All About Full-Time Maids

[kiasimom]

I have a set of house rules for my maid.


1. Never Lie
2. Never steal
3. To return to mom/sir any money found in the house or pockets of laundry
4. No using of house phone without permission
5. Must wear bra
6. Wear tops with sleeves only
7. No going out of the house without mom/sir permission
8. No using of kid’s items
9. Hand wash her own clothes and put them in a seperate pail
I have one pail specially for her
10. No giving out of house number to anyone without mom/sir permission
11. Never ask for a loan from sir/mom
12. Not allowed to enter sir/mom room without permission

[MUMMYOF3]

Hi,


Would like to seek your advice here.

My maid has been with us for 2 mths and so far her performance not bad. But she fell sick recently due to overeating. She finished 1 whole bottle of pineapple tarts within a day ! I got very very angry when she told me that her throat already pain and yet she finished the tarts. Brought her to see doctor and she had tonsillitis and need to go for op if not she will fall sick very often. She kept crying and refused to take her medication as her throat was in pain. She insisted to go back to Indo so we sent her back to agent but agent can only accept her when she is well. So we brought her back. Now she is better and she requested to stay and promised not to overeat.

I’m hesitating if i should keep her as i’m afraid she’ll fall sick easily and will affect my 3 young boys. What will you do if you will me ? Will you send her back ?

[kiasimom]

Hi mummy of 3,


How is her work performance?
Are you happy with her?
WHy did she overeat?
How is her condition now?

It is NOT true that the agency cannot take her back if she is unwell.
They just don’t want to pay for her medical fees.

If she still have an outstanding loan, they will have to take her back.
And if she still has an outstanding loan, the agency will not allow you to send her back to Indonesia. Read the contract that you signed with the agency before you make any deecision.

I can only answer more in details after you answer the questions that I have posted

[kiasimom]

To add on,


When selecting a transfer maid, always check with the agent and the maid if she has any existing illness.

I will always check the maid’s hands. Why?
Some maids are allergic to detergent and cannot use detergent.
Some have sensitive skin and some are allergic to food.

So I will always ask if they have any sickness.
True that some maids might not want to tell you, but if you ask, they know you mean business and will usually tell you the truth for fear that you will send them back if you discover their sickness.

Please do a thorough screening yourself by looking at her physical apprearance.

You can actually tell if this maid is hygenic and neat.
Some maids have serious BO. When probe, they only bath once a day.

I have noticed a maid with a cloudy patch in her eye. It is cataract. I asked her and she says it is fine now but if it does get worse, she might need surgery.

Do make the time and effort to screen the maid when you interview them.

[peapot]

Kiasimom,


Hi! I really have this problem with this maid agency, United Channels at Bukit Timah. Initially there was this delay due to passport not out. When passport was out, delay again due to no air-ticket. Finally, my husband says delay the arrival of the maid till end Jan’2010, that way the agency won’t have any problem with the air-ticket. This was like in 26th Nov. My husband told me he will not pay the agency until the maid is physically in Singapore. Surprisely the staff says in maid agency says its early don’t have to book now. My husband was quite pissed. Have never deal with such a difficult maid agency before. We have already given in by extending more time to the maid agency so that they won’t have any problem with the air-ticket. Yet, they still take their own sweet time to book the ticket. I m so frustrated. If its not that I like bio-data, I wouldn’t care a hoot since I did not sign any contract at all.

I m going to give them till this Friday, if problem still arise I will change maid agency. what is your opinion? I hope to find another reliable maid agency. I need a myanmar maid. Any agency to recommend?

[kiasimom]

peapot:

Kiasimom,


Hi! I really have this problem with this maid agency, United Channels at Bukit Timah. Initially there was this delay due to passport not out. When passport was out, delay again due to no air-ticket. Finally, my husband says delay the arrival of the maid till end Jan'2010, that way the agency won't have any problem with the air-ticket. This was like in 26th Nov. My husband told me he will not pay the agency until the maid is physically in Singapore. Surprisely the staff says in maid agency says its early don't have to book now. My husband was quite pissed. Have never deal with such a difficult maid agency before. We have already given in by extending more time to the maid agency so that they won't have any problem with the air-ticket. Yet, they still take their own sweet time to book the ticket. I m so frustrated. If its not that I like bio-data, I wouldn't care a hoot since I did not sign any contract at all.

I m going to give them till this Friday, if problem still arise I will change maid agency. what is your opinion? I hope to find another reliable maid agency. I need a myanmar maid. Any agency to recommend?

Hi peapot,

The problem with employing new maid are:
Passport delayed ( usually these maids do not have passport )
VISA delayed ( needs embassy to endorse the document before maid is allowed to work in SIngapore )
All these delays can take up to many weeks and maybe months.

1. Have you paid any agency fee to the agency?
2. You mention you like the biodata? How reliable are the datas? From my experience, only 50% are accurate. So don't put too much faith in biodata.
3. The reason why they don't want to book the airticket is they are not sure whether this maid will be able to come to SIN or not. Maybe she will change her mind last minute.
4. Why do you prefer Myanmar maid? The greatest challenge in employing Myanmar maid is language. They usually cannot speak English and cannot understand English we..

I personally will not put all my eggs in one basket. I will choose a few biodatas and list my choices. So if the first one doesn't make it, I still have other maids to fall on.

Will you consider transfer maids?

[peapot]

Kiasi mom,


I prefer new maid because I don’t have much faith in transfer maid. Used to have one and she gave me problems. I want to get a myanmar maid because my current one is from myanmar. so I know their level of English. I just need one to be able to do housework and cook. she don’t even have to do much in the day because my girl is in primary school. There are only 2 adults in the house and she can use washing machine to wash her clothes. Very easy job! But I can’t find a bio-data that I like. Nowadays, even maid will choose who to work for. I was quite surprised! If they know it’s a big house and many kids, they cringe and will not accept the job offer. In the past, I thought it was the employer who choose the maid. Where did you get your maid from?

[sing_xiangxiang]

hi,


Do you allow your maid to lock her belongings? cos my maid lock her luggage which make me uneasy as i am not able to know what she hide inside.

Should i ask her to unlock and tell her not to lock in future?

Need some opinions.

[gsksp]

Hi peapot


I also having a Myanmar maid too but my agency is lousy (after service is bad) so would not recommend. But I came to know this lady who I met in Myanmar Embassy while doing my maid home leave. She help me clear many of my doubts for maid home leave. Her name is Zay Zay Tun Lwin and her contact is 8238 4988. She seems to be very kind and helpful, mayb you can try to contact her.

[kiasimom]

sing_xiangxiang:

hi,


Do you allow your maid to lock her belongings? cos my maid lock her luggage which make me uneasy as i am not able to know what she hide inside.

Should i ask her to unlock and tell her not to lock in future?

Need some opinions.

Hi,
You should check her belongings at the maid agency.
I usually get my maid to unpack her belongings in front of me when she is home with me.

You can tell her that this is to protect both parties interests by chevking her luggage.

All maids will know that it is compulsory to check their belongings.

Tell her you are not comfortable not checking her belongings and you want to check her belongings.
She should have no objections to that.