All About Full-Time Maids

[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]

Littlefly:


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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!

[hquek]

MOM regulation stipulates that employers have to pay for the passage back home - and the contract these days stipulate that we have to send them to the airport stipulated in the contract and not just any town in their country.


For those who like their maids and hope they will stay, ask them to consider carefully becos they were earning money for those brokers, and not their family. if they are to continue the work, how much they would be earning etc. let them call home from time to time perhaps (though in some cases, it might be better for them NOT to call home).

But in any case, consider also if it’s wise to keep one who’s obviously so longing to go home. There have been many tragedies happening becos the maid cannot take the stress of being away from home.

[MUMMYOF3]

Hi




Anyone tried mizoram maid? Thought of trying them.