mommy2two:

hi bagsroom and koolkidsrock2,


thanks for sharing and highlighting this cosmetic issue on keloid treatment for fdw.
this is something new - i was not aware that we as employer would also have to be responsible for such non-life threatening issue or medical-related issue. but this is not a must, right? since it is non life threatening?

i know a few friends with keloids on their arms as well; from the BCG injection when they were babies, but none went for treatment since that was a norm back then for most kids of our generation. why then the fdw need such treatment?

just curious.

Yeah we must pay, I checked with MOM already. the doctor mentioned it is medical issues not cosmetic. Anything related with medical issues employer must pay for it.

You can refer to below PDF from Mom website
http://www.mom.gov.sg/~/media/mom/docum ... _-_fdw.pdf

@hhquek, I can’t ask her to eat up her rest time coz she will tell me that she is not feeling well the next day. It happened when my relatives come over to my place for few days.


I brought her to NSC, it costed me $145 for the doctor and treatment. Sigh apparently keloid is medical issues not cosmetic treatment So my next step will be not renewing her contract. (It was change from cosmetic to medical issue 3 years ago)

Thanks all.

Do you remember how much it costed you? is the doctor available on Saturday?do you mind to recommend me the clinic?

My helper contract is due for 2 years, we are considering to renew her because she is honest that’s the only plus point.her work below standard from my past 3 helpers, she is very slow in doing the housework, I need to help her to do housework during weekend at times, our house only have 3 persons, she refused to change when I told her to do some efficient way to do her work, she also does not want to work with us if we are having newborn baby, furthermore she is having pre-existing condition keloid which she never tell us before we told her that we are going to renew her. She mentioned that she need to get some injection which it will cost her about $160 (the $ was 8 years ago when she was working with her previous employer, she went back home 8 years ago and stay in Indo for 6 years before she come to Singapore 2 years ago to work with us, during her 2 year she did not tell anything about her keloid, her keloid was the reason why her previous employer sent her back home (in my view) she did not admit it when I asked her).


Question:
Should I renew her with the fact above?
Should I pay for her keloid treatment which it may cost double now?
Is keloid treatment consider as cosmetic treatment?

I’m in dilemma now.

Thanks