All About Full-Time Maids

[peapot]

Javkeschan, sigh! Unfortunately this is the current situation now. Maids get to choose and pick their employers. Not many maids are willing to take care of elderly or babies. I suggest if you may want to give them more perks to attract them.

[syen27]

I have seen gatherings along the beaches of a big group of foreign male workers with a handful of females that look like FDW. The males clearly outnumbered the females and the males were taking turns to kiss and hug the females in front of all the other males and the rest of us on the beach. Free entertainment?


On another occasion, one female and one male were walking side by side joint at the hip and as I overtake them during my jog, the female was telling him "I choose you not XX because XX not as handsome as you"… puke.

There are really more and more of them and coupled with the off days rule, can lead to messy situations. I noticed that more neighbourhood shops are selling Indo and Fili products too. E.g. papaya soap, feather shampoo… To cater for the increase demand in such products.

[dokomo]

sigh.. my helper is down with chicken pox! she been resting at my home for about a week already. I had to change my arrangement in the caring of my girl. (thank God is school holidays now)


if you willing and know helper is staying long with you , try to vaccine her (and family members) against chicken pox. really hard to say when and who can get it. :xedfingers:

[panickymum]

isetan:

Of course they are not robot and being human they would naturally be attracted to the opposite sex. But will she carry out her maid duty effectively as she may spend a lot of time in their toilet SMS-ing their bfs.


My friend's maid is a good example. Not too long after knowing her bf, lots of excuses starts to happen, starts to go out of the house even in the middle of the night.....and not too long after the relationship, she was pregnant and got to sent home.

The idea is yes, they are human, but bear in mind of the fore coming issues that may arises in which most of them will choose to ignore at the courtship time.

I agree .my ex maid who has a husband in indo has a bf here , she started to tell lies , keep asking for advance pay , threaten my children . Worse while fetching my dd from Sch ,bring the bf along . I am so afraid that the bf will harm my dd (molest etc ) quickly send her off . I need someone to help me not adding problems to me.

[ScaredyMum]

Hi, is it true now that if we get a new maid from agency, we have to pay their placement fee (which last time was paid by the maid via loan, and we deduct from their pay)? So from 1st month onwards they get their full salary?


So that means we have to pay agency fee, placement fee and insurance. And the maid pay nothing to come here to work?

What if they suka suka work for a few days/weeks then ask for transfer or go home, and we have to pay everything again to get a replacement?

I have always felt that when the maid is the one that breaks the contract, they should be penalised, not the employer (unless due to valid reasons like abuse etc).

Seems like this industry is another Pay-and-Pay for FDWs employers

[Ginger2012]

Yes this is true. The situation is changing for the maids but not for poor employees like us…can only blame our "garmen’ not fighting the rights.


I hv no problem the DH salary is going up since it is still cheap labor to pay someone even $15 a day to work night and day for us. But as compared to our miserable increment of 2-5% every year, this is certainly a struggle for all of us plus the heavy maid levy

I am thinking of changing my maid…call a few agency today and all say nowadays employer must bear the maid loan- that is no salary deduction anymore - which means one must be willing to pay up to $4000 to hire a maid

[ScaredyMum]

Does it apply to all nationalities of FDWs? They are just making it expensive and difficult to hire FDW for the average families, who are most likely the ones that need the help most to look after the young and old.


The gahmen on 1 hand encourage births but on the other making it difficult for family to get help to look after the kids, what a joke!

Seems like message is very clear - only those who can afford to hire help or 1 parent no need to work - should procreate, the rest, dun even think about it.

My new helper (jus came 2-3 months) has requested for transfer but I rejected her request. Her reasons being she cannot handle my 2 DS alone. She used to work for a family with Mam at home to mann the kids, so she jus did housework.

Though after talking to her, she agreed to stay on, worry that she may change her mind and if I need to get a replacement, the cost is gonna be very high (and who knows may be unaffordable) for me.

[janet88]

dokomo:

sigh.. my helper is down with chicken pox! she been resting at my home for about a week already. I had to change my arrangement in the caring of my girl. (thank God is school holidays now)


if you willing and know helper is staying long with you , try to vaccine her (and family members) against chicken pox. really hard to say when and who can get it. :xedfingers:

With the jab, it really helps a lot. My kids and I had the jab and the chickenpox experience was mild...but hubby was badly hit.

My brother's Myanmar maid arriving this sat...my mum having the jitters bcos she had been maid less for many years. Further more Myanmar maid cannot speak English and newbie.

[anlynn]

Hi peers,


Do not really like the way my helper discipline my children like how i talk to them…

Does your helper discipline your children like you?

[POA Teacher]

anlynn:

Hi peers,


Do not really like the way my helper discipline my children like how i talk to them...

Does your helper discipline your children like you?

Are you at home with your children most of the time?