Fireball0088 5th Gear March 6, 2012 Share March 6, 2012 Pay them more does not equate to their quality of service. Its heng or suay. for those who lobbying for extra days, have they thought about lobbying for quality service too. haiz ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aimnfire 4th Gear March 6, 2012 Share March 6, 2012 agree with you maid now very smart alot of problems lately judging from my friends experience employ maid, maid not happy 1 month later she wanna go home maid agency act blur especially after you pay full to maid agency once maid go home they either come back here or go to hong kong or taiwan with resume work in sg before but stated only the year of work not the duration the only way to force the maid agency to play ball is find one that offer monthly installment rather than full payment upfront of agency fees Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fireball0088 5th Gear March 6, 2012 Share March 6, 2012 agree with you maid now very smart alot of problems lately judging from my friends experience employ maid, maid not happy 1 month later she wanna go home maid agency act blur especially after you pay full to maid agency once maid go home they either come back here or go to hong kong or taiwan with resume work in sg before but stated only the year of work not the duration the only way to force the maid agency to play ball is find one that offer monthly installment rather than full payment upfront of agency fees better to go for those with post-dated cheques. for monthly instalement, the maids still can run away and you still have to pay for the monthly instalements. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KARTer 2nd Gear March 6, 2012 Share March 6, 2012 Also can we consolidate the off days into one long period. For example march and jun school holidays where family go on holidays for one week, can the 7 days where the maid is left alone in Singapore be counted as 7 days off? dangerous idea.... then the host family comes back from holidays, find all the beds at home messy and stained!!??..... and front door got one temporary sign "Hotel Rooms For Rent - Hourly Charge"!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ngck 3rd Gear March 6, 2012 Share March 6, 2012 One day a week off....can be any day right? Not necessary Sunday? This is the loop hole. Also can set all public holidays to be their off days right? you want your boss to do that to you? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ngck 3rd Gear March 6, 2012 Share March 6, 2012 Most ppl here who are not aware of what maids are up to nowadays.. The maids have knowledge of the increased in salary if they were to change employer, break contract return home and made U-turn back to Sinkland after a short period here.. Check out yourself and you have alot of maids eithier as transfer or ex-Sinkland wanting to find employer in Sinkland at starting min $450 to $550...without really having had many years in here ..just one contract or less.. The agencies are in collusion with such practice as the loop holes are NOT plugged. Mini-star Tan J C perfers to play wayang and make himself look good by enforcing the rules for better FDW employment but he has neglected that the maids play punk ( without any improvement of quality in them) and the agencies are playing along as it benefit them too.. Even maids who are given excellent employment working environment are playing punk...mostly for better pay ( without them having any new or better skills) many are already holding their employers 'hostage' becos if they go...the employer face many difficulties finding a suitable new maid.. not to mention the time a new maid needs to be re-trained to suit the employer own needs. Mini Star Tan....you really disappoint me.. You should know that agencies are first blood suckers on both maid and employer and then they act blur when your MOM wants feedback from them and your MOM cannot wash hands whenever these ppl take advantage of loop holes to exploit employers. It is high time employers do something about all these nonsense and get some justice and sanity back cos if not...the national agenda so the PM said was so important over by- elecetion at Hougang would suffer and there would be no remedy to it thereafter made possible. you want better job you also change company right? so whats the diff? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KARTer 2nd Gear March 6, 2012 Share March 6, 2012 No use.... We used to have a maid back in MY for my parents. Sipey ugly OK, some more leg also hairy one.... Within a year, went out with construction work opposite my parents house. At night, use pillow and bolster to form a sleeping person shape and sneaked out.... my fren one day felt sick at work so went home early..... found his maid and blangah man having good time in his master bathroom jaccuci tub!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiadaw 6th Gear March 6, 2012 Share March 6, 2012 Its amazing some of the b-------t being spewed in here. Yes I do agree that there were some bad hats out there but I always believe there is 2 sides to a story. I find that there are equal or more numbers of employers abusing the maid as otherwise. Secondly, they are also humans, with human emotions. Imagine you are places in a "hostile" environment, where majority look down on you as a commodity. Along comes someone who shows care and concern for you, would you not grow attached to that person? Even if he/she is of another race? I can safely say that you would (please don't sprout self-righteous beliefs that you won't) as it is only human to feel alone and a need to attach/communicate with someone. There should also be a certain amount of trust between both parties. I find that there is not enough communication between both parties on expectations as going by most the maid is just a commodity who is just there to work~ Lastly, its only 1 f--king day in a week! Even you expect more from your own employers! So why not allow them the same?! Is it really so much to ask?! Its really sad to see the whole outcry, from this supposedly civilised nation, over 1 off day a week from your employee. Grow up! ps. I have had a maid who stole from us but that was 1 incident and does not represent my whole experience. Well said bro. I had a maid when I was quite young (not to take care of me, but my grandpa), I have never asked her to do anything, but she does help with my laundry. We Singaporeans keep saying this & this people are racist & prejudices, but I think we are more guilty of these & ill treatment. In many 1st world countries, people treated maids, construction workers & related workers much better, but not look upon as 2nd, or 3rd rate & treated as such. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxus-MIFA9 Supersonic March 6, 2012 Share March 6, 2012 agree with you maid now very smart alot of problems lately judging from my friends experience employ maid, maid not happy 1 month later she wanna go home maid agency act blur especially after you pay full to maid agency once maid go home they either come back here or go to hong kong or taiwan with resume work in sg before but stated only the year of work not the duration the only way to force the maid agency to play ball is find one that offer monthly installment rather than full payment upfront of agency fees Nice way to put it but........... if she comes back with AIDS and affect your families with the things she touches how ... its not like fever where on the spot can know whether go fever and see doctor, its takes years later to know one got AIDS ... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littleknown Clutched March 6, 2012 Share March 6, 2012 Am not against giving day off.. But maids will congregate and talk .. compare employers.. sway by gossip.. learn tricks.. More problems to come!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxus-MIFA9 Supersonic March 6, 2012 Share March 6, 2012 my fren one day felt sick at work so went home early..... found his maid and blangah man having good time in his master bathroom jaccuci tub!!! Sigh. your friend never join in ... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxus-MIFA9 Supersonic March 6, 2012 Share March 6, 2012 This happen to my NS boy family years back. His younger brothers (16 & 15) got AIDS from their own pinoy maids ... Both have sex with the maid at home after school when no one at home ... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mustank Hypersonic March 6, 2012 Author Share March 6, 2012 This happen to my NS boy family years back. His younger brothers (16 & 15) got AIDS from their own pinoy maids ... Both have sex with the maid at home after school when no one at home ... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yardo Clutched March 6, 2012 Share March 6, 2012 I think most of us here have no qualms about giving maids their entitlements but we expect the maids to reciprocate by not doing things that will hurt their employers. The angst often had when discussed about day off is usually the reprecussion of mischievous / irresponsibile acts they will bring to the family. The family is then left to bear the brunt of the consequences just like some cases quoted here. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aimnfire 4th Gear March 6, 2012 Share March 6, 2012 This happen to my NS boy family years back. His younger brothers (16 & 15) got AIDS from their own pinoy maids ... Both have sex with the maid at home after school when no one at home ... should sue the medical check up doctor anyway its not aids its hiv Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aimnfire 4th Gear March 6, 2012 Share March 6, 2012 Nice way to put it but........... if she comes back with AIDS and affect your families with the things she touches how ... its not like fever where on the spot can know whether go fever and see doctor, its takes years later to know one got AIDS ... you wont get aids or hiv easily lah if not the whole world already will be infected by hiv just by touching Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KARTer 2nd Gear March 6, 2012 Share March 6, 2012 Sigh. your friend never join in ... actually he bluf sick, brought another girl home to piak piak (wifey was overseas visiting her parents for a month, the maid was supposed to be on leave)!!! ........... so four of them just stared at each other!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mllcg 3rd Gear March 6, 2012 Share March 6, 2012 Thought now they compulsory all employers to give their maid 1 day off? can pay off the off day ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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