All About Full-Time Maids

[noriko_sy]

Hi,


I am having a direct hire from Philippines…my first time having a maid. Nowadays, it seems that we need to get an agency to bring the maid in. Fees are charged. May i know if it is market practice for employer to absorb the full cost, co-share with employer or is it fully paid by the maid?

[smurf28]

Hi


I intend to bring my indo maid to Malaysia.Do I need to apply visa for my maid or is there any special arrangement that i need to do?

:scratchhead:

[Chu Liu Xiang]

noriko_sy:

Hi,


I am having a direct hire from Philippines...my first time having a maid. Nowadays, it seems that we need to get an agency to bring the maid in. Fees are charged. May i know if it is market practice for employer to absorb the full cost, co-share with employer or is it fully paid by the maid?

Better let the agency handles everything if you don't have the time.

Everything (loan, insurance, medical, processing fees etc) you pay upfront and later you deduct the maid's salary (say from 6 - 9 months) by offsetting from her loan lor. However, as a practice, employers usually give the maid $20/month (which is part of her salary) during her loan period as mentioned for their expenditure.

[Peace Charlie]

Hi smurf28


Guess u only need to bring along maid’s work permit. Last yr, i brought my phino maid to malacca, the immigrant will ask for their work permit of course and their passport too…hope it helps.

[peapot]

Hi smurf, you need work permit and passport.

[tigger88]

smurf, you also need to ensure your maid’s passport has a expiring date > 7 mths else will have problem coming back to Spore.

[yanton9]

Just wanna share experience…


I just had a bad experience with this agency at orchard road "Super XXXXXXXXX Specialist"

We relied on them for info regarding maid on home leave (maid still under contract) but agency is not updated. Didnt know that maid need KTKLN. Indo Embassy (when we went to get tax endorsement) also didnt inform us. Maid is now in Indo, stuck and cannot come back. She went to airport but was stopped at custom. So maid decide not to come back. Maid also cannot be contacted.

Essentially I feel that the contract is useless. It doesnt protect any of the parties, even if it does, it does so mostly on the maid’s side. the contract has no real effect in any way. Maid run home, use what to sue her? hah… What about employers who unfortunately employs bad maids? then how? Employer abuse maid, we’ve heard lots, but maids that are irresponsible?

So disheartening…

[adaline]

Hi can someone advice me on myanmar maid? My maid is going back to her country for 3 weeks. I have bought air ticket for her. When crossing the customs, she just need her air ticket and work permit and of cos passport right?>

[vivienpg]

[Peace Charlie, I tot its strange when I read your comment previously abt Indon going braless.. cos i never encountered one.... BUT LO AND BEHOLD, my indon maid of 1 mth appeared in front of me braless on Sat night!! :yikes:


When I questioned her, she said she go braless when she sleeps... I told her I can't accept it as here she is walking ard the house w/o a bra... that night, my hub slept early, BUT he is usually still up at that hour. There are men in the family, so I cannot accept her going braless. Period. :scared: :frustrated:[/quote]

sigh... i also caught my filipino maid braless on her first night with us. And it was in my rules to her that she has to wear a bra on all times! She used her hands to over her breast area when she see me, still....Don't think she'll heed my words to not wear at night, just have to ask my hubby to avert his eyes if he happen to wake up at night.. =(

[nms1]

I guess it’s just their habit from home and they don’t think it’s weird. I suppose as long as they are discreet it should be OK i.e. just to walk from their room to the bathroom if necessary.