All About Full-Time Maids

[tamarind]

This article was in the newspapers about a month ago. I advise all employers to read it to understand how maids are recruited in Indonesia, and to be prepared for fewer maids who are willing to come to Singapore.


Where Have S'pore's Indonesian Maids Gone?
Radha Basu - Straits Times Indonesia
26 March 2011

http://singaporemaid.blogspot.com/2011/03/where-have-spores-indonesian-maids-gone.html

[Littlefly]

cwc:

Mine just claimed, she was paid $400 in 2007 when the info I got from agent when I hired her was ~$300 and she only completed 1 yr in SG, that's all. Think trying to get me to up her salary :roll: I have already up once when she hit 3 months, the next will wait till 1 year completed.

Cwc, your maid quite smart to inflate her previous salary if you have already upped her salary once and she still feel not enough.

[BeContented]

Littlefly:

cwc:

Mine just claimed, she was paid $400 in 2007 when the info I got from agent when I hired her was ~$300 and she only completed 1 yr in SG, that's all. Think trying to get me to up her salary :roll: I have already up once when she hit 3 months, the next will wait till 1 year completed.

Cwc, your maid quite smart to inflate her previous salary if you have already upped her salary once and she still feel not enough.

Guess that's the problem with experienced maid. But wait lah, if proven, I will reward....else set wrong expectation. It's 3 months since her last increment, so think she expecting.......
Anyway, she has been secretly using the home phone. I oredy know her pattern, everytime I go out, she'll ask me what time come back or you'll hear a ring then nothing. So once I leave house, phone engaged. Anyway, home phone usage jumped from 2x, 3x, 4x and now 5x (so now it's like, everyday 30mins of phone usage). I have made sure no IDD calls is allowed, so if it continues to jump, I'll have to tell her off liao.

[SMH FOREST]

Hiya all!!


Good news... we confirmed on a fresh indo maid! Just gotten the agent's confirmation today that she is blocked by us now. Yipee!!! :celebrate:

My hubby interviewed her on Sat morning.. and she understood his English... so, that's a start... :lol: we are crossing our fingers and toes that everything will work out well.. but of cos, gotta think abt the training etc when she comes!!

Am thinking abt the CCTV next... and then packing my current maid off!! Strangely enough, she has been working sooo hard these few days! Think my hub's prediction is correct! She told me she wanna go home cos she thinks we will KEEP her! Now, its backfired and we will let her go...

[tigger88]

SMH FOREST:

Hiya all!!


Good news... we confirmed on a fresh indo maid! Just gotten the agent's confirmation today that she is blocked by us now. Yipee!!! :celebrate:

My hubby interviewed her on Sat morning.. and she understood his English... so, that's a start... :lol: we are crossing our fingers and toes that everything will work out well.. but of cos, gotta think abt the training etc when she comes!!

Am thinking abt the CCTV next... and then packing my current maid off!! Strangely enough, she has been working sooo hard these few days! Think my hub's prediction is correct! She told me she wanna go home cos she thinks we will KEEP her! Now, its backfired and we will let her go...

Good news for you indeed. So when will the new maid arrives?

[marilyn_28]

SMH FOREST:

Littlefly:

[quote=\"SMH FOREST\"]
LKVM, tigger88, Littlefly... yeah.. i will look into the cam... not sure if the man is keen abt it... plus I have to say... the man is just like littlefly's hub... another king of procastinator!

:rotflmao: :hi5:

My hb said the one on BP is not the latest model and the prices I saw is around $100plus. I am not tech-savvy so happy to leave all that to him. Anyway, he 拍胸膛 saying he'll take care of it....

:rotflmao: :salute:
Muahahahaha... u're funny!!! Dlink also $100plus ah... i'm thinking of a model that pans for the living.. not sure if thats also $100plus... if your hb decided on a model thats good, pls share!!!!!! [/quote] Hi i'm currently using Dlink IP Pan-tilt camera (Model: DCS5220). Bought it at Sim Lim Square early this year before my current maid came. It can be viewed from the Iphone but you need to dowload and pay for the app but it comes with lifetime product warranty from agent. So far, i think this model is user friendly and the viewing is clear both from Iphone and internet.

[tigger88]

LKVM:

ChiefKiasu:

Thanks all for alerting us. We have sent the site owner this message:

\"Dear owner of maid-employer.webs.com,

Please note that we have received complaints from our community members that you have copied and pasted their posts in your site without their permission. While KiasuParents.com would welcome requests by other websites to syndicate the content shared by our users, we believe that it is bad practice for websites to copy content from other websites without acknowledgement and permission. At the same time, you have edited the posts in a way that misrepresents the intent of the original posters when they wrote on our Forums.

We hope you will take down the offending post immediately.

http/maid-employer.webs.com/apps/blog/show/6615177-kampong-fresh-maid\"

Thank you Chief for the message. Though the messages are still there atleast we have told our sadness...
:celebrate:

hehe, forget to thank Chief for that. :udaman:

[SMH FOREST]

tigger88:

SMH FOREST:

Hiya all!!


Good news... we confirmed on a fresh indo maid! Just gotten the agent's confirmation today that she is blocked by us now. Yipee!!! :celebrate:

My hubby interviewed her on Sat morning.. and she understood his English... so, that's a start... :lol: we are crossing our fingers and toes that everything will work out well.. but of cos, gotta think abt the training etc when she comes!!

Am thinking abt the CCTV next... and then packing my current maid off!! Strangely enough, she has been working sooo hard these few days! Think my hub's prediction is correct! She told me she wanna go home cos she thinks we will KEEP her! Now, its backfired and we will let her go...

Good news for you indeed. So when will the new maid arrives?

We still do not know the timeline yet... Tml my hub will go and sign the papers... hopefully, we'll know better after tml... :celebrate:

[SMH FOREST]

marilyn_28:

Hi i'm currently using Dlink IP Pan-tilt camera (Model: DCS5220). Bought it at Sim Lim Square early this year before my current maid came. It can be viewed from the Iphone but you need to dowload and pay for the app but it comes with lifetime product warranty from agent. So far, i think this model is user friendly and the viewing is clear both from Iphone and internet.

Thanks for the recommendation marilyn_28... can you advise how much did you pay for the cam?? Btw.. did u install ard the hse including the bedrms? Or just the living area?? Tks a million!!

[SMH FOREST]

LKVM:

SMH FOREST:

Hiya all!!


Good news... we confirmed on a fresh indo maid! Just gotten the agent's confirmation today that she is blocked by us now. Yipee!!! :celebrate:

My hubby interviewed her on Sat morning.. and she understood his English... so, that's a start... :lol: we are crossing our fingers and toes that everything will work out well.. but of cos, gotta think abt the training etc when she comes!!

Am thinking abt the CCTV next... and then packing my current maid off!! Strangely enough, she has been working sooo hard these few days! Think my hub's prediction is correct! She told me she wanna go home cos she thinks we will KEEP her! Now, its backfired and we will let her go...

Very happy for you :celebrate:

Thanks alot!! I'm optimistic and hope things pans out well!!! :celebrate: :celebrate: