All About Full-Time Maids

[kiasimom]

Hi peapot,


I don’t allow my maid to apply nail polish, no off days and no long hair.
This saves me a lot of trouble

[peapot]

Hi Kiasimom,


Do you put this rule in writing? Because it never occur to me that she will ignore my rule of no long hair even after I told her. I let her be because I changing a new maid soon. But she taught me a lesson. In future how can I make sure my new maid will adhere to this no long hair rule?

[kiasimom]

You bet I do!

everything is written down and I get her to sign on the paper

[peapot]

Hi Kiasimom,


Is it possible or do you mind to share with me your rules? I thought of incorporating it with mine. Also, do you go through the rules yearly? I mean in the office, they always go through the IT policy with us yearly. So maybe we should practise that at home too.

[kiasimom]

peapot:

Hi Kiasimom,


Is it possible or do you mind to share with me your rules? I thought of incorporating it with mine. Also, do you go through the rules yearly? I mean in the office, they always go through the IT policy with us yearly. So maybe we should practise that at home too.

Hi peapot,

This is a very good example by Tamarind
http://singaporemaidinfo.blogspot.com/2008/11/house-rules-by-tamarind.html

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You may edit accordingly to your needs.

[Andaiz]

Hi there peapot,


In addition, kiasimom has also another (quite similar) set of rules.

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

Like you, starting to get rules written down and signed off for this new one.
:celebrate: All the best!

[gumiho]

I also set House Rules (as part of our Agreement) before she join us. I make both the Maid Agency & the Maid sign on the paper just in case she call up the agency or embassy to complain about us.


My previous maids taught me a lesson. They gladly took me for granted after 1/2yr stay with us. Once bitten twice shy.

[kahlan1003]

I agree i too never set a set of rules and I’m not really good at rebuking people.


In future if i have a maid i will use those rules i found here.

[peapot]

Oh ya! fionong that’s a good point there!! But will the maid agency sign there rules?


Thanks Andaiz for sharing. Actually after looking through Tamarind’s rules, I realise my maid only adhere to 8 out of the 33 rules. New maid come will need more work!!

[kiasimom]

Just treat your maid like your employee.

Take it as a pure employer-employee relationship.

Don’t need to be too nice to her or she will become HRH :x
However, do give her compliments if she does well. All humans need encouragement.

Do make sure you spent time going through the house rules with her on her first day. Make her sign on it.
Orientate her around the house.
Offer her help when she asked for it during her first month and assure her that you won’t lecture her.
This is her probation period
I will give her a timetable to follow and will show her how to use the appliances.

I think as long as we do our part to let her settle down comfortably and confidently, those rules are the lights to her path