All About Full-Time Maids
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EN:
I dont want the maid to accuse the family that she is being asked to work at two places and land us in trouble.
Hi En,
I am not too sure about working at 2 places. Our maid follows the kids wherever they go. Eg. On weekdays, she is staying at my mum's place becoz my kids are there. On weekends, she comes back to our office. But during the day, she only works in 1 house. She will not be asked to do more than that.
This is the stuff that we tell the agents as well. That she will follow the kids to ah mah house or at home,etc... I believe alot of families are doing that too. -
Hi MMM
I did the same when my kids were younger, sent everyone to my mum’s place. We informed the agent as well of the arrangement.
I also gave her the gate key because if the gate key is ever being duplicated, there is always a pad lock that we can change. The main door key, is the one I dont allow the maid to hold. Just like yours, the main door can be open from inside & out unless it is being locked from inside or locked using the key from outside.
Personally, I feel that you will need to gauge how comfortable you are with the maid. Not all maid can be trusted. -
Check out the Foreign Domestic Worker Employer's Guidebook
http://www.mom.gov.sg/publish/momportal/en/communities/work_pass/foreign_domestic_workers/publications.html
Read page 10:
An exception may be made for FDWs who accompany their employer's children to a caregiver's home to care for the children under the caregiver's supervision. In this case, the FDW must agree to the arrangement and should not be asked to do the full load of housework in both homes.
lifestylelink,
When I employed my maid 2 years ago, her salary was $300. She has 6 months of working experience in Singapore. That maid agency has already closed down.HappyAvon:
I have employed 5 Indonesian maids before I get my current one. 4 of them are experienced and speak good English. One of them was fresh, her English is surprisingly good. But you are right that many fresh Indonesian maids have problem with English.Hi Tamarind
You maybe the lucky one who is able to find good indonesian maids. Honestly speaking many fresh indonesian maids does not know how to speak proper english and this may also include some filipina maids too. Sometimes it also depends on luck.... BTW, it is not true that Filipina are much more expensive..the market rate now is about 340.00 for Indonesian and 370.00 for Filipina - no off day. I would always suggest that you ask for phone interview with the maid..at least you will know their communication skills, their responsiveness etc..
I had one fresh filipino maid before, her english is so bad, I sent her away within 5 days.
Filipino maids are still more expensive than Indonesian maids now, $30 is not a small amount to me
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Mine is a burmese.I agree that their character is independent of their nationality.but was sent off a week ago.
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My brother went home one day and found his front door unlock and maid disappeared. :!: Luckily nothing went missing. So at the end of the day, it is whether the maid wants to listen to you or not, whether she wants to go out or not. It is not up to you, you cannot deter her, so might as well give her the key if you are going to leave her at home. So if she really goes out, she can lock the door, at least your house and things at home are safe.
Don’t forget we are dealing with another human being, you cannot stop them from doing what they want. -
Employers need to be careful when they employ maids. They should observer the maid closely, if the maid cannot be trusted, then it is best to send her away. I feel that employers who employ maids to take care of babies at home without any supervision are taking a very big risk. They never know what the maid do to the baby, because the baby cannot talk.
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It’s true. Even with older children, we should also be careful. I would not leave my 3 year old more than an hour with the maid unsupervised. Even then, I will not let her know when I am coming back.
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mincy:
It's true. Even with older children, we should also be careful. I would not leave my 3 year old more than an hour with the maid unsupervised. Even then, I will not let her know when I am coming back.
That is exactly what I do. I will tell my maid that I will only be gone for a while, will be back very soon. So she does not know exactly what time I will return. -
New updates. This maid is at Crislo http://www.crisloemployment.com/ waiting for employment !
http://singaporemaidcomments.blogspot.com/
Those of you who had very bad maids, please email MOM to ban her from employment. Read the following successful case :
http://singaporemaidcomments.blogspot.com/2008/10/suprihanti-indonesian.html -
Name : Frelie IBaan Butac
WP No. : 023182777
She worked for us for 8 years. Initially when she joined, she was very hardworking and never talk to other maids whenever she meets any of these maids outside. But after renewing her WP for 3 times, I find her attitude change. Lazy and like to aruge back. Even worse last year sept 2007 when I asked her to go and fetch my elder son back. She began to mix around with other maid in my boy’s school. Started to tell lies, my mother-in-law (MIL) said whenever she wants to go and fetch my son, she will take very long time to change and tide up her hair. getting more vain. She can even aruged with my MIL. In may this year, a neigbour’s maid on the same floor at my MIL’s house recommend her to work in HK. This neigbour maid is working for an agent in Singapore. Her job is to help the agent sources for experience maid to work in HK at a commission. When she got a job in HK, she lied to me and my hubby that her mother is sick need her to go back immediately. So no choice I have to sent her back. I only found out about her job in HK when I employed my second maid and again this idot neigbour’s maid said the same thing to my second maid by telling her after she repay her loan if she want to work in HK she got lobang but has to pay her S$100. My second maid told me. I know that in HK the maid get double their pay here. But at least she shd finish the contract. Instead she chose to tell lies. Never employ her otherwise you will have nightmares
Name : Emelita Baruna Artap
WP : 024694879
She is a great liar. Before I employed her, I told her that I don’t allow my maid to carry Handphone. She said OK that’s why I employ her. On the second day, she requested me to buy Handphone. Reason given she wants to call back home to report her safety. I told her first time I will allow her to use my home phone to call which she did. After calling, she started to cry. When I asked her why, she refused to tell. Very emotional maid. She eats alot. I don’t mind her eating if she works. But she still have the cheek to complaint to the Agency that I’m not giving her enough food. I eat 3 meals per day. She eats 5 meals per day. In the morning when she wake up, she took breakfast at my house before doing housework. When I go to work I put her and my son at my mother-in-law’s (MIL) house. My MIL told me she told breakfast again at 10 something in the morning followed by lunch, tea-break in the after and then dinner. She still crumbled not enough food to eat. Unfortunately, my house do not have the habit of eating super. She even complaint to the agency I did not pay her monthly salary of $20. I told the agency she owing me money how to pay her salary. When we go to the supermarket, she asked to buy biscuits, noodles. I told her no problem but she has to eat when I buy for her. I eat household brand which is NTUC noodle. But she chose a much more expensive brand of noodle and also biscuit. I told her if she chose the more expensive brand she has to pay herself. If I as an employer I can get household brand I don’t see whey she cannot eat. She wants to eat all the good stuff. In the end she paid herself. She told my MIL her slipper is spoilt and got no more shoes. Out of pity, my MIL bot her a pair of shoe. When she left, I saw 2 pairs of shoes in her luggages and another 2 pairs of her own slippers outside my shoe cabinet. What a Liar. Also she has high esteem and ego. She told me her husband daily salary is only S$3/-. When we went to the supermarket, she wanted to buy a pkt of envelopes cost $3/- per pkt which she asked me to deduct from her salary. I told her she can choose the plain white envelope which cost $0.90/- and I’ll help her to get some airmail label from the post office to stick on it. She said OK but she complained to my hubby that I don’t let her buy the expensive brand. I was so angry by helping her to save money she accused me of not letting her buy what she wants to buy. She worked for me 3 months, she already sent out more than 10 letters. I bot for her 20 stamps at $0.65 each. She was also approached by my neighbour’s maid to work in HK which promised double salary her. When I sent her back, I check all her things in the lugguage, I so she wrote a note to the agency asking the agency to help her find a job in HK. I find that all these maids are simple-minded. If HK is so good, my neigbour’s maid will be the first to go. Am I rite??? What I understand from my HK friend, in HK althought the maid get double the pay here ($680 - $700) but the employer does not provide accomodation. So these maidss have to look for their own accomodation which is very expensive. In the end still come back to square one. I heard in HK, if the employer doesn’t like the maid they can kick the maid out of the house and also dump their belongings outside the house. But you can’t do this in Singapore or risk our $5000 bond. hahaha
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