All About Full-Time Maids

[AhMee]

Hello Ladies,


My part-time helper is recommending that I hire her sister (Sri Lankan) direct (fulltime). Do you think this is advisable even if I’m willing to go through the hassle? Or should I just engage an agency for a helper?

[mummyv]

jacsplace:

Does anyone know if Philippine embassy requires a S$300 fee for passing documents to transfer maid to new employer?

hi jacsplace

I got a Phil transfer maid 1+ plus month ago. I did not pay for any Phil embassy fee. What I paid is agency fee + maid loan + insurance. My previous maid agency was very upfront in saying that for new Phil maids, there is an embassy documentation fee usually already paid by the agency (factored in as part of their agency fee). They wanted to claw back that some of the fee from me when I wanted to hire an almost new Phil transfer maid from them. So it is a matter of how much they charge for agency fee. If the agency fee is high, they will not claw this back from you. HIH

[mummyv]

AhMee:

Hello Ladies,


My part-time helper is recommending that I hire her sister (Sri Lankan) direct (fulltime). Do you think this is advisable even if I'm willing to go through the hassle? Or should I just engage an agency for a helper?

hi AhMee

I think the most important question will be is the cost savings justifiable to counter your effort? Getting a helper that works well with your family is a matter of heng swee. Even when some frens identified other fren's helper as \"good\" it also did not work out. People can change or employer expectations are different.

[POA Teacher]

Cut in levy for some of us.

But, based on history, I’ll bet a certain group of people will take advantage and raise charges etc

[yanyan]

I’m a little bit nervous abt tmr coz tmr evening will be telling maid to pack up her things as we will be sending her home on friday morning… Dont knw how her reactio will be…hopefully not a teary teary session since she is the one who requested to go home…

[jackiejack]

Hi

[moonee]

jackiejack:

Hi

yah, Hi!

[KSmom8]

Feel shiok! Just told my Phil maid off. She’s so full of complaints. Enough! Can’t stand her prima Donna attitude. Told her can transfer or I send her home. After months of complaining that soooo much work in my hdb flat, she finally said workload is ok. No need for me to call agent. So far, she’s kwai kwai.

[vinegar]

KSmom8:

Feel shiok! Just told my Phil maid off. She's so full of complaints. Enough! Can't stand her prima Donna attitude. Told her can transfer or I send her home. After months of complaining that soooo much work in my hdb flat, she finally said workload is ok. No need for me to call agent. So far, she's kwai kwai.

think she wanna to \"test water\".hinting u for increment or give her workload?Now u show her that she is not indispensable...is a wake-up call for her.

[piyobaby]

Looks like I would need to camp in here more often on how to manage a maid esp since my first was a pretty traumatizing experience. :nailbite: However judging from the total pages in this thread, dun think I'm capable to even glance thru them.