reasonable amt for maid phone card?

[24hr-mum]

after a while they will think payg their phone bill is part of salary pAckage

[hquek]

24hr-mum:

after a while they will think payg their phone bill is part of salary pAckage

agree

[moom]

I agree with you, 24hr mum and hquek, but I thought to initially give her a stipend for phone card while salary reduction is still ongoing. Cos she only gets abt 50 a month for next 6 months… When she gets her full salary, she has to pay for her own calls.


Is that advisable? Others have been telling me not to bother, esp since she is ex- SG… Not fresh maid

[JoeyLucius]

Hi,


Mine is from PH… Any idea where to get the calling card and where to top up?

[24hr-mum]

moom:

I agree with you, 24hr mum and hquek, but I thought to initially give her a stipend for phone card while salary reduction is still ongoing. Cos she only gets abt 50 a month for next 6 months.. When she gets her full salary, she has to pay for her own calls.


Is that advisable? Others have been telling me not to bother, esp since she is ex- SG.. Not fresh maid

best not to start a can of words

[moom]

I suppose so.. She came n bought a SIM with some SGD that she changed at home.. I suppose if I am happy with her, will just give her ad hoc monetary rewards so it does not become an 'expectation'


Thanks mummies for your input

[hquek]

hi moom,


Better not make it a stipend. but on months you feel she has exceeded expectations, you can certainly top up her salary and remind her this is a bonus and it’s only if her work is done well and if your finances can afford etc. perhaps that can be a good motivating factor - although on the other hand she may be demotivated if in other months her performance is alright but you don’t give her.

[24hr-mum]

at the end of two yrs prob they only rem how much their salary bonus offday, not those ad hoc freebies. trust me

[mrswongtuition]

My hubby tops up my maid’s prepaid card every 2 months. $10 for 2 months. If she doesn’t perform, he takes the phone and prepard card back (both provided by my hubby).


She doesn’t have a single cent with her. All her money is kept in the bank. I pay for all her purchases, then deduct from salary later on. Hubby explained to her that it is to protect her. She’s not suppose to have any money with her.

[24hr-mum]

i used to do ur way- pay first deduct later but its a hassle to rec the amt. get receipt n calculate. on her las mth i jus gv her eg $50 cash adv ea time she wan buy thgs n then i make her sign only the amt of cash adv taken n offset frm pay