<![CDATA[Quality Agencies for new maid?]]>We are moving to Singapore soon and are looking to hire a maid as soon as we get there. We have 3 very lively and headstrong children and various pets, so working for us won’t be an easy job. Can anyone recommend a good agency that might be able to help?

Also, what’s the expected salary for a maid with the usual duties, i.e. cooking, cleaning and watching the children? Any help would be much appreciated!

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/topic/34634/quality-agencies-for-new-maidRSS for NodeSat, 09 May 2026 13:46:05 GMTSat, 21 Apr 2012 14:13:21 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Quality Agencies for new maid? on Wed, 25 Apr 2012 14:07:55 GMT]]>Sounds horrid, Hard Truth and mother3. Not so dissimilar from our situation here in HK. Interviewed 25 maids, hired one and spent a year "educating" her on the dos and don’ts. I am terrified of going through that again, it is so much work and time I don’t have! Is it easy to fire a maid that doesn’t work out?

Thanks for the tip on the government levy, that’s quite an amount per month from what I can see from the Ministry of Manpower website! How about the insurance and the medical costs? What am I responsible for?

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/752177https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/752177Wed, 25 Apr 2012 14:07:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Quality Agencies for new maid? on Tue, 24 Apr 2012 15:20:38 GMT]]>I agree with hard true , my previous was horrible , went out shopping on her own when I at work , cook instant noodles for my kids instead Of rice or porridge , declare extra off days on Sunday when I still sleeping ,housework half done …

Get agent , but agent just talk over phone now itch her no action done !
Finally tolerated for half a year , sent her to Philippines .
Get another agent , recommended helper who had been transfer for 6 times within 3 mths … Till I found this current agent and helper , so far so good… Hopefully be good till contract ends .

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/751641https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/751641Tue, 24 Apr 2012 15:20:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Quality Agencies for new maid? on Tue, 24 Apr 2012 09:46:36 GMT]]>

SINGAPORENEW:
Thanks, mother3, very very useful input! I work too, so I can't use maids without initiative and self-management skills. Is $450 high end pay or about average? I am paying mine about twice as much here in HK, that's the high end of the salary range though...And she still thinks it's not enough:)

Does Excel offer Filipinas only or do they have Thai maids etc.?
I hope you have the techniques to get maids with initiative and self-management skills. If you have would appreciate if you can share them.
Spend a little bit of time reading the many post here on maids and you will get a flavour of the type of maids that you can possible face in Singapore.

I am just plain lucky if I can get them to do the things that I want and the way I want it done.

BTW I hope you also understand that there is a levy to be paid on top of the salary that you mentioned. Our govt needs to make some revenue out of us.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/751504https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/751504Tue, 24 Apr 2012 09:46:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Quality Agencies for new maid? on Mon, 23 Apr 2012 06:02:18 GMT]]>Thanks, that’s good to know!

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/750755https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/750755Mon, 23 Apr 2012 06:02:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Quality Agencies for new maid? on Sun, 22 Apr 2012 23:44:46 GMT]]>Not I know off of Thai helpers , philippino and Indo .

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/750577https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/750577Sun, 22 Apr 2012 23:44:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Quality Agencies for new maid? on Sun, 22 Apr 2012 15:06:16 GMT]]>Thanks, mother3, very very useful input! I work too, so I can’t use maids without initiative and self-management skills. Is $450 high end pay or about average? I am paying mine about twice as much here in HK, that’s the high end of the salary range though…And she still thinks it’s not enough:)

Does Excel offer Filipinas only or do they have Thai maids etc.?

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/750336https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/750336Sun, 22 Apr 2012 15:06:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Quality Agencies for new maid? on Sat, 21 Apr 2012 15:15:06 GMT]]>Btw , I recommend because I like after sale follow ,

Not related to comPany , no commission .
Maids before this was nightmare … From previous company,
Not reliable …

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/749923https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/749923Sat, 21 Apr 2012 15:15:06 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Quality Agencies for new maid? on Sat, 21 Apr 2012 15:10:08 GMT]]>Excel Power Resources @ 228A River Valley Road Singapore 238286.Liew Koi Chin (KC Liew)

Excel Power Resources
90018756
I got this agent to get a maid as a friend get from him ,
So far both our maids are reliable , trust worthy . I am a mother of 3 and working ,
Helper do all the cleaning , washing and look after the kids too , Philipina ,$450.

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