Indonesian maid salary to be increased to $450???

[DesertWind]

Oh gee, I just checked Nation Maid's website and search for Indonesian maids. Already almost all of them at SGD450! A couple of maids were even quoted at SGD480 without any experience (but college educated)! Only a very few quoted at SGD360, some with couple of experience working elsewhere before. Now am wondering why they quote \"so low\"?


I used Nations for my maids so definitely affected by this if my maids decide to quit on me.
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[peapot]

I heard today MOM talking to all the maid agencies regarding the salary hike. Not sure what is the outcome. Will ask my colleague tomorrow because that’s what the agency told her.


I wonder what MOM say today. Curious.

[mgnvr]

I just called one of the 17 agencies. For new maids the salary starts at $450. if you see lower salary, it’s because they are transfer maids under the old package.


The market is very messy now.

[micollh]

i just called Home maid at tampines branch. their agent feed for indo maid is $388 and salary for new maid starts from $400. for Philippino the agent fees is $488

[draian]

I know of a few agencies no longer bringing in Indo maid due to the rise in salary. Seriously, is the majority of Singaporean truly willing to pay S$400-S$450 for a new Indo maid? It definitely is not worth paying. For such an amount, I rather get Filippino as they speak English and most of them can work. Its like a fresh grad asking for salary around S$4000. I don’t mind paying for a FDW around S$400 if she is responsible and less coaching needed and can speak and understand English. Basically it is the pay given which is equivalent to qualification and experience.

[micollh]

draian:

I know of a few agencies no longer bringing in Indo maid due to the rise in salary. Seriously, is the majority of Singaporean truly willing to pay S$400-S$450 for a new Indo maid? It definitely is not worth paying. For such an amount, I rather get Filippino as they speak English and most of them can work. Its like a fresh grad asking for salary around S$4000. I don't mind paying for a FDW around S$400 if she is responsible and less coaching needed and can speak and understand English. Basically it is the pay given which is equivalent to qualification and experience.

but philippino maid usually want off day. indo maid can do without off day with $$ compensation. off day for people like myself with young children is not so favourable and i will worry abt who she mix with and who knows come back with disease kinda thing.. i have heard so many and even my cols and frens told me their real experience. scary lor

[DesertWind]

Hi,


Guess most of you would have read the Straits Time Saturday Special Feature on the maids in Indonesia and the comparative table showing salaries, terms and conditions in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore & Middle East?

After reading through all the articles and the interviews, if I were a maid, I would also go to Taiwan! Why not? Since I read that Taiwanese no longer mind taking in fresh, inexperienced maid? Furthermore, it seems most of the maids prefers to work on Sundays to get more money and want to take only one day off per month instead of weekly. In Hong Kong, it is compulsory by law, one day off per week.

What the maid earn in Taiwan for 1 month will take the maid 2 months in Singapore. Liddat how can Singapore compete?

Having said that, a portion of the maids would come back to Singapore again and those are the ones with better experience with Singapore.

I asked my maid would she want to go Hong Kong or Taiwan? She said no, she has been to Taiwan before but after one year went back home. Because she could not tahan the cold winter there and her nose bled. Also she was working in a big house - 3 storey with lots of people staying together.

I am grateful then which means she will continue to work for me but having said that, I must make sure the salary and compensation is comparable so she will not lose out too much.

[micollh]

yeah after reading the sat newspaper, i feel quite bad for my maid, as her salary is so low, 350 with no off days. but this is the terms and conditions which was pre-informed to her before she signed the contract. I don’t mind paying more for my maid’s service as i really think they help a lot esp for working mum like myself, the house is always clean and with home cooked food minus the childcare portion as i still don’t trust maid to look after my kids.


i think taiwan and Hk never have govern levy kinda thing right ? if im not mistaken , if the levy was added to our maid’s salary… 350+170 = $520, also not bad right? but too bad government insisted on the levy, else our maid will have better $$…

[mng_kl]

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mng_kl:

I wonder... maid gets all these pay rise news from Indonesia or not?


My current maid is quite good, even told me she wanted to renew her contract with me and she loves my kids. After a phone call with her mom last week, she told me her mom cannot take care of her 2 sons and wanted her to go back when her contract ends in Sept .

DH and I suspects she wanted a pay rise... so wanted to go back and come again...

Would you consider to counteroffer her? You may not have to give the full raise but she will not have to pay that agent loan and you may save some money becos you don't have to pay agent fees (PLUS won't have to start all over again).

We offered when she jokingly said $500... she said she's leaving really not because of money. So we wont stop her from going back as not many pple think for money...

[Tamama]

micollh:

yeah after reading the sat newspaper, i feel quite bad for my maid, as her salary is so low, 350 with no off days. but this is the terms and conditions which was pre-informed to her before she signed the contract. I don't mind paying more for my maid's service as i really think they help a lot esp for working mum like myself, the house is always clean and with home cooked food minus the childcare portion as i still don't trust maid to look after my kids.


i think taiwan and Hk never have govern levy kinda thing right ? if im not mistaken , if the levy was added to our maid's salary.. 350+170 = $520, also not bad right? but too bad government insisted on the levy, else our maid will have better $$..

hk has levy. but suspended for these 2 yrs. later may resume.
and the wages plus the levy are what we pay, but the maid still get her wages only. so to be fair, maid in singapore really 'underpaid', in my opinion. :stupid: