All About Full-Time Maids

[SMH FOREST]

micollh:

jtoh:

I don't think you're supposed to pre-soak your clothes in softener. It'll cause your clothes to harden.

not soften it meh ? alamak.. means all along i've been wrong.. sian..i hate to do all these.. wash/hang/iron la.. lucky got maid.. but seems like my instruction is wrong.. any good advise?

U mean she rinse in the pail with softener and nv rinse with clear water again?? I dont feel its clean if thats what she's been doing... But ya.. softerner should be the last step..

Or u can opt not to use softener to ease the process...
I use front load washers and softerners are not recommended... so, I relief myself of the headache too!!

[micollh]

Thanks all. ok. then still soak clothes with dynamo. then after scrubbingm rinse, soak in softerner then rinse again. she missed the last rinse jst soak in softerner and hang… but even when add softener. my clothes also not say softer or nicer smell… same… maybe i should just eliminate softerner altogether… but i ask my frens, seems like everyone is using softener… and feel the same, clothes got feel softer ? no.

[tigger88]

micollh:

Thanks all. ok. then still soak clothes with dynamo. then after scrubbingm rinse, soak in softerner then rinse again. she missed the last rinse jst soak in softerner and hang.. but even when add softener. my clothes also not say softer or nicer smell.. same.. maybe i should just eliminate softerner altogether.. but i ask my frens, seems like everyone is using softener.. and feel the same, clothes got feel softer ? no.

My understanding is that softener is added to the last rinse, so do not need to rinse with water again. But I do not add too much softener as the smell can be too overwhelming.

[gumiho]

I think softener is mainly for those who are using washing powder.


We are using Dynamo too and I find that the end result is the same as using softener. If you want your clothes to smell good, Dynamo are sufficient enough. Something I find that the aroma are strong enough to kill. Hahaha…

[micollh]

ok. Gumiho, i think u have a point there. dynamo smells good already. adding softerner make the clothes smells too much… i think i will tell my maid not to add softerner for hand wash clothes since already wash with dynamo. only washing machine clothes then add.

[SMH FOREST]

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[coccomie]

hi mummies,


I need some advices here. My 8mth maid want to quit and go back to her country. Her reason: her husband dont want her to continue to work here. She has finished her loan but not her contract (only 8mth in singapore). As employer, I need to pay for the air ticket to send her back? Or she should pay for her own ticket as she is the one that want to go back.

Thanks

[Anna Ng]

coccomie:

hi mummies,


I need some advices here. My 8mth maid want to quit and go back to her country. Her reason: her husband dont want her to continue to work here. She has finished her loan but not her contract (only 8mth in singapore). As employer, I need to pay for the air ticket to send her back? Or she should pay for her own ticket as she is the one that want to go back.

Thanks

I am facing a same problem last 3 weeks. My maid just cleared her loan and got her first salary. Out of sudden , she said she wanted to go back as she miss her son. As she is a very good helper, so i keep asking her to stay and even offer her a new salary package. Anyway, she decided to stay with me till year end (yet to finish the contract, w/o the new salary package). She told me she will pay the air ticket by herself. However, when i called the agency, they told me we should pay the air ticket but as long as the maid agree to pay herself then just leave it. So headache!

[MUMMYOF3]

coccomie:

hi mummies,


I need some advices here. My 8mth maid want to quit and go back to her country. Her reason: her husband dont want her to continue to work here. She has finished her loan but not her contract (only 8mth in singapore). As employer, I need to pay for the air ticket to send her back? Or she should pay for her own ticket as she is the one that want to go back.

Thanks

My maid paid for her own ticket when she broke her contract. Worked with me for 1 yr and decided to go back as her mum was sick. Not sure how true is it as nowsaday, maids are here for holiday. Once they finished their contract, they'll give all sort of reasons of going back !

[nms1]

I think the contracts do state that it is the employer’s responsibility to pay for their ticket home regardless of the reason i.e. whether they have finished the contract or not.


If you have enough notice and book a budget airline ticket it will probably be quite cheap. Remember, for them if they just go back anyhow then decide to come back again it costs them a lot in agent fees so I don’t think they do it lightly and if they do they will regret it!