Maid needs to go home - who is responsible for her loan?
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Normally, if you want to recoup the loan $, you have to give the agent some time to look for a new employer for her and to transfer her.
Whether you paid a lump sum, or in post-dated cheques shouldn’t make any difference. You are still liable for the cheques you issued. You can get the bank to cancel the cheques, but they can take action against you. -
Actually, the agent officially represent the maids or the employers? It’s a confusing role they are having.
The contract we sign with the agent, about engaging their services, replacement, payment terms and all that, is a simple standard one, more like a note to me. -
taz:
Yup, not to be cynical but my friend's maid had said the same thing to her and it was a lie. She found the maid's sudden wish to depart fishy, checked her things and realised that the maid had stolen a substantial amount of valuables from her.Isn't cost of hiring another maid is cheaper than release her and forgo outstanding loan ?
To me, this sound fishy....yes... i went thru few stories... felt pity for them. paid for return trip, home leave, then mia.
Understand that it is norm for them to say that accident or even death to their immediate family member - father, mother, son or daughter, etc.
why not ask the agent to talk to the maid and also help to verify if it is true. Usually the agent is better position to judge if it is true.
Very likely that she will decide not to go back, saying need to continue to work for $ to sent back or borrow $ from u.
Since u said that she is a lousy worker & plan to transfer her out then no point to do much for her since she is not helping u much also..
just my view only... u decide the best decision for your family & u.
Show compassion only if you are sure that she's telling the truth... -
Thank you everybody for your advice. I feel conflicted. I am expecting my third child, and I really don’t want to have bad karma if because of my decision my maid lives her life in regret.
However I will not dare to let her touch my new-born baby since she is emotionally unbalanced. Right now she is showing a black face to my mum all the time, which my mum really cannot stand. And her work is getting shoddier and shoddier (guess I can’t blame her given her circumstances, but still…)
Quite clear that we cannot tahan her with us anymore. My dilemma now: Should I 1) Forget the loan, let her go back to Indon debt-free, and hire a new maid.
2) Transfer her out to the agent and take a new maid under the contract. No loss to me. She becomes the agent’s problem. If it’s true that she really cannot work, the agent has to take the loss and send her back to Indon.
Seems like most are telling me that option 2) is best. -
camleelaa:
Chances are your maid doesn't want to work for you anymore is very great since you are expecting a third child. You should go for option 2 and let the agent handle her.I am expecting my third child, and I really don't want to have bad karma if because of my decision my maid lives her life in regret.
Seems like most are telling me that option 2) is best. -
I had an ex-Indon maid who started showing signs of mental unstability on the 2nd day of work. Too homesick. Sent her back to agent on 3rd day as she cannot work. Kept crying.
She refused to transfer as all she wanted was is to go home. Agent had no choice but to send her back but not before making her sign something. Agent did not want to tell me what the document was.
The agent bore the repatriation fees and the living expenses pending her flight home (guess they were still trying to convince her to transfer). I only had to pay her salary for the 2-3 days that she was with me and her levy till she departed.
The pre-paid salary was transferred over to the replacement maid.
But I think a lot depends on your agent’s practices. -
I see…so seems like if the maid really acts gila-gila and completely unable to work, the agent has no choice but to let her go home.
I will transfer her back to the agent, and give her some money to pay off the loan/cover medical cost. I would rather be taken for a fool (in case she is lying to me), than feel bad for the rest of my life in case she is telling the truth.
Thank you everybody for your input. That’s the beauty of this forum. -
Coolkidsrock2:
I know of a maid who insisted on going home. Her parents mortgaged their plantation to pay the agent. Then sent her back.I had an ex-Indon maid who started showing signs of mental unstability on the 2nd day of work. Too homesick. Sent her back to agent on 3rd day as she cannot work. Kept crying.
She refused to transfer as all she wanted was is to go home. Agent had no choice but to send her back but not before making her sign something. Agent did not want to tell me what the document was.
The agent bore the repatriation fees and the living expenses pending her flight home (guess they were still trying to convince her to transfer). I only had to pay her salary for the 2-3 days that she was with me and her levy till she departed.
The pre-paid salary was transferred over to the replacement maid.
But I think a lot depends on your agent's practices. -
I think the document she signed is an IOU or some form of undertaking to repay the loan.
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wiimum:
Agreed fully ! Did your new maid know that u are expecting your 3rd child b4 she come, ie u let agent know - household with 2kids + 1bb ?
Chances are your maid doesn't want to work for you anymore is very great since you are expecting a third child. You should go for option 2 and let the agent handle her.camleelaa:
I am expecting my third child, and I really don't want to have bad karma if because of my decision my maid lives her life in regret.
Seems like most are telling me that option 2) is best.
Usually maid will say everything yes during interview, then later find that it is too much hardwork.
Go for option 2. Get a new maid. U cannot let your new born being taken care of maid who is not interested to work.
My previous maid make use of me to come over to SG, then <1mth, said she want to go back to agent as she only want to work for employer with 1 child.
During the 2mth waiting time for new maid, we suffer as she will only do what she want and what she like, ignore my 2 kids etc, sleeping as and when she like, concentrating on her face & hair :stupid:
She got her wish come true as she can interview her potential employer since she is here. We did not sent her back due to the loan.
Also it look like now is the maid's market as some need to desperate to get transfer maid...
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