nms1:if she's just mildly asthmatic then an inhaler should be enough to keep it under control in which case the cost would be relatively low. Is it fair to transfer her to another employer because you don't want to pay for it?dooelsie:My maid could not breathe and I brought her to the doctor, she say she had ashma when she was 10 and had small attacks regularly but hid it away frm us. Her housework has not been completed all this while and the Doctor gave medicine and her ashma should be under control for now but I dont know whether to keep her cos she still want to stay on with us.
She did not declare her illness and if I keep her I will hv to keep watch on her and send her to doc for medicine for I dont know how long. I guess if i send her back to the agent she will be transfered. What advice would you give? I did not inform the agent yet.
Nms1, pls read my post and not jump to conclusions. No where did i say that i do not want to pay for simple medication for a mild medical problem. Although employers are not obliged to provide medical care for chronic pre-existing medical conditions. Not even an insurance company will do that! And it is not responsible to transfer her to another unsuspecting employer without informing them of her condition. Pls do not imply this as the next logical solution. I am more concerned that I have to keep watch on her as her condition could develop into chronic asthma. I have a friend's son who passed away from an asthma attack because he did not have his medication at hand.