Help! Maid Issues
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We paid for normal dental care check.
We paid full month when she went on home leave. -
I always thought the home leave states \"2 weeks\" and not \"half month\", so if you wanna be really precise about it, it is 2 weeks = 14 days. This is paid leave, granted every 2 years (if the maid chooses to renew her contract with you). Otherwise, the contract states that you would need to buy her a one-way ticket home (but there is no mention about having to compensate for the 2 weeks' leave).
My maid is not the highest paid, but she has 2 teenage daughters and I let her take home leave last year and this year during Hari Raya (she just finished her 2-yr contract in May). Last year, I had a lot of leave to clear, so I let her go home for 17 days. This year, 11 days. Both occassions, I paid for her flights and paid her full months' salary. I also gave her traveling allowance - taxi, mrt, KTKLN, airport tax, etc. ($50 last year, $130 this year)
I do retain her current month's salary when she goes for home leave because of 2 reasons:
1. In case she changes her mind and doesn't come back.
2. They usually spend every single penny when going home. Villagers will goto their house to ask for money, loans, gifts, etc!! So, even if she comes back penniless, she will get her current months' salary immediately and not feel so broke! -
Hi,
Tagged on this post so that forum won’t be so messy with so many similar issues.
My Indon domestic helper contract is going to end Jan 2013. We need her to be around for another 6~8 months and she agrees to this extension. I am unfamiliar with the new MOM ruling since I will be extending her WP on my own.
1) She doesn’t want to take home leave. Do I need to compensate her?
2) What is the minimum salary requirement now (for Indon)?
3) Is it compulsory for her to have off day? She doesn’t want off day as she has nowhere to go and in fact is quite afraid to go out alone. She is quite sweet looking and has been harassed by Bangladeshi workers before. Can we keep the same arrangement ie paying in lieu?
TIA! -
gingersouffle:
As far as I know, the only thing new from MOM is the requirement for weekly day off or payment in lieu if the employer requires the maid to work instead of taking the day off.Hi,
Tagged on this post so that forum won't be so messy with so many similar issues.
My Indon domestic helper contract is going to end Jan 2013. We need her to be around for another 6~8 months and she agrees to this extension. I am unfamiliar with the new MOM ruling since I will be extending her WP on my own.
1) She doesn't want to take home leave. Do I need to compensate her?
2) What is the minimum salary requirement now (for Indon)?
3) Is it compulsory for her to have off day? She doesn't want off day as she has nowhere to go and in fact is quite afraid to go out alone. She is quite sweet looking and has been harassed by Bangladeshi workers before. Can we keep the same arrangement ie paying in lieu?
TIA!
This is applicable to new maids and maids renewing contract w.e.f 2013. Since your maid's WP is to be renewed in Jan 2013, it would apply to you.
Salary is determined between employer and FDW, within $450 being minimum for new Indon maids (not MOM requirement, but Indon govt requirement) -
Whitewindy:
When the contract ends and the maid returns to her home country, we do not have to pay her the 15 days anymore. There is no more \"home leave\".Hi,
3) If I do not want to renew her contract, do I still need to pay her 15 days upon completion of contract?
Please advise.
Thanks in advance -
gingersouffle:
1) Yes, 15 days of salary + value of 2 way airtix to her hometown.Hi,
Tagged on this post so that forum won't be so messy with so many similar issues.
My Indon domestic helper contract is going to end Jan 2013. We need her to be around for another 6~8 months and she agrees to this extension. I am unfamiliar with the new MOM ruling since I will be extending her WP on my own.
1) She doesn't want to take home leave. Do I need to compensate her?
2) What is the minimum salary requirement now (for Indon)?
3) Is it compulsory for her to have off day? She doesn't want off day as she has nowhere to go and in fact is quite afraid to go out alone. She is quite sweet looking and has been harassed by Bangladeshi workers before. Can we keep the same arrangement ie paying in lieu?
TIA!
2) $450
3) Yes, just pay her in lieu of her off days. -
ScaredyMum:
So does it mean for the first month of contract renewal = $450 + additional 15days of salary + value of 2 way airtix?
1) 1) Yes, 15 days of salary + value of 2 way airtix to her hometown.
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Largely opinion and \"if I were in your position\"...
Since your situation is quite unique - 6 to 8 months extension and not really a 2-year renewal... You can probably discuss with her what is the lumpsum bonus you will give to her upon completion. This should cover the 14 days' paid leave that she was entitled to plus the cost of her return ticket. Presumable this should also include a one-way ticket home?
You said you will renew the WP yourself. When you get insurance, it's either 12m or 24m. You can probably get a refund if it is less than 6 mths. You need to check. If there is a chance at all that she might come back to work after her leave... maybe, 3 mths later... if you want to help her you can keep the WP open - cheaper for her to \"transfer\" than to go through the agency costs all over again. IMHO, lah... Anyway levy I believe can get waiver for home leave, and insurance already paid and done deal.gingersouffle:
Hi,
Tagged on this post so that forum won't be so messy with so many similar issues.
My Indon domestic helper contract is going to end Jan 2013. We need her to be around for another 6~8 months and she agrees to this extension. I am unfamiliar with the new MOM ruling since I will be extending her WP on my own.
1) She doesn't want to take home leave. Do I need to compensate her?
2) What is the minimum salary requirement now (for Indon)?
3) Is it compulsory for her to have off day? She doesn't want off day as she has nowhere to go and in fact is quite afraid to go out alone. She is quite sweet looking and has been harassed by Bangladeshi workers before. Can we keep the same arrangement ie paying in lieu?
TIA! -
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gingersouffle:
I think it's like this: Regarding the 1/2 months paid leave- it is similar to the leave that you get from your boss except that they get it only at completion of 2 year contract. It does NOT involve payment of extra $ if when she goes on leave. You just pay her the full salary for her last month, but she works only 1/2 month.
So does it mean for the first month of contract renewal = $450 + additional 15days of salary + value of 2 way airtix?ScaredyMum:
1) 1) Yes, 15 days of salary + value of 2 way airtix to her hometown.
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Similarly the airtix is normally one ticket every 2 years.
Since she's only staying on for a few months more, I think you could speak to her and say that it's just a postponement of a few months (for the ticket and the leave)
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