Is maid expected to pay for the breach in contract?

[Lynn2010]

Good thing you have some of her money with you. Honestly, if she doesnt want to come back then so be it. She probably forgets that she has some money with you OR already has enough salary to deem ‘enough’


I remember we used to have this Indon maid. We would deposit her salary into her bank account. Once she paid off her agent fee, which was abt 6 mth. She accumulated another 3 to 4 mth salary and told me she wanted to go home liao. For her, she was quite honest about it. She said the $1000 + is enough for her to build her house back home. Perhaps she met her KPI set by her husband. When I told her, "after spending the $1k+ for your house, you do not have any more money. Why dont you work for a few more months". Her reply was that if she has no money, she will work again

[peapot]

Hi Lynn


Most Indon maids are like that. They like to work to get just enough and then rest for a few months. When their money runs out, they come out to look for job again. This is their mentality. With this mindset, its hard to have maids serving the same employer for many years. So when you hear of maids who works more than 4 years for the same employer, people would gasp.

All my maids work for me 3 years only. Never ever once did any of my maid hit the 4 years record. The calculations are very simple. First 2 years of contract, maid actually only get real income in the 2nd year. First year goes to paying loan. So, they will extend one more year to get at least 2 years of real income. Armed with S$9600 after 2 years of work, they go back home they can build a house and not work for 2 years.

For Singaporeans, $9600 can probably only last us 2 months. So, I guess we better migrate???!!!

[Lynn2010]

wow… one year say $5000. If we sell our house and move there, assuming we have about $500,000, we dont need to work liao. Can retire at the age of 35 and last 2 generations with the money. hahahaha - just joking


I know most Indon maids have this kind of mentality. That is why yanton9, i doubt your Indon maid is coming back liao

[Kayelinht]

I had experience before, they will not come back one. There is no way you can have a hold on her and our money is so big there, the one I had worked for a year and a half then went back for holiday and never came back. Also cut off all contact.

[yanton9]

thanks for the reply all next time my family and i wont be so naive anymore…sigh…

[Lynn2010]

You are welcome yanton9.


I feel that you can only find really good one may be one in 200?? And if you get an ok one, that’s already lucky. At one stage, i change 8 in 2 years!! Very tiring!

[rkmommy]

If maid leaves after 1 yr of 2 yr contract, what are they financially liable for? Thanks.

[Lynn2010]

katherineeng:

If maid leaves after 1 yr of 2 yr contract, what are they financially liable for? Thanks.

Hi Katherineeng,

Unfortunately they are not liable. And as the employer, you are responsible to send her home, that is to buy her an air ticket. There's nothing we can do.

I usually negotiate for 50% each if I can. They know that we need to arrange for their return and the \"fate\" is in our hands. Most of the time, especially if i have young kid(s) at home, i just resign to my fate as i dont want them to turn violent and become \"crazy\". I just let them go but will buy the cheapest ticket possible. That is, it will not be the next 2 or 3 days flights as it tends to be more expensive. I usually say, no flight and i will let them know when there is flight. And even after i book, i wont tell them the date till the day before, so that they will not have much time (or less time) to do something \"bad\" things (hopefully)