FDWs increase, may be is time to lower the minimum age of FDWs to 20 - 21 years instead of 23 years old.

[janet88]

cody:

janet_lee88:

[quote=\"Anna Ng\"]But my maid is quite good also, she \"volunteer\" to look after my baby at night when i fell sick last week.

My 1st maid really looked after my daughter very well. She was like a 2nd mum to her...worried like mad when daughter had rashes due to fever (too many teeth erupting then). Then dressed her up like a doll when we went out. I cried when we sent her off at the airport.

It's nice to have a maid who genuinely cares for the employer's family.
But they are a RARE breed.

My current maid loves my kids too, but its a trade off that housework is substandard. I choose to close my eyes since she treats my kids well, but sometimes i feel frustrated too that my housework is compromised.[/quote]When the priority is on kids, I can give the maid a BIG discount on housework but that doesn't mean she can break bowls/plates or ruin furniture when vacuuming/mopping the floor. Since I'm a SAHM, I did help out to look after my kids when she did housework.

[cody]

janet_lee88:

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When the priority is on kids, I can give the maid a BIG discount on housework but that doesn't mean she can break bowls/plates or ruin furniture when vacuuming/mopping the floor. Since I'm a SAHM, I did help out to look after my kids when she did housework.

I agree, i give a BIG discount on housework too but over time my discount was taken for granted.

sigh ... its frustrating to have a maid, and its frustrating NOT having a maid too.

ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH !!!

[janet88]

cody:

anyone read the papers over the weekend?


How to hire a maid like that???
I would imagine ...
(a) the maid will break her contract readily if she dislikes the employer. Just come up with some sob story and she'll ask to return home.

It's expensive enough having a maid now (excluding her meals and accomodation), if their loans are passed on to employers, how can couples afford to maintain a maid and a bb ? That's as good as having 2 babies.
Maids now readily ask for change of employer once they are NOT happy.

[cody]

Brenda10:

Since the competition for FDWs increase, may be is time to lower the minimum age of FDWs to 20 - 21 years instead of 23 years old.

the agencies get around this by making passports for these FDWs with false info on their age.
Mostly Indon and Myanmarese girls ... they come at 17 / 18 but delcare they are 23.

So this 23yo ruling isnt a huge obstacle.

[cody]

LKVM:

More n more bombs are thrown to employers... :stupid: :stupid:


yesterday went to an agent I asked the Indon sal he said 400 so I said that means now loan is reduced he said no its 8 months I said how.. he was no we pay 2000+ to the indon agency for the loan blah blah so i asked that mean the maid is trained he said no u need to train her :!: :!:

maybe because the new law only kicks in in April ??

You will still be paying 2000+ to the agency after the new law kicks in, just that you can't get any of that $$ back except for the first 2 months of your maid's salary.