All About Full-Time Maids

[Peace Charlie]

Hi Hquek

New maid told me she had to share the hotel room wif her friends and they paid for it as well as meals outside tat’s why she could not save up enough to build a hse back home. moreover her employer will call her back whenever they cld not handle their own child… funny… tat is as good as not giving them off day… guess HKees paid for the lodging n meals for the fili becos they noe how to bargain n for those who do not noe the rules get eaten by the emplyers:(…duno how true… can only listen to half of their stories.

[LOLMum]

LOLMum:

middle income families, unfortunately, do live in very small flats (most cant even afford to buy private flats). but as both need to work, die die must get maid to look after kids especially during the school holidays (july - aug) and the many half terms..


so either the employers rent a room for maid to stay elsewhere or the maids pooled together the $$$ (employers usually pay an agreement portion while the maids come up with the rest themselves) and get an apartment to share.
i am unsure if this is allow in hk but the govt probably closed both eyes because the housing issue in hk is really really really bad and the govt knows it very well.

usually it is very easy for maids to find new job quickly cos dd is high.

[DesertWind]

vivienpg:

hi desertwind, I'm a FTWM. son is currently in full day CC and baby girl is taken care by MIL. So she just has to do basic housework most of the time. We did tell her that washing car is the least priority and she can do it just once a week, which we find it ok, as she is free most of the time in the early afternoon. My 6 mth old still wakes up at night but is attended fully by me, she does not have to wake up to attend to her, so I expect her to pay more attention to my son.


She is from Philippines and a college graduate but think she prefers to think more of herself. She just questioned me today under the new EMployment Agencies act 'Fees charged to workers should not be more than one month’s worth of salary per year for the duration of the approved work pass or employment contract, whichever is shorter. This is subject to a maximum of two months’ worth of salary.' So why her loan is a few months, she questioned. Headache, got to ask agency tomorrow..sigh..

OIC....thanks for clarifying vivienpg, in that case your expectation seems pretty reasonable.

As for her question about \"Fees charged...\" when reading I get the impression the clause is talking about \"expenses charged\" ie. medically expenses, utilities etc...(izzit?) or employment agency charges izzit? But such charges all borne by the employer mah, right? Anyway, I dunno...yes better to clarify with the agency!

[dasalo]

I've seen maids smoking at void decks these days. What would you do if you caught them smoking? Will you allow them to continue since it is their rights? If human rights prevails this should be condoned?

[Anna Ng]

I will send her back to agent (after getting a replacement)

[dasalo]

Anna Ng:

I will send her back to agent (after getting a replacement)

Even though she works well for you?

[vivienpg]

hquek, precisely loh… i told my hubby who is working overseas till sat, and he’s also angry abt it… he said leave it to him when he comes back, he will ask maid to talk to agency and ask her why he did not clarify with agency earlier… hee…maid more scared of him then me.

[dooelsie]

I wont send her back, just hope that shes not one that smokes alot

[peapot]

Vivienpg, once you find out from agency what it was all about, share with us so we can learn about it too.

[peapot]

Oh, btw when you hire Phipp maid u need to raise the bar. They are afterall well known to be more demanding among the employers.