Maid to get weekly rest days

[nms1]

Dawnie:

If my current maid is getting $450 with 1 off day. What would be a reasonable pay package when I renew her contract next year? Is it a norm to offer $500 with every Sunday off? So if she does not go for her Sunday off, I will have to pay her about $20 per Sun? That sounds a lot of $$$ to me.

The calculation is that you divide her salary by 23 for amount that you have to pay her for each Sunday. So if you pay her $500 you will have to give her $22 for each Sunday which would mean if she continues with 1 Sunday off you would be paying her just under $570 a month.

If you don't need her on Sunday but she doesn't want to take the day off, you can try to tell her she can stay at home and rest (assuming she has her own room)

[tanya]

If you hire a maid in year 2013. She is entitled to compulsory weekly off day. You can ask her to take one or two day off day per month but you have to compensate her with money. She makes the final decision as to whether to agree to your terms. If not, she can report you to MOM for not giving her the rights of weekly off day.

[mother777]

This really sucks!!


Family with young kids and no parental support to look after them definitely need a maid.
But with the new rules kicking in from Jan 2013, it will become more difficult to retain your current maid as she will try to get more salary and more leaves.

If you do not agree, they will threaten to leave you…ayyah… on top of this the average maid salary will go up by $50~80 also.

Government should help families by atleast reducing the maid levy…

[orlandospito30]

My maid dont go out at all. and I compensate her by paying her more. I rather she work at home then mix with those maid at town and learn stupid tricks and use it against us

[buds]

Can weekly off/rest days be a weekday?

[tanya]

buds:

Can weekly off/rest days be a weekday?

Yes.

[buds]

orlandospito30:

My maid dont go out at all. and I compensate her by paying her more. I rather she work at home then mix with those maid at town and learn stupid tricks and use it against us

A friend of mine has a helper who doesn't want off day (to go out) too, but just wants Facebook. My friend and hubby was more than happy to oblige. Her hubby even bought the helper a cheap phone with wifi and let the helper do just that on her day off. Good at cleaning and giving basic care for the kids but still working on the cooking bit. 4th month now.

Not all employers are comfortable with helper having a mobile phone plus Facebook time, but so far quite a handful of frenz or relatives with helpers that I personally know don't mind this arrangement.

Would like to hear your thoughts.

No weekly off. Only Facebook time.

[buds]

Edit : double posting

[buds]

tanya:

buds:

Can weekly off/rest days be a weekday?

Yes.

Thanks, tanya.

[Dawnie]

I asked a few agencies, the maid salary is min $450 with 1 off day. Not sure how the salary will be next year. If you don’t match, your maid might not want to renew, and you have to pay exorbitant agent fees to hire a new one.