All About Full-Time Maids

[micollh]

tigger88:

young? only young at heart. :imcool:

I had my 1st kid at 30...so agar you can guess how 'young' am I now. :lol:

My parents and inlaws are young though. Except for my FIL who is in his early 60s. The rest are still in their 50s, so they still have the energy to help look after my kids when I am busy.

Lucky u.. my PIL already 65 & 68.. cannot burden them le.. so if u get help, still can ganbate ! maybe 5th one wor.. hee..

[tigger88]

micollh:

tigger88:

young? only young at heart. :imcool:

I had my 1st kid at 30...so agar you can guess how 'young' am I now. :lol:

My parents and inlaws are young though. Except for my FIL who is in his early 60s. The rest are still in their 50s, so they still have the energy to help look after my kids when I am busy.

Lucky u.. my PIL already 65 & 68.. cannot burden them le.. so if u get help, still can ganbate ! maybe 5th one wor.. hee..

Huh? 5th one? No way!...4 is the limit. I really really need my beauty sleep. :snooze:

Oops...think we are :offtopic: :heresmyfish:

[peapot]

Wa!!! No.5…can’t imagine…

[tigger88]

peapot:

Wa!!! No.5.......can't imagine..........

I cannot imagine and dare not think about it too

[poppy15]

but u really very \"zhun\" leh..

u told me before will wanna hv one every 2 years..

05, 07, 09 then now 11...

how u do it one ar :?

but 4D also nvr so \"zhun\"

[madinked]

Experienced employers, please advise.


My maid asked to go home, and we decided to let her go.

Questions:

(1) Anyone knows of a good place to buy cheap air tickets to Myanmar?

(2) I don’t have to notify the agency, do I?

(3) This is for my husband. If we don’t want to send her back, is it ok to send her back to agency? If so, must we still pay for her lodging since maid was the one who said she doesn’t want to work for us.

Thanks!

[peapot]

madinked,


Has your maid finished her loan? If yes and she wants to go home then she must pay for her own air-ticket. If no and she wants to go home then you need to return her to agency and get her transfer out.

You need to pay for lodging till she get transfer out. Same for levy, you still pay the levy till she gets transfer out.

[micollh]

my maid yeste called home and decided not to continue and will go home in August.she said her mum told her nobody wants to look after her son cos he is very mischivious. so she is asked to go home… well. her choice la. so i still have to get a new maid as my initial plan…now waiting for new "stock" for me to select

[hquek]

peapot:

madinked,


Has your maid finished her loan? If yes and she wants to go home then she must pay for her own air-ticket. If no and she wants to go home then you need to return her to agency and get her transfer out.

You need to pay for lodging till she get transfer out. Same for levy, you still pay the levy till she gets transfer out.

Um, according to MOM laws, employers have to pay for their maid's fare back to their country/city of origin. I don't believe there is provision whether they finished their loan.

(1) Anyone knows of a good place to buy cheap air tickets to Myanmar?
Try http://www.airfares.com.sg to see what the promo fares are. It's a bit unlikely to find really cheap tickets becos I don't think there is any budget air that goes there - can try though.

(2) I don't have to notify the agency, do I?
No. even if she has not finished the loan, you don't have to notify if you are willing to swallow the 'loss'.

(3) This is for my husband. If we don't want to send her back, is it ok to send her back to agency? If so, must we still pay for her lodging since maid was the one who said she doesn't want to work for us.

You can send her back to agency. They'll probably try to brainwash her to work for another family (earn more commission). During her time there, YOU are still liable for her - eg if she gets hurt and needs to go hospital, you gotta bear the medical bills; if she runs away, you have to bear the runaway loss (eg if you didn't buy insurance for that bond). And I think they will charge you lodging/food per day (think it's typically $20 per day). And you'll still have to pay for the foreign worker levy becos her work permit will be registered under your name.

[tigger88]

micollh:

my maid yeste called home and decided not to continue and will go home in August.she said her mum told her nobody wants to look after her son cos he is very mischivious. so she is asked to go home.. well. her choice la. so i still have to get a new maid as my initial plan..now waiting for new \"stock\" for me to select

At least she gives you an answer early so that you can focus on searching for a new maid now.