All About Full-Time Maids

[lizuan76]

PIYO88,


Thanks

Any idea what insurance we need to purchase?

[smurfy]

moonee:

vividlaurel:

moonee,


Can I do it now? I have sent her back to the agent? Can I still cancel her WP and buy her a ticket? What if the agent does not tell me where she is living? Or worse, tells the maid to run away?

Most of the agents that I have used would not mind the employer sending the maid back provided the loan has been fully paid... In yr case, if the loan is cleared the agent cant say anything and u need not sign her transfer form. The agent is suppose to advise and take instructions frm u and what u wish to do as u are her legal employer. Tell them u decided to send her back and will bear all cost, the agent can buy the ticket or u can do it yourself and save on the transport.. Ask them if they are gonna be responsible if she falls or run....its not up to the maid whether she wants to stay in spore. You can follow up with an email regarding yr conversation with them and cc to MOM. I remember reading that employers are to repatriate the maid if their services r no longer required Anyway,,dont think the agent will make the maid run cos they will have to be responsible and u can complain against them...think ur agent sucks, what does he mean ,,cant cancel w/p if she doesnt wnt to go back. Once u cancel, they cant transfer her.

hi. u are the employer. u have all the rights to cancel the work permit and send her a flying ticket back home. if the maid refused to go home after a period of days that the work permit is cancelled, that means she is an illegial overstayer in singapore.

The only issue i forsee in sending her back would be: the agent refusing to bring her to airport, and u have to do it urself.

[piyo88]

I think this insurance is stated on the Philippines Embassy website.


It’s a $7000 insurance required by them when processing the letter of authentication. I supposed to cover the maid should anything happens to her during the period of homeleave.

This can be purchased from any of the insurance company, but so far, I think INCOME is the cheapest around (price can just check INCOME website). Just go to the insurance company with all the necessary documents (passport,WP) and you can get it on the spot.

With this insurance, just bring over to the embassy to process the contract/letter of authentication, and make another trip to collect the letter and purchase the exit permit.

Anyway, for info, a contract (same copy for homeleave) is needed should your maid need to renew her passport in SG. Documents required are almost the same as processing for homeleave. So, if you are doing both together, you save some money.

[moonee]

agree with smurfy,but even if this agent does not wish to send, can always pay other agents to do it, normally the agent make money when u get them to buy the tickets and transportation, besides they are going to airport nearly everyday so should be no issue. i just paid anothr agent 60 bucks to send my maid off instead of using similar agent.

My cunning maid mi mi wanted desperately to stay in spore cos she knew i wont tansfer her, hah!! tried to sabo me too.

[smurfy]

simply said, they dun deserved a chance to be transferred out to exploit another family… better send them flying tickets home.


maids are always maids, never a helper. if they are called helper, we wouldn’t have so much problems.

[Princess_n_Prince_T]

we employers are stand alone…

[Admummy]

Asking on behalf of a relative:

The maid has been with them for about 3yrs already…main role is to take care of my relative’s fil who is on wheel chair…after her second year with them, they decided to renew her and did all the paperwork themselves (not gg through agent)…recently, this maid theirs "sneaked out" while they were overseas (they left their fil and the maid in Singapore) and got herself a better paying employer through another maid agency…when my relative returned, the maid drop the bomb and told them that she no longer want to work for them anymore…my relative was asked to sign a "transfer form"…they ask me whether should they sign the form…what are your views? any recourse that my relative can take (i dun think they can find the original agency right since the initial 2yrs contract has expired and the renewal was done by themselves)? or this maid can just "walk-out" like this?

[peapot]

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maids are always maids, never a helper. if they are called helper, we wouldn’t have so much problems.[/quote]
Haha that’s true. Also do you know if do 10 good things to the maid they can never remember but if you scold them only 1 time, they remember for life!!!

[jtoh]

Admummy:

Asking on behalf of a relative:

The maid has been with them for about 3yrs already..main role is to take care of my relative's fil who is on wheel chair...after her second year with them, they decided to renew her and did all the paperwork themselves (not gg through agent)...recently, this maid theirs \"sneaked out\" while they were overseas (they left their fil and the maid in Singapore) and got herself a better paying employer through another maid agency...when my relative returned, the maid drop the bomb and told them that she no longer want to work for them anymore...my relative was asked to sign a \"transfer form\"...they ask me whether should they sign the form...what are your views? any recourse that my relative can take (i dun think they can find the original agency right since the initial 2yrs contract has expired and the renewal was done by themselves)? or this maid can just \"walk-out\" like this?

Your relative doesn't need to sign the transfer form if they don't want to. They can just send her home. Presumably the maid has no outstanding loan with your relatives.

It doesn't matter if the maid has found a new employer. The prerogative to transfer still lies with your relative. If the new employer really wants to hire her they can apply for a work permit after she goes home and bring her back out again. That's their problem. Not your relative's.

[Admummy]

jtoh:

Your relative doesn't need to sign the transfer form if they don't want to. They can just send her home. Presumably the maid has no outstanding loan with your relatives.

It doesn't matter if the maid has found a new employer. The prerogative to transfer still lies with your relative. If the new employer really wants to hire her they can apply for a work permit after she goes home and bring her back out again. That's their problem. Not your relative's.[/quote]

actually what is the purpose of signing that form...my relative very angry to be betrayed by her but they cannot stop her from leaving right....how to send her back if she wanna stay, how to enforce it? the maid does not has any outstanding loan already....actually before she drop the bomb, she has negotiated with my relative for a big increase of her pay, my relative could not accede to her request so she said she got another job... her sudden move caused a lot of inconvenience to my relative... really very bad irresponsible maid.....:mad: