Is two-week vacation leave after only one year reasonable?

[sad citizen]

Metis:

Hi sad citizen, of all the requests for home leave by your maid, which did you accede to?

Every time she makes a request to be away, I didn't immediately said ok. I said let me try to sort it out.

Eventually, I agreed to her requests but she decided not to be away. Each time she made a request, she said must go home, can't change her mind or dates. Her final decision was to fly home when her contract ends, guessed she's unwilling to pay own airfare and no cash advance from me.

Now, she makes me feel she testing me, my tolerance level, check how much I need her, whether I’ll ‘die’ if she’s away.

I’m trying to get her understand, it’s ok for her to be away.
From an employer who had problem granting FDW weekly off days to long vacation, I’m now prepared for nuisance… told her worse scenario, I’ll quit my hard-to-get-nice job and stay home. It is not cheap to have a live-in FDW. I'm not lucky to be tai-tai or self employed, I've an employer who had hired me to work to seek understanding.... :lightrod: hope MOM and agencies won't make my life too miserable to have a FDW.

[Metis]

Thanks, sad citizen!


Imp75: home leave application just means that the maid goes home with the intention to return to Singapore to continue working for the same employer. By contract, this is granted at the end of 2 years. Occasionally, some maids want to return home, like mine, for events such as the wedding or death of a family member before the completion of 2 years.

[MummyJenkins]

Hi, would like to check whether it’s possible to compensate the maid if she’s not going for her home leave after the 2 yrs contract? If yes, how much to pay her? Many thanks.

[nms1]

MummyJenkins:

Hi, would like to check whether it's possible to compensate the maid if she's not going for her home leave after the 2 yrs contract? If yes, how much to pay her? Many thanks.

If she does not want to go home you are expected to compensate her for the cost of the plane ticket which you now don't have to buy. There isn't usually an amount stated in the contract so you need to come to an agreement. My stance is usually that I would pay the equivalent (for a Filipina) of a Philippine Air ticket i.e. not as budget ticket but not SQ either!

[MummyJenkins]

nms1:

MummyJenkins:

Hi, would like to check whether it's possible to compensate the maid if she's not going for her home leave after the 2 yrs contract? If yes, how much to pay her? Many thanks.

If she does not want to go home you are expected to compensate her for the cost of the plane ticket which you now don't have to buy. There isn't usually an amount stated in the contract so you need to come to an agreement. My stance is usually that I would pay the equivalent (for a Filipina) of a Philippine Air ticket i.e. not as budget ticket but not SQ either!

:thankyou: Will check the price for Garuda Airlines.

[Metis]

Agree. A few of my friends had maids who didn’t want to go back after completing 2-year contracts and received similar quantums of cash compensation for air tickets. They seemed very happy!

[ksks3mum]

When maid set their mind to go back am sure they will try ways & means to find excuses to go back.

Is hard to said NO or else they will black face thru out and if a mother, the more we have to let them go back to see her own children.

My maid worked for my mum & sis two years and transferred to work for me another 2 years. In all, by end Dec 12 is 4 years. She requested to go back for home leave, I asked if she going to continue to work for me after Dec contract ends, can she wait till Dec go back. She said yes to continue and will not go back in Dec. Also that her father is in hospital, I knew she is lying bout father being sick but I kind enough to let her take leave to see Hb & her kids.

I arranged her to go back last months, till to-date she has not return. Due to change of rules (am not sure) she giving me all excuses for not able to board plane twice despite documents couriered over to her. Genuine or not is hard to contact her now. Anyway is common that after maid back home, usually do not want to return.

I strongly advice do not give advancement- give her only her salary and promised that only if she return, she can have advancement of salary to be Wire to her family if really in need.

Am lucky in the sense that she has 4K with me – I allowed her to wire back 3k 3 days b4 she leaves. I holding 1k + ½ month salary.
My father & hubby each gave her $30 for pocket money , airticket x 2 + others misc $630 total 60+630 =$690 + Loan her 2 branded big bags so almost = 1K.

Also, before she leaves for airport – check her luggage.

Does anyone claimed levy with MOM before while maid on leave? What’s the procedures and requirement?

[verykiasu2010]

ksks3mum:

Does anyone claimed levy with MOM before while maid on leave? What’s the procedures and requirement?

you can go to mom.gov.sg website to lodge a waiver, but only after the maid has returned to singapore because you need to submit document like air ticket and copy of the immigration chop on the passport as proof

the refund will be offset against the level in the month when the refund is approved

[jtoh]

ksks3mum:

When maid set their mind to go back am sure they will try ways & means to find excuses to go back.

Is hard to said NO or else they will black face thru out and if a mother, the more we have to let them go back to see her own children.

My maid worked for my mum & sis two years and transferred to work for me another 2 years. In all, by end Dec 12 is 4 years. She requested to go back for home leave, I asked if she going to continue to work for me after Dec contract ends, can she wait till Dec go back. She said yes to continue and will not go back in Dec. Also that her father is in hospital, I knew she is lying bout father being sick but I kind enough to let her take leave to see Hb & her kids.

I arranged her to go back last months, till to-date she has not return. Due to change of rules (am not sure) she giving me all excuses for not able to board plane twice despite documents couriered over to her. Genuine or not is hard to contact her now. Anyway is common that after maid back home, usually do not want to return.

I strongly advice do not give advancement- give her only her salary and promised that only if she return, she can have advancement of salary to be Wire to her family if really in need.

Am lucky in the sense that she has 4K with me – I allowed her to wire back 3k 3 days b4 she leaves. I holding 1k + ½ month salary.
My father & hubby each gave her $30 for pocket money , airticket x 2 + others misc $630 total 60+630 =$690 + Loan her 2 branded big bags so almost = 1K.

Also, before she leaves for airport – check her luggage.

Does anyone claimed levy with MOM before while maid on leave? What’s the procedures and requirement?

Why are you holding on to $4K of your maid's money?

[ksks3mum]

jtoh:

ksks3mum:

When maid set their mind to go back am sure they will try ways & means to find excuses to go back.

Is hard to said NO or else they will black face thru out and if a mother, the more we have to let them go back to see her own children.

My maid worked for my mum & sis two years and transferred to work for me another 2 years. In all, by end Dec 12 is 4 years. She requested to go back for home leave, I asked if she going to continue to work for me after Dec contract ends, can she wait till Dec go back. She said yes to continue and will not go back in Dec. Also that her father is in hospital, I knew she is lying bout father being sick but I kind enough to let her take leave to see Hb & her kids.

I arranged her to go back last months, till to-date she has not return. Due to change of rules (am not sure) she giving me all excuses for not able to board plane twice despite documents couriered over to her. Genuine or not is hard to contact her now. Anyway is common that after maid back home, usually do not want to return.

I strongly advice do not give advancement- give her only her salary and promised that only if she return, she can have advancement of salary to be Wire to her family if really in need.

Am lucky in the sense that she has 4K with me – I allowed her to wire back 3k 3 days b4 she leaves. I holding 1k + ½ month salary.
My father & hubby each gave her $30 for pocket money , airticket x 2 + others misc $630 total 60+630 =$690 + Loan her 2 branded big bags so almost = 1K.

Also, before she leaves for airport – check her luggage.

Does anyone claimed levy with MOM before while maid on leave? What’s the procedures and requirement?

Why are you holding on to $4K of your maid's money?

Am keeping her salary.