reasonable amt for maid phone card?

[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

[hugomum]

I just got her a pre-paid call and I told her that I will pay for the 1st time, for future top up card, she will need to fork out her own.


I allow her to keep her ang pow money, for monthly salary, will keep in the bank. Same like some, I will pay for her purchase and deducted from her salary end of the day. All will be written black and white for her to acknowledge.

[YJL]

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

Sigh...I agree whole-heartedly, all forgotten :sad:

Mine was, we bought her a hp when she first came so as she can contact her family and SMS is cheaper than her using public phone. We bought her prepaid cards sometimes too. it was within control then but not until she started her off days. Now she's constantly SMS, on FB, busy with her networking and activities for her off. I am surprise that many helpers are active in FB.
I think for new ones, it's easier to control but not those experience.

My philosophy then was as long as we treat her well, she will appreciate but sad to say, 得寸进尺. So be careful what u give cos when u don't at times, they will remember it and forget about the all the good u did for them

[24hr-mum]

its v true. n they start to compare their pay etc but not the wkload, employer treatmt, n also forgot abt the cny angpows they get

[PHMummy]

am new to this post, my current maid (less than 6 months) asking for a hp from us. not sure if we should pay for this. we did ask her why she need and she told us she wants to call home using her phone even though we offer to let her call back home at our expenses. any thoughts on this?

[24hr-mum]

basically maids want hp to network wf othr maids n b free to make calls. if u allpw tat u shdnt pay for her hp n usage.