All About Full-Time Maids
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rain_drops:
Yeah it's weird because other agencies arrange the interviews y this agency don't.[/quote]My agency charges $588 but does everything through email eg. they email me biodatas. Interviews also I call myself or use viber. If the helper does not have viber, I talk to the overseas agent direct also through viber. To me its ok so I don hve to make my way down to the office to interview. And I don need to sit there and go through piles of biodatas and in the end nothing.matrix0405:
[quote=\"rain_drops\"]Hey guys, I had contacted an agency to hire a New Philipino maid, they had given me their numbers & asked me to call myself. Its a bit weird isnt it, plus their fee is about $1600++ all in. Any suggestions??
Charging $1600 but no budget to give international calls to client!
I remember one time I went to Lucky plaza and walked into 4-5 agencies and sat down and ran through all the biodatas and nothing. Went home more drained..so when I came across this agency and based on my requirements emailed me everything...wah easier for me. But when they asked me to call myself I was puzzled also. haha..but I don mind buying a Pinoy IDD card only $8.50 and personally call from comfort of my home to interview them.
If you go to netmaid.com.sg, you will see alot of biodatas there too and if you find one you like, you can call up the agency that reps them.Very informative! -
Maxine:
Wahh!! $588 is agency fee only isn't?? Bc the rates i mentioned is inclusive of insurance, wp, etc. so I was wondering their fee so expensive yet I have to call myself? Mind sharing the agency info?
My agency charges $588 but does everything through email eg. they email me biodatas. Interviews also I call myself or use viber. If the helper does not have viber, I talk to the overseas agent direct also through viber. To me its ok so I don hve to make my way down to the office to interview. And I don need to sit there and go through piles of biodatas and in the end nothing.
I remember one time I went to Lucky plaza and walked into 4-5 agencies and sat down and ran through all the biodatas and nothing. Went home more drained..so when I came across this agency and based on my requirements emailed me everything...wah easier for me. But when they asked me to call myself I was puzzled also. haha..but I don mind buying a Pinoy IDD card only $8.50 and personally call from comfort of my home to interview them.
If you go to netmaid.com.sg, you will see alot of biodatas there too and if you find one you like, you can call up the agency that reps them.Very informative! -
rain_drops:
VMaxine:
My agency charges $588 but does everything through email eg. they email me biodatas. Interviews also I call myself or use viber. If the helper does not have viber, I talk to the overseas agent direct also through viber. To me its ok so I don hve to make my way down to the office to interview. And I don need to sit there and go through piles of biodatas and in the end nothing.
I remember one time I went to Lucky plaza and walked into 4-5 agencies and sat down and ran through all the biodatas and nothing. Went home more drained..so when I came across this agency and based on my requirements emailed me everything...wah easier for me. But when they asked me to call myself I was puzzled also. haha..but I don mind buying a Pinoy IDD card only $8.50 and personally call from comfort of my home to interview them.
If you go to netmaid.com.sg, you will see alot of biodatas there too and if you find one you like, you can call up the agency that reps them.Very informative!
Wahh!! $588 is agency fee only isn't?? Bc the rates i mentioned is inclusive of insurance, wp, etc. so I was wondering their fee so expensive yet I have to call myself? Mind sharing the agency info?
Just wanted to check... My current agent used to provide me a maid free after paying his initial service fee n upfrnt loan if i
change maid before 6 months. Now I will hv to pay $300 if maid does nt work out while he transfer her n make extra $ frm her. My Agent say there's no more free maids nowadays. Is that true? -
Yes it is true... The agencies quoted the top up fee range from $400, $688, $700, $800. :yikes: and yet the agency fee is more than $1k for Indo maid :mad:
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My philipino maid is asking for transfer, basically her WP is ended in August and we do not have intention to renew her and she don want to go home. For those who looking for transfer maid and fortunately enough your “meet” my maid, please think twice before you decided to engage her.
It is not nice if I tell your her name, well here is some information, 24-26 years old (cannot remember) with 3 children and medium size. In fact she was a transfer maid as I don have choice and cannot wait when I engaged her 2 years back. -
Hi ladies, i have hired an ex-sg maid. During her interview on the phone everything was ok. She's now here for 2 weeks & wants to transfer. I was too foolish didn't see this coming as her mother has been working here for over 20 years. This maid's previous employer was a rich expat who gave her ipad as b-day present & her bedroom is huge with fridge & TV (so she says). Over at our place, we are those who can only buy her a cake or treat a movie for her b-day & a small size bedroom. She is an executive maid if there is a name for that! For 2 weeks that she worked for us, she keeps hiding in the toilet & she keeps going to the room to snack on titbits. We are quite flexible employers in that we allow her to eat everything & she is given lunch money as well (she told agent 'not enough food' bcos we gave her maggi noodleS for lunch/dinner which we never did). She is also allowed to nap in the afternoon & use her phone any time except certain times like crossing the road etc. Our kids are in full daycare & primary school so there isn't much to do. However since she is an executive maid who has taken us for a free ride to singapore & a stepping stone, we are thinking of sending her back. Biggest drawback is her loan of about S$2000. We are still considering whether to send her home or let her transfer. $2000 is a lot of money...can even buy a prada bag
however certain money must be spent to send a clear message to these maids that we are not to be played with! Please advice. Thanks. -
bees:
Hi ladies, i have hired an ex-sg maid. During her interview on the phone everything was ok. She's now here for 2 weeks & wants to transfer. I was too foolish didn't see this coming as her mother has been working here for over 20 years. This maid's previous employer was a rich expat who gave her ipad as b-day present & her bedroom is huge with fridge & TV (so she says). Over at our place, we are those who can only buy her a cake or treat a movie for her b-day & a small size bedroom. She is an executive maid if there is a name for that! For 2 weeks that she worked for us, she keeps hiding in the toilet & she keeps going to the room to snack on titbits. We are quite flexible employers in that we allow her to eat everything & she is given lunch money as well (she told agent 'not enough food' bcos we gave her maggi noodleS for lunch/dinner which we never did). She is also allowed to nap in the afternoon & use her phone any time except certain times like crossing the road etc. Our kids are in full daycare & primary school so there isn't much to do. However since she is an executive maid who has taken us for a free ride to singapore & a stepping stone, we are thinking of sending her back. Biggest drawback is her loan of about S$2000. We are still considering whether to send her home or let her transfer. $2000 is a lot of money...can even buy a prada bag
however certain money must be spent to send a clear message to these maids that we are not to be played with! Please advice. Thanks.
A very good life maid... -
If she can lie to agent about the Maggie noodle part, I’m sure she would do the same for all other aspects. Get a replacement but she’d have to work your chores in the meantime.
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Hi All
I have some sharings on the maids nowadays. I really think that having a reasonable good maid is 80% luck (personality of the maid) and 20% other factors including the personality of the employers, the profile of the family etc, if not still 100% luck on the maid herself.
I have maids since 1997 (16 years in all), when my first son was born. I only take experience maids ...I have 2 boys in sec school now and we have stayed in HDB, Condos and now landed home. So i have alot of silly experiences analysing maids...Till now i have a total of 8-10 maids, 2 maids who stayed 5 years each period (10 years in total) but lately the rest are really \"Random\" maids (6-8 of them). I have tried Indon, Filippinos, Myanmars. I still contact my that 2 good maids till now and they are married with kids...Random means cannot make it....haha...stayed with us 1 week to 3-6 months types. Very tiring to kanna them....
I found out, not by generalisation, but -the 80% majority rule - that, (of course there are the 20% who are not generalised here) :
1) Filippinos are mostly arrogant (hao lian), vain and tell alot of lies. They like to work for expat ah mohs. Look down on Singaporeans, middle class or lower. They do not like to be micro-managed. Like to talk on phones, even to midnight. Like to have boyfriends and generally lose morals. So rare to find a good one now. Have, but very difficult....They are ok with big houses, kids. But they very talkative and high and mightly. They are the brightest of all. Any other maids they know, they call them cousins...OMG!
2) Indon always blur and tell lies type, must push them, not hardworking, not thorough in their jobs. Not so smart like Filippinos but more humble. But they are not so hygienic. Can cook better only, can micro manage abit only for the in-exp ones. Hardy types Can work in big house, not so good with kids, but better with aged, Tell lies also, steal also. 95% cannot eat pork and mostly cannot handle dogs.
3) Myanmar, mostly are of better character (at least 60% will not steal). English ok, some bad. But character is more impt in maids right? They are very rigid and \"one sided\" mind, stubborn. IF they have made up mind on certain things, hard to change their thinking....maybe culture, not so much on attitude. Cannot cook well and cannot work in Big house...They do not argue so much like the Filippinos.
Any other sharings on this? I reiterate my findings are on majority maids , not the 2 sides of the bell curve....
Lately, i also found out that :
1)the maids choose us, when they hear babies, small kids and big houses (landed), they all dont want to work for us....why the world is like this? When i was in condo, my status among the maids are the best even my kids are in primary schools that time. Worst is when i stay in landed house, with 2 dogs, no aged, kids come home after school at 3-5pm....they also dont want work leh....They choose us hor....
2) Some agencies , mostly in Far East shopping centres,esp those mentioned as avoided agencies in the various threads in kiasuparents , are \"Super\" maid agencies which always do transfer maids from local families like us to expat ang mohs. They do not hire from fresh and do proper application. They steal our maids...You can see a stream of maids there interviewing employers on Sundays. Not we interview them hor. Can MOM do something to this? They made us super stressed when after training our maids, the agencies took them to the \"foreigners\" and we local mummies have to work so hard for a living , on top of the training maids and supervising kids and teenagers and high cost of living. The agencies bosses with maid licences are mostly FOREIGNERS, but now Singaporeans. The maid agencies bosses are from Philippines, Myanmar origins. I saw their licences & i spoke to them...Now these converted Singaporean teach their maids to stay away from local employers and earning my money when our maids transferred out...
3)Now, I gave my maid (recommended by my ex-maid) hp usage, 2 days off (old contracts) and $580 (she only 2 years exp) in Singapore. If not, no maids can work for me. Last 2 years and earlier, $380-$450 for experience maids, 1 day off, now, they are like priced so high by the agents.
4) Why MOM does not waive the maid levy and put us employers on par with the HK, Taiwan etc? We Singaporeans employers are not \"valued \" here by these maids as they seek greener pastures after getting exp here. Those manpower ministries in HK and Taiwan only take experience maids and are paid $800. Why MOM does not look into this? Do u know the maids do not respect us here even we are paying about $800 including levy but we can only get fresh and lousy exp maids for these prices?
5) Do you know the maids in Taiwan and HK cannot ask for transfer? any requests by them are not entertained. They will be asked to pay for their airfares home immediately and come back again as a new hire. So it make them work hard for at least 2 years without complaints & wary of their employers....
Maid and employers do have a differentiation. We are not talking about that they are mere products or whatever. Since uneducated women in those countries can find jobs and money here, they have to earn their respectable income by giving their services, isn't it? Only a small handful employers here are not good, but majority do know how to treat their maids well as our kids are with them. We are not so inhuman.
Indirectly, our maid agencies will not help us on this becos they also get money from transfer cases. We employers must set up a group or representatives to talk to MOM about all these. Anyone seriously keen in these? -
Agree with kokomummy abt stopping transfer in SG. It is a floodgate to more problems!
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