All About Full-Time Maids
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Hi, i can confirm that Filipino maid need to apply for "home leave" if they intend to go back to Philippines and come back to Singapore. If "home leave" is not applied in advance, she may be stopped at her airport cos their immigration dept need prove that they have got a job here.
Last year, I arrange for my maid to go back for early home leave in Jan08 as I was due to give birth to my 2nd child in Feb. Her two years contract end Jun08. We applied for "home leave" thru agent because she work less than 2yrs with me and Philippines embassy will not accept our direct application. So it cost me more than $300, which is inclusive of $100 agent fee. The "home leave" once approved is only valid for 2months.
Now, again she wants to go back next month for home leave, but as she is more than 2yrs with me, we can apply with Philippines Embassy directly. This time, I think cost only less than $50 as her OWA or some kind of membership is still valid. -
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Make sure you check my blog before employing any maids ! -
kash313:
Me too. I do not agree with the last point. I went to an agency recommended by my friend. When I was there, there were a few maids sitting there. I went thru a few bios and even had a phone interview with one from Phils but base on my criterias, the boss suddenly pointed to one of the girls and told me if I will consider her. She has just completed her contract with her employer and is waiting to go back for her home leave. Her previous employer has another 2 maids and since her kids are independant already with both going overseas for studies, she needs only 1 maid to help with the chores and look after an elderly which is why her contract was not renewed. I had a chance to interview her there and then, all very adhoc and I was pretty happy with her response. This year will be the 4th year that she is with us and I have just renewed her permit for another 2 years.Hi Tamarind,
I agree with u in all the points but differ on last one.
When I went to maid agency I took my 3 years boy along who started playing with one of the maid sitting there which is not usual of him as he seldom goes to strangers. On inquiring abt her I was told she left the employer as she was afraid of their dog.
I have employed her since 3 months and believe me she is doing good.
Guess for my case, it being such an unplanned interview gave me a true feel of what the girl is like. No coached answers, etc. And luck really played a huge part there as well. -
hi all,
i m planning to go Bintan for a short trip with my 2 kids. thinking to bring along my Indo maid along, so that she can help me to carry lugage and take care my kids. wat i need to do if i wan to bring her along? anyone can advise? TIA
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Funz:
You are all more fortunate than me.
Me too. I do not agree with the last point. I went to an agency recommended by my friend. When I was there, there were a few maids sitting there. I went thru a few bios and even had a phone interview with one from Phils but base on my criterias, the boss suddenly pointed to one of the girls and told me if I will consider her. She has just completed her contract with her employer and is waiting to go back for her home leave. Her previous employer has another 2 maids and since her kids are independant already with both going overseas for studies, she needs only 1 maid to help with the chores and look after an elderly which is why her contract was not renewed. I had a chance to interview her there and then, all very adhoc and I was pretty happy with her response. This year will be the 4th year that she is with us and I have just renewed her permit for another 2 years.kash313:
Hi Tamarind,
I agree with u in all the points but differ on last one.
When I went to maid agency I took my 3 years boy along who started playing with one of the maid sitting there which is not usual of him as he seldom goes to strangers. On inquiring abt her I was told she left the employer as she was afraid of their dog.
I have employed her since 3 months and believe me she is doing good.
Guess for my case, it being such an unplanned interview gave me a true feel of what the girl is like. No coached answers, etc. And luck really played a huge part there as well.
I have employed 2 maids sitting at the agency before. Both of them gave me nightmares. One maid showed her true colours only after working for one year. Their maid agencies told big lies to get me to employ them.
Well employing a maid is like gambling. I prefer to take calculated risks. Remember that every time you change maid, you lose money. Those maids sitting at the agency are most likely returned by employers who are not happy with them. They can tell you any story, but they could be telling lies.
Dear all,
Before employing maids please remember to check their employment history on MOM website. Maid agencies usually will tell you that the maid only has one previous employer, when that maid may have changed 5 employers in one year. Do not believe what the maid agencies tell you.
Read my blog about how to select a maid: http://singaporemaid.blogspot.com/2007/07/selecting-maid.html
The best bet is to find a maid who has worked for only one employer in Singapore, for more than 3 years. My current maid has worked for 6 years for the same employer. She turns out to be wonderful.
Also remember to go through my blog and do not employ those maids in the list :
http://singaporemaidcomments.blogspot.com/ -
rico:
For Indonesian maids, just buy her a ferry ticket and go. Remember to bring her passport and work permit card will do. My Indonesian maids have been on cruises and to Hong Kong with us, and have also return to Indonesia and come back, no extra paperwork needed.hi all,
i m planning to go Bintan for a short trip with my 2 kids. thinking to bring along my Indo maid along, so that she can help me to carry lugage and take care my kids. wat i need to do if i wan to bring her along? anyone can advise? TIA -
tamarind:
thks tamarind! i juz worry that the custom officer(indonesia) will disturb the maid.
For Indonesian maids, just buy her a ferry ticket and go. Remember to bring her passport and work permit card will do. My Indonesian maids have been on cruises and to Hong Kong with us, and have also return to Indonesia and come back, no extra paperwork needed.rico:
hi all,
i m planning to go Bintan for a short trip with my 2 kids. thinking to bring along my Indo maid along, so that she can help me to carry lugage and take care my kids. wat i need to do if i wan to bring her along? anyone can advise? TIA -
Hi,
Just sharing my experiences on maid selection.
Selecting maid is just luck and nothing but luck!
Over the years I learn that it is only suitable for me to employ maid with some experiences as I can’t afford to train them from scratch. So, my requirement must be an ex-Singapore maid. Then I would want the maid to provide me with the contact number of their ex-employer for references.
We would then call the previous employer and check on the maid’s attitude. I am just looking out from the ex-employers to tell me whether they think the maid is clean or not, in the sense whether honesty standard is there, the rest like cleanliness, etc maybe secondary and subjective. I would put a lot of weighting on the feedback from the ex-employer.
I have done that a couple of times, and I get my current maid based on that protocol, her previous employer said they have nothing to complain on her and the first reply was oh…. Her yeah…… she is alright! And it turns out that she’s a real excellent with kids and cookings, just that cleanliness must keep one eye closed.
Some employers told us their maids were not honest, stealing things, mix around with boyfriend, found pregnant, etc.
But then again, it could all be pure luck! -
Jav:
Totally agree that choosing maids depends on yr luck..even after you've interviewed them face to face/over the phone, seen the resume, watched the video...Some employers told us their maids were not honest, stealing things, mix around with boyfriend, found pregnant, etc.
But then again, it could all be pure luck!
Have had my share of good/bad/in between ones..the ones with boyfriends too..
One maid would fetch my girl home from kinderland, drop by the NPP to chit chat with her boyfriend.
Another sneaked out frequently through the back door, leaving the back door unlocked. :x How did we find out? The hospital called early one morning to tell us that our maid has fainted on the bus and was sent there. She's been partying all night.
Then there's another who locked my girl in the bedroom coz she refused to nap.
Yet another who has left us called me recently to tell me she's found a good employer who lets her take a day off every Sunday and she sees her boyfriend every Sunday. That's why we don't hire ex-Singapore maids. -
rico:
thks tamarind! i juz worry that the custom officer(indonesia) will disturb the maid.
I think safer to also check whether your Indon maid need to pay exit tax when leaving Bintan, can't remember how much that would be, but have the impression that the sum is not small...
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