All About Full-Time Maids

[partime-mum]

Her new employer wants her ASAP. Do I hv the right to insist on releasing her at end of contract? Will they be able to transfer her out of my employment without my knowledge or any excuse that I hv to watch out?

[Dnls_mum]

partime-mum:

Her new employer wants her ASAP. Do I hv the right to insist on releasing her at end of contract? Will they be able to transfer her out of my employment without my knowledge or any excuse that I hv to watch out?

You don't have to transfer her early. It is your right and within your control. If the new employer cannot wait, then get another maid la. You don't have to inconvenience yourself for them. If they are unreasonable, u just don't sign the trf. Cancel her work permit and send her home lor...

[verykiasu2010]

Dnls_mum:

partime-mum:

Her new employer wants her ASAP. Do I hv the right to insist on releasing her at end of contract? Will they be able to transfer her out of my employment without my knowledge or any excuse that I hv to watch out?

You don't have to transfer her early. It is your right and within your control. If the new employer cannot wait, then get another maid la. You don't have to inconvenience yourself for them. If they are unreasonable, u just don't sign the trf. Cancel her work permit and send her home lor...

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[Hard Truth]

Dnls_mum:

partime-mum:

Her new employer wants her ASAP. Do I hv the right to insist on releasing her at end of contract? Will they be able to transfer her out of my employment without my knowledge or any excuse that I hv to watch out?

You don't have to transfer her early. It is your right and within your control. If the new employer cannot wait, then get another maid la. You don't have to inconvenience yourself for them. If they are unreasonable, u just don't sign the trf. Cancel her work permit and send her home lor...

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Can someone tell me why one employer would want to \"poach\" another's maid?

[Hard Truth]

moonee:

Hard Truth:

[quote] I just confiscated my maids h/p since shes in touch with friends instead of family. Told her she can hv it back in the nite or anythime she wants to msg or call home

Great. We do not mind them calling home as their parents may be concerned. Your maid has experience or new? If new, wonder how she has got a list of friends already

Well my maid is considered fresh and transfered out after 3 months, in her late 30s. Last employer found her english poor, yup for a filipina her standard of english is really bad, I normally let them keep their phones until they get out of hand then I keep it and she can have it back in the evening. My maid sneeked out of the hse to meet another maid nearby my home and there are lots of maids in my area, so making appointments thru the phone is really unnecessary especially when shes only been with me less then 3 weeks :evil:[/quote]Looks like you are going to have your hands full.
Only 3 weeks and she sneaks out! Better watch your expensive stuff. She is daring!

[nms1]

Hard Truth:

Dnls_mum:

[quote=\"partime-mum\"]Her new employer wants her ASAP. Do I hv the right to insist on releasing her at end of contract? Will they be able to transfer her out of my employment without my knowledge or any excuse that I hv to watch out?

You don't have to transfer her early. It is your right and within your control. If the new employer cannot wait, then get another maid la. You don't have to inconvenience yourself for them. If they are unreasonable, u just don't sign the trf. Cancel her work permit and send her home lor...

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Can someone tell me why one employer would want to \"poach\" another's maid?[/quote]They may not be \"poaching\". If the maid has put herself up for transfer, the agency will market her out to potential employers. If they like her and they don't currently have a maid/their maid is about to leave, then they will naturally want her asap. It's the same as for any job - it's a negotiation between the employee, the current and future employer. Just because they are maids it isn't any different really. If the current employer has a problem with letting her go early, then don't.

[rykiel]

i just finish the phone interview. the maid supposedly married is seperated from the husband. i ask her how old are you, which year u born in she YES MAM!, thn i ask 1. how old are u? she replied. 2. which year u born in she replied her year. ok than nvm, i ask her y u wan come singapore. she say she separate from da husband i wan the to come to the singapore to work for mammmmmm. i tink she pre dubbed the YES MAM in her mind? last question i asked her was, do you wan to renew ur contract after 2years? or go back? she YES MAM again, than i slowly ask again, after 2years u wan stay in singapore or go back? she answer me mam stay i stay mam go i go.

[POA Teacher]

LKVM:

rykiel:

she answer me mam stay i stay mam go i go.

hahaha :rotflmao: :rotflmao:

Probably she meant \"if ma'am wants me to stay, I'll stay. If ma'am wants me to go, I'll go\"

[rykiel]

POA Teacher:

LKVM:

[quote=\"rykiel\"]she answer me mam stay i stay mam go i go.

hahaha :rotflmao: :rotflmao:

Probably she meant \"if ma'am wants me to stay, I'll stay. If ma'am wants me to go, I'll go\"[/quote]i guessed so too. i now found another one but she has an active fb account! i added her n in less than 5mins she accepted my friend request. she looks quite well off to me, no need wrk pattern. has 2 kids aged 6,7. didnt get to interview her over the phone yet.

[Dnls_mum]

nms1:

They may not be \"poaching\". If the maid has put herself up for transfer, the agency will market her out to potential employers. If they like her and they don't currently have a maid/their maid is about to leave, then they will naturally want her asap. It's the same as for any job - it's a negotiation between the employee, the current and future employer. Just because they are maids it isn't any different really. If the current employer has a problem with letting her go early, then don't.

I beg to disagree that their situation is no different from others. Maids are on work permit. They cannot transfer without current employers' consent, unlike Singaporeans, PRs and EP holders who can change job at their whim and fancy just by giving employers notice of resignation.

If my maid wants a transfer, she needs to get my consent. If she goes to market herself without first getting my consent, I will not sign the work permit transfer. I will send her back. Her potential employer can always arrange for her to come again if they want to take her.

I will not want to take a maid who goes to markets herself because she wants to transfer. If she does this to someone else, she'll do it to me in future too. My principle is very simple, \"don't do unto others what you don't want others to do unto u.\" All of us who have had maids know how difficult it is to train a maid.