just hired a myanmar maid, exsg, 1 employer, finished 2 year contract .

the funny thing is her husband is working in Singapore shipyard. anyone encounter this before?

to employer, is maid 4 month loan better or 7 month loan better?


are my below understandings correct?
1. maid is more likely to have better attitude during loan period. so the longer loan is better. (higher loan drives better attitude)
2. under same condition, a maid at 30+ should be better than a maid 20+? as she might have more experience, more patience and less likely to run away?

Hi, it’s first time for me to hire a maid. I got this quote from an agent for new Filipino maid.


S$500/month

Agent fee + documentation fee + insurance everything = S$1300
one time charge of S$2000 as loan (4 month salary, then the loan is cleared)

my questions are: is S$1300 considered a normal market rate? ("integrated maid", small agency, less than 1 year, operated by couple)

is it fine for them to charge S$2000 loan at a time? I thought it should be paid month by month only?

Thanks