Should maids be given a day off every week?

[bigsnoopy]

Nebbermind:

why we'll never find a solution if it emain status quo?


coz....

maid get only small $ but work around the clock.

employers paid small $ + levy and still fully responsible for the well being of the maid.

ah gong collect levy and shake leg....

Who is the ultimate winner??

Haiz.. We all know who. :moneyflies: to you know who.

[1amber]

My take is that it depends on the maid. I would love to give maid time off (without govt making it mandatory). Some of my maids have been good and some naughty. And whenever I look at the maids around my condo, I crinch - if only the mothers know what their maids do to their children in their absence. My current maid is only 3 months old. Had wanted to reward her well and give her somepocket money. But after 1 month she has slackened…didn’t think she deserved it after all…

[comet7]

There are all sorts of maids around, just like there are all sorts of employers too.


If a maid uses her off day to relax herself, or to enrich herself by taking up courses, I am sure employers will not be against maids taking a off day. But if a maid hangs around with bad company at lucky plaza, no employer would risk letting the maid take the off day. Have you all seen what some maids do behind takashimaya? They offer massage service for men, do manicure, pedicure for other maids. I have personally witnessed it. I have also seen maids hang around, behave intimately with bangladeshi workers.

I know they are humans too, and humans are social beings. But when they ‘socialise’, they get influenced, and may pick up bad habits. It is inevitable for them to compare their employers. In fact, I believe all maids do that. However, sometimes, after they have ‘widened’ their knowledge, they will want to seek greener pastures. When they want to go home before the 2 year contract, we have to pay for their air-ticket. Not only that, we suffer the inconvenience of having to train a new maid all over again. The new maid comes, innocent, hardworking and good. Then get influenced by other maids, and the vicious cycle continues.

I am not saying that all maids are bad. In fact, many are valuable helpers. But it is a fact that the quality of maids coming to S’pore has deteriorated in the past decade. I think before the law is passed, the policy-makers should take a walk behind Takashimaya, to understand why some employers are not willing to give their maids off-days.

I

[verykiasu2010]

Nebbermind:

why we'll never find a solution if it emain status quo?


coz....

maid get only small $ but work around the clock.

employers paid small $ + levy and still fully responsible for the well being of the maid.

ah gong collect levy and shake leg....

Who is the ultimate winner??

whose maid works round the clock ?

please don't talk rubbish

if the maid works round the clock, the employer would have been in jail already and they quickly report to Indo Embassy already. You think they are all so stupid ? They are all given Indo embassy number and MOM number to call.

Rubbish !

[verykiasu2010]

whether day off or not should be a private arrangement between maid and employer. not every maid wants to go out and waste money


if employer abuses the working condition of the maid, throw them into jail

who protects employer when the maid abuses the employer household ?

all the rules and regulations are staked against employer

looks like MOM and Halimah is pushing maid employer to the wall…forcing the dog to jump over the wall

[Angelight]

Comet7, my sentiment exactly! :goodpost:

comet7:

There are all sorts of maids around, just like there are all sorts of employers too.

If a maid uses her off day to relax herself, or to enrich herself by taking up courses, I am sure employers will not be against maids taking a off day. But if a maid hangs around with bad company at lucky plaza, no employer would risk letting the maid take the off day. Have you all seen what some maids do behind takashimaya? They offer massage service for men, do manicure, pedicure for other maids. I have personally witnessed it. I have also seen maids hang around, behave intimately with bangladeshi workers.

I know they are humans too, and humans are social beings. But when they 'socialise', they get influenced, and may pick up bad habits. It is inevitable for them to compare their employers. In fact, I believe all maids do that. However, sometimes, after they have 'widened' their knowledge, they will want to seek greener pastures. When they want to go home before the 2 year contract, we have to pay for their air-ticket. Not only that, we suffer the inconvenience of having to train a new maid all over again. The new maid comes, innocent, hardworking and good. Then get influenced by other maids, and the vicious cycle continues.

I am not saying that all maids are bad. In fact, many are valuable helpers. But it is a fact that the quality of maids coming to S'pore has deteriorated in the past decade. I think before the law is passed, the policy-makers should take a walk behind Takashimaya, to understand why some employers are not willing to give their maids off-days.

I

[verykiasu2010]

Angelight:

Comet7, my sentiment exactly! :goodpost:

comet7:

There are all sorts of maids around, just like there are all sorts of employers too.

If a maid uses her off day to relax herself, or to enrich herself by taking up courses, I am sure employers will not be against maids taking a off day. But if a maid hangs around with bad company at lucky plaza, no employer would risk letting the maid take the off day. Have you all seen what some maids do behind takashimaya? They offer massage service for men, do manicure, pedicure for other maids. I have personally witnessed it. I have also seen maids hang around, behave intimately with bangladeshi workers.

I know they are humans too, and humans are social beings. But when they 'socialise', they get influenced, and may pick up bad habits. It is inevitable for them to compare their employers. In fact, I believe all maids do that. However, sometimes, after they have 'widened' their knowledge, they will want to seek greener pastures. When they want to go home before the 2 year contract, we have to pay for their air-ticket. Not only that, we suffer the inconvenience of having to train a new maid all over again. The new maid comes, innocent, hardworking and good. Then get influenced by other maids, and the vicious cycle continues.

I am not saying that all maids are bad. In fact, many are valuable helpers. But it is a fact that the quality of maids coming to S'pore has deteriorated in the past decade. I think before the law is passed, the policy-makers should take a walk behind Takashimaya, to understand why some employers are not willing to give their maids off-days.

I

Should ask Halimah Yaakub to go there take a look before she spout another new rule

[Angelight]

Verykiasu, shld ask her to go thru the postings here also.

[verykiasu2010]

Angelight:

Verykiasu, shld ask her to go thru the postings here also.

very tempting indeed

may be should also visit her at her MPS and let her know .... or ask her to help solve maid problems then she would know .......

[smartmummy]

comet7:

There are all sorts of maids around, just like there are all sorts of employers too.


If a maid uses her off day to relax herself, or to enrich herself by taking up courses, I am sure employers will not be against maids taking a off day. But if a maid hangs around with bad company at lucky plaza, no employer would risk letting the maid take the off day. Have you all seen what some maids do behind takashimaya? They offer massage service for men, do manicure, pedicure for other maids. I have personally witnessed it. I have also seen maids hang around, behave intimately with bangladeshi workers.

I know they are humans too, and humans are social beings. But when they 'socialise', they get influenced, and may pick up bad habits. It is inevitable for them to compare their employers. In fact, I believe all maids do that. However, sometimes, after they have 'widened' their knowledge, they will want to seek greener pastures. When they want to go home before the 2 year contract, we have to pay for their air-ticket. Not only that, we suffer the inconvenience of having to train a new maid all over again. The new maid comes, innocent, hardworking and good. Then get influenced by other maids, and the vicious cycle continues.

I am not saying that all maids are bad. In fact, many are valuable helpers. But it is a fact that the quality of maids coming to S'pore has deteriorated in the past decade. I think before the law is passed, the policy-makers should take a walk behind Takashimaya, to understand why some employers are not willing to give their maids off-days.

I

:goodpost: