<![CDATA[Dedicated Maid Forum?]]>Just taking a straw poll here to see if the community supports the creation of a dedicated maid Forum on KiasuParents.com. Seems like people like to talk or rant about their maids :lol:

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/topic/19352/dedicated-maid-forumRSS for NodeSat, 18 Apr 2026 12:36:37 GMTFri, 18 Feb 2011 05:51:55 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Dedicated Maid Forum? on Sun, 29 Jul 2018 06:32:18 GMT]]>Support ++ , maid forum is needed . I have come across a caregiver who passed the body check in Philippines, FIT to work but with remarks need to take medication on her clearance letter . Most of the employer will not ask for the clearance letter and leave it to the agency to decide . This may bring us alot of problem in the future especially Singapore medical is so expensive and the maid only entitled to class b or b1 (no subsi)

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1861717https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1861717Sun, 29 Jul 2018 06:32:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Dedicated Maid Forum? on Fri, 01 Apr 2011 08:12:29 GMT]]>i like the idea. It could be a place to exchange view & comments on maids. Esp those who perform poorly, we need to protect all parents out there with children. We can’t afford to let maids hurt them.


Cos from past experience, employers do not want to comments on their maids cos they want their $$ back. Not realising that it’s a vicious circle.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/390049https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/390049Fri, 01 Apr 2011 08:12:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Dedicated Maid Forum? on Thu, 03 Mar 2011 03:21:40 GMT]]>Found this in the MOM website. Read on ....


Levy
A FDW levy of $265 (normal) or $170 (concession) is to be paid by employers at the end of each month. Levy charges begin one day after she arrives in Singapore. For a first-time FDW, the levy will begin on the fourth day of her arrival (excluding the day of arrival).

Levy payments should be made via GIRO. The FDW’s Work Permit will be cancelled if you fail to maintain a valid GIRO account. The levy for each month is payable by the employer at the end of each month. The payment due date is the 14th (for manual payment) or 17th (for GIRO payment) of the following month. If the 17th is a non-working day, the deduction will be made on the next working day.

If you wish to view your levy bills online, you can register for the Internet Foreign Worker Levy Billing System (iFWLB).



Consequences of Non-payment of Levy

If payment is not made on time, one or more of the following measures may be taken:

A late payment penalty will be charged.
Existing Work Permits will be cancelled.
The employer will not be allowed to apply for new Work Permits or renew his existing Work Permits.
Legal proceedings will be taken to recover the unpaid levy liability.


Levy Concession

You can apply for a levy concession for up to two FDWs if you satisfy any of the following conditions:

Condition A

The employer or spouse has a child who is a Singapore citizen and below 12 years old living with him/her
The employer or spouse has a grandchild who is a Singapore citizen and below 12 years old living with him/her
Condition B

The employer or co-residing spouse is a Singapore Citizen aged 65 years or above
The employer or spouse is a Singapore Citizen and the other party is a Singapore Permanent Resident aged 65 years or above, both of whom live at the same registered address as in the NRIC.
Condition C

The employer or spouse has a parent, parent-in-law, grandparent or grandparent-in-law who is a Singapore Citizen aged 65 years or above, living with them at the same registered address as in the NRIC
The employer or spouse is a Singapore Citizen and has a parent, parent-in-law, grandparent or grandparent-in-law who is a Singapore Permanent Resident aged 65 years or above, living with them at the same registered address as in the NRIC.
Condition D

Employers with disabilities or who have family members with disabilities and require a full-time caregiver's assistance in daily activities (washing/bathing, feeding, going to the toilet, dressing and mobility). For more information on the eligibility criteria and application procedures, please visit the website of the Centre for Enabled Living.

Note:

For Conditions A(i) and B: - The employer is not required to apply for the levy concession as long as details of all family members living in the same household are provided in the Work Permit application.

For Conditions A(ii) and C(ii): - The employer is not required to apply for levy concession as long as details of all family members living in the same household are provided in the Work Permit application made on or after 1 January 2006.

For Condition C(i): - The employer is not required to apply for levy concession as long as details of all family members living in the same household are provided in the Work Permit application made on or after 1 August 2004.

Please allow up to two weeks for the application to be processed. The outcome will be mailed to the employer. The foreign worker levy will be reviewed annually and adjusted if necessary.

http://www.mom.gov.sg/foreign-manpower/passes-visas/work-permit-fdw/before-you-apply/Pages/default.aspx#levy

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/371622https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/371622Thu, 03 Mar 2011 03:21:40 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Dedicated Maid Forum? on Thu, 03 Mar 2011 02:48:47 GMT]]>

auntieM:
Great idea! :salute:

Me for it too! πŸ˜‰

Hi ,

Can someone advise me what the maid levy charges will be like? I am now paying $170. Am I right to say that after our kids turn 12, it reverts back to $345?

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/371554https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/371554Thu, 03 Mar 2011 02:48:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Dedicated Maid Forum? on Sat, 19 Feb 2011 03:39:19 GMT]]>

buds:
tankee:

dedicated forums for 25hourmaid :shock: :shock:


πŸ˜‰ :siam:

I would say extend it to include domestic services like cleaning, plumbing, electrical, etc.

You better :siam: bro... before kenna whack with :heresmyfish:! :laugh:

Aniwaes, i also support your idea. Cover everything domestic as well.
Otherwise it is dedicated to only maid issues then it'd be domestic
help management. 😐 Mebbe someone should start new thread
that reads : How To Better Manage Your Domestic Helper.

And with this formation of a new forum, gotta pre-empt that there might
be helpers who \"may\" come in here and also give employers a piece or
rather many pieces of that mind of theirs too! :rant: it might read : All
About Crappy Employers! :!:

Wud be creepy to read :

My name is Leticia. I'm from Phillipines. My employer is a b!^@#!!! :rant:
She wants me to peg the laundry with same colours on one pole and the
pole must oso be same colour. The clothes that i hang on the pink pole
must be pink clothes only and the pegs must oso be pink. 😞 You tell
Leticia... :siao: or not? She thinks i'm Montessorian issit? Every
work i do must colour coding? Sir say i cannot go bark cos he
will miss watching me hang laundry and wipe floor, so how?

I voted for yes, for when i go into the chit chat forum you see the All Abt
Maids thread usually on top! :idea:

:lol: :lol: :lol: Hey, don't laugh. I know of someone who's like that. All his clothes in his wardrobe must be colour-coded.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/362609https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/362609Sat, 19 Feb 2011 03:39:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Dedicated Maid Forum? on Sat, 19 Feb 2011 03:12:38 GMT]]>

buds:


Wud be creepy to read :

My name is Leticia. I'm from Phillipines. My employer is a b!^@#!!! :rant:
She wants me to peg the laundry with same colours on one pole and the
pole must oso be same colour. The clothes that i hang on the pink pole
must be pink clothes only and the pegs must oso be pink. 😞 You tell
Leticia... :siao: or not? She thinks i'm Montessorian issit? Every
work i do must colour coding? Sir say i cannot go bark cos he
will miss watching me hang laundry and wipe floor, so how?
:rotflmao: hilarious lah you sista!

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/362585https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/362585Sat, 19 Feb 2011 03:12:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Dedicated Maid Forum? on Sat, 19 Feb 2011 02:00:08 GMT]]>

tankee:
:idea: so should we move your thread from newbies to here?

πŸ˜‰ :siam: :lol:
What can I say if Chief MOB says it should be here! πŸ˜›

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/362561https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/362561Sat, 19 Feb 2011 02:00:08 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Dedicated Maid Forum? on Fri, 18 Feb 2011 23:47:31 GMT]]>And I thought we're going to name this latest forum the Complaint Corner. πŸ¦† :siam:

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/362522https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/362522Fri, 18 Feb 2011 23:47:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Dedicated Maid Forum? on Fri, 18 Feb 2011 17:16:34 GMT]]>

ChiefKiasu:
verykiasu2010:

will it be http://www.kiasumaids.com ?


if it is still under http://www.kiasuparents.com, it will be gooder than a separate site

No lah, VK, we are only creating a \"forum\" within the Kiasu Forums. We are not creating a new forum under a different domain name.

PS. \"gooder\" ?! 😐 πŸ˜‰

oh, i thot my inkland had improved from good to gooder. yours is the goodest i think !

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/362492https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/362492Fri, 18 Feb 2011 17:16:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Dedicated Maid Forum? on Fri, 18 Feb 2011 16:49:21 GMT]]>

tankee:
dedicated forums for 25hourmaid :shock: :shock:


πŸ˜‰ :siam:

I would say extend it to include domestic services like cleaning, plumbing, electrical, etc.
You better :siam: bro... before kenna whack with :heresmyfish:! :laugh:

Aniwaes, i also support your idea. Cover everything domestic as well.
Otherwise it is dedicated to only maid issues then it'd be domestic
help management. 😐 Mebbe someone should start new thread
that reads : How To Better Manage Your Domestic Helper.

And with this formation of a new forum, gotta pre-empt that there might
be helpers who \"may\" come in here and also give employers a piece or
rather many pieces of that mind of theirs too! :rant: it might read : All
About Crappy Employers! :!:

Wud be creepy to read :

My name is Leticia. I'm from Phillipines. My employer is a b!^@#!!! :rant:
She wants me to peg the laundry with same colours on one pole and the
pole must oso be same colour. The clothes that i hang on the pink pole
must be pink clothes only and the pegs must oso be pink. 😞 You tell
Leticia... :siao: or not? She thinks i'm Montessorian issit? Every
work i do must colour coding? Sir say i cannot go bark cos he
will miss watching me hang laundry and wipe floor, so how?

I voted for yes, for when i go into the chit chat forum you see the All Abt
Maids thread usually on top! :idea:

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/362484https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/362484Fri, 18 Feb 2011 16:49:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Dedicated Maid Forum? on Fri, 18 Feb 2011 16:39:29 GMT]]>

25hourmaid:


It's okay. I didn't run the game for the KPs. Was more for the fun of it to relive those good old 3-word story days! :lol:

:thankyou:

:idea: so should we move your thread from newbies to here?
πŸ˜‰ :siam: :lol:

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/362473https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/362473Fri, 18 Feb 2011 16:39:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Dedicated Maid Forum? on Fri, 18 Feb 2011 15:53:50 GMT]]>Chief :imanisland:


I voted a YES!!


Brilliant idea :celebrate: :celebrate:

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/362445https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/362445Fri, 18 Feb 2011 15:53:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Dedicated Maid Forum? on Fri, 18 Feb 2011 15:52:30 GMT]]>

ChiefKiasu:
Erm... your game must have a contest element in there, which means there is some management required for you to market and run the game processes, and to identify winners and give out the points. You must also inform us by PM prior to running the game so that we can work out all the necessary parameters before you go ahead with the game.

It's okay. I didn't run the game for the KPs. Was more for the fun of it to relive those good old 3-word story days! :lol:

:thankyou:

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/362442https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/362442Fri, 18 Feb 2011 15:52:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Dedicated Maid Forum? on Fri, 18 Feb 2011 15:50:24 GMT]]>

25hourmaid:
... Do I get any KPs for the 3-word game even though there's no KPs to be awarded to participants? :oops: :oops:

Erm... your game must have a contest element in there, which means there is some management required for you to market and run the game processes, and to identify winners and give out the points. You must also inform us by PM prior to running the game so that we can work out all the necessary parameters before you go ahead with the game.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/362440https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/362440Fri, 18 Feb 2011 15:50:24 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Dedicated Maid Forum? on Fri, 18 Feb 2011 15:47:11 GMT]]>

Happy Mama:
Maid, you are really asking in a very small voice... words so small I squint my eyes also cannot read properly. :rotflmao:

Shhhh.... not so loud! Very :oops: :oops:

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/362436https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/362436Fri, 18 Feb 2011 15:47:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Dedicated Maid Forum? on Fri, 18 Feb 2011 15:45:57 GMT]]>

25hourmaid:
Do I get any KPs for the 3-word game even though there's no KPs to be awarded to participants? :oops: :oops:

Maid, you are really asking in a very small voice... words so small I squint my eyes also cannot read properly. :rotflmao:

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/362435https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/362435Fri, 18 Feb 2011 15:45:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Dedicated Maid Forum? on Fri, 18 Feb 2011 15:42:08 GMT]]>

ChiefKiasu:
You can always set up the game thread in the Playground Forum. We usually give about 1000 KPs to anyone who starts and manage a game thread in this Forum. The process is simple... just PM me details of the game, plus the budget of KiasuPoints you would like to offer to contestants. We will review it and let you know if it is ok. Then you can run the game. At the end of the game, you let us know how many KPs you need to give out to the winners and we will transfer to you the KP fundings along with your 1000KP award πŸ™‚

Sorry, a bit :offtopic: here .....

Emmm, Chief .... asking in a small voice ......

Do I get any KPs for the 3-word game even though there's no KPs to be awarded to participants? :oops: :oops:

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/362429https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/362429Fri, 18 Feb 2011 15:42:08 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Dedicated Maid Forum? on Fri, 18 Feb 2011 15:35:21 GMT]]>

ChiefKiasu:
Happy Mama:

but chief, where to cast votes for domestic help ah? and what will we win? πŸ˜‰ πŸ˜‰


You can always set up the game thread in the Playground Forum. We usually give about 1000 KPs to anyone who starts and manage a game thread in this Forum. The process is simple... just PM me details of the game, plus the budget of KiasuPoints you would like to offer to contestants. We will review it and let you know if it is ok. Then you can run the game. At the end of the game, you let us know how many KPs you need to give out to the winners and we will transfer to you the KP fundings along with your 1000KP award πŸ™‚

Wow, cool! This is something new to me... and it sure sounds interesting... Thanks, Chief... Lemme give it some thoughts.. can't think of any games at the moment... brain dead now... πŸ˜‰ πŸ˜‰

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/362420https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/362420Fri, 18 Feb 2011 15:35:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Dedicated Maid Forum? on Fri, 18 Feb 2011 15:33:42 GMT]]>

tankee:
should these threads on vacuum cleaner comes in here?


http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?t=11344

http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2387
Indeed they should, since they offer the alternative of dis-intermediating home cleaning πŸ™‚

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/362418https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/362418Fri, 18 Feb 2011 15:33:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Dedicated Maid Forum? on Fri, 18 Feb 2011 15:32:07 GMT]]>

Happy Mama:
but chief, where to cast votes for domestic help ah? and what will we win? πŸ˜‰ πŸ˜‰

You can always set up the game thread in the Playground Forum. We usually give about 1000 KPs to anyone who starts and manage a game thread in this Forum. The process is simple... just PM me details of the game, plus the budget of KiasuPoints you would like to offer to contestants. We will review it and let you know if it is ok. Then you can run the game. At the end of the game, you let us know how many KPs you need to give out to the winners and we will transfer to you the KP fundings along with your 1000KP award πŸ™‚

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/362415https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/362415Fri, 18 Feb 2011 15:32:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Dedicated Maid Forum? on Fri, 18 Feb 2011 15:29:18 GMT]]>should these threads on vacuum cleaner comes in here?


http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?t=11344

http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2387

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/362411https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/362411Fri, 18 Feb 2011 15:29:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Dedicated Maid Forum? on Fri, 18 Feb 2011 15:23:36 GMT]]>but chief, where to cast votes for domestic help ah? and what will we win? πŸ˜‰ πŸ˜‰

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/362401https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/362401Fri, 18 Feb 2011 15:23:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Dedicated Maid Forum? on Fri, 18 Feb 2011 15:22:27 GMT]]>Me me me!!! I vote for it!!!

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/362400https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/362400Fri, 18 Feb 2011 15:22:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Dedicated Maid Forum? on Fri, 18 Feb 2011 15:19:34 GMT]]>

tankee:
ChiefKiasu:

[quote=\"Sun_2010\"]Good Idea!


And like tankee suggested it could be broader -
How about calling it Housekeeping

OK... looks like the response to do this is overwhelming... so it's only a question of naming the thing. Housekeeping sounds very much like a hotel leh... how about \"Domestic Help\"? Any other suggestions?


:idea: sounds like a game - \"name the forum\" contest? πŸ˜‰[/quote]Sure. I've named it \"Domestic Help\" as a placeholder for now... and anyone who votes for \"Domestic Help\" wins the game... πŸ˜‰

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/362396https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/362396Fri, 18 Feb 2011 15:19:34 GMT