Home leave for breaking conrtact

[Breadandmuffins]

Hi! I want to transfer my maid but only at end of contract and also to let her go home leave first. So if she wants to transfer before the end of her contract, she will not get her home leave plus the pay during the leave, is this right?

[nms1]

Grey area I think…the nice thing to do would be to tell her that you will not be renewing and give her the option to either go home or to look for a transfer. If she finds someone before the end of the contract and you are willing to release her and she doesn’t want to take leave before moving to the new employer, then you could give her a bonus as compensation. If she does want to go back then you could pay for her ticket instead. As for the paid leave, maybe again just give her a bonus for spending money.

[carebear]

When I discussed with my maid regarding renewal of contract, I was not aware of the KTKLN issue.

Now that I find the situation rather dicey cos of the KTKLN issue, I am worried that she might not be able to return to work for me.

I have decided that for future maids, there will not be home leave, and if they want to return home, I will not renew the contract.

[nms1]

@carebear - can I suggest that you voice your frustrations to the Indonesian embassy? If all employers take the same stance, the maids are going to suffer. Some of them take a year to pay off their loan which makes it very unfair if they are then sent home with no option to renew even if they want to.

[znzyzyzx]

Breadandmuffins:

Hi! I want to transfer my maid but only at end of contract and also to let her go home leave first. So if she wants to transfer before the end of her contract, she will not get her home leave plus the pay during the leave, is this right?

If you are not renewing her after two years , then there is no need for you to give her any home leave, you just need to pay for her ticket home. But if she can find an employer and you are willing to transfer her, then I suppose you can give her the money for air ticket (if she is not going home before she starts with her new employer.

[michyms]

Breadandmuffins, if she chooses to transfer before end of contract, you are not obliged to even give her home leave or any form of compensation. My contract with maid says that she is given home leave only if she signs another 2 more years of contract.

[carebear]

nms1:

@carebear - can I suggest that you voice your frustrations to the Indonesian embassy? If all employers take the same stance, the maids are going to suffer. Some of them take a year to pay off their loan which makes it very unfair if they are then sent home with no option to renew even if they want to.

I have previously called and emailed them many times regarding the KTKLN issue.
Calls and emails were not answered.

My present maid is very good and she wants to work after her home leave.
I have done my part and it is up to her to do her part (get KTKLN card).

I have spent slightly more tha $600 for her return ticket, insurance and passport renewal, not to mention days off from work (i am a daily rated worker and hence have no pay when i don't work).

Sometimes due to ignorance, procrastination (leading to failure to obtain the card), lack of money etc, she may not be able to return even if she wants to.

I am crossing my fingers and praying hard that she will return.

[LOLMum]

dont think the embassy would give a damn.


everytime mine went on home leave, i would pray and pray but meanwhile, i would also scout around for suitable maid in case of no show.

[carebear]

LOLMum:

dont think the embassy would give a damn.


everytime mine went on home leave, i would pray and pray but meanwhile, i would also scout around for suitable maid in case of no show.

You are darn right!

I will definitelt scout around for a new maid during her home leave.....just in case.

My 1st maid - a motherly lady kept her word and back everytime she went on home leave and she did not even leave any deposit with me.

2nd maid - promised to come back but sms on the day of arrival that she won't be coming back. did not leave any deposit with me. later i learnt she borrowed from my MIL $10 and other maids ranging from$10 -50.

3rd maid - said got to go on home leave to divorce her husband who abandoned her 10 year old child. wanted to come back after home leave but not keen to put deposit. later i returned a missed call which was her sister's and found out that her child had been taken care of by her sister and that maid had no outstanding issue with her husband!

Present maid- good wants to come back after home leave, voluntarily offerred to keep a deposit with me, but recently asked me whether she can take her deposit with her!

[hquek]

Actually I will discuss with the maid on deposit. For me, I would want to keep something in SG in case she backs out. But I am open to paying for remittance fees on that deposit when she comes back. I would feel she doesn’t want to come back if she doesn’t have anything to look forward to.