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Bros My mum is getting on in age, and we have rather busy lives. Currently we've managed without any maid, but I'm seriously looking at hiring someone - to help clean up the home, bit of cooking etc - be her companion - help her - she's ok with English but better in Mandarin Mum is very healthy right now, but getting forgetful. So I'm asking: - any tips and suggestions that come to your minds, please sound out - which nationality? Phil? - any agencies - costs? - alternatives eg helpers who come once or twice a week - Amah agencies? Any other info will be really helpful, thanks!

Hi all, does anyone have any experience on the process of renewing your Myanmar helper’s passport ? I tried to get an appointment via the Myanmar embassy’s website but the damn website doesn’t work. I was also told that they don’t accept renewal until there’s only a month left in the passport’s validity. So I’d like to get help from anyone here who has gone thru the actual process, to share with him how to get a queue number to make an appt, the leadtime to expect and what else to do. Jin cham, wanna go for trip in Dec and just realised the helper’s passport expiring in Jan 2024. Cannot book tickets and cannot renew passport because of the system. Thanks in advance!

https://mothership.sg/2023/09/maid-sexual-abuse-child/ https://www.asiaone.com/singapore/parent-accuses-maid-sexually-assaulting-his-daughters-placing-mouth-childs-private-parts S'pore helper allegedly forces face, hands onto private parts of employer's daughters aged 1 & 4 "My child has been repeatedly lying on the floor, suffering from the trauma," the employer said. Julia Yee | September 06, 2023, 05:59 PM Telegram Whatsapp Warning: The article contains images and descriptions of sexual assault on minors. Reader discretion is advised. A domestic helper in Singapore was reportedly caught on camera sexually assaulting her employer's children. In a Facebook post dated Sep. 5, the employer stated that he had turned to social media to seek justice for his daughters in light of the "delayed action" taken during the recent cases of alleged child abuse in Kinderland schools. Noticed child behaving differently He first noticed his four-year-old daughter "behaving differently" in July 2023, he told Mothership. The girl had mentioned being inappropriately touched by the helper, but when the employer brought up the issue with the helper, she denied the accusation. The helper had been with the family for six months by then. Upon checking the house's CCTV cameras, the employer discovered that his child had been telling the truth. Repeated instances of sexual assault CCTV footage revealed that the helper had been committing the alleged acts of sexual assault on both the employer's one-year-old and four-year-old daughters. In one screenshot, the helper was seen with her hands between one of the girl's legs. According to her employer, the helper "aggressively [and] repeatedly thrust her fingers at [the child's] private parts", persisting even when the girl cried for her to stop. The employer also shared an audio recording in his post, which supposedly captured his child screaming during the assault. Other photos showed the helper in the girl's bedroom, where she "removed her glasses, opened the child's legs forcefully, and placed her mouth, face and hands at the child's private parts" despite the girl putting up a struggle. Image via anonymous employer Image via anonymous employer The helper also allegedly forced the children to place their faces at her crotch and touch it while she molested them. The images were said to be just the "non-graphic" ones. The helper was also said to "pinch" the children's private parts when they were unclothed and would sometimes bring them to "secluded" blind spots away from the cameras, allegedly to assault them sexually. Police investigating The employer stated that his family was referred to an AWARE specialist who established the acts as sexual assault offences after reviewing the evidence. A police report was lodged on Jul. 31, and the helper was taken away on Aug. 10. According to the employer, however, his children are still dealing with the trauma from the alleged repeated molestations. "My child has repeatedly been lying on the floor, suffering from the trauma, and I am still waiting for psychological help from the authorities. As the police and Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF) are still investigating, I expect justice to be delivered without harming or involving my child any further," said the employer. A police spokesperson confirmed with Mothership that they received the report and are investigating the case.

hi all, just thought that i should share my sister's experience with her helper that borrow from 2 loan sharks and 3 or 4 ( not sure )credit company, total amount about 9k initially, didnt want to bring it up but found out that the former helper is trying again to come back singapore and presumably, repeat the same trick of applying lots of illegal and legal loans then escaping back to Philippines below are her details, her name Maribel Cabigas Turalba attachment=272632:Screenshot_20181127-001422_Samsung Internet.jpg] hopefully, might save future employers from further troubles and this thread might be a good reference point for prospective employers

All bro & sis , hope u guy can help to share and assist if u happen to have a carcam or witness it . Thank in advance , the person injured is one of my friend classmate .

so ytd someone took a video of two maids walking their dogs but actually were just chilling under the shade and chatting. he began berating the two supposedly maids for not "doing their job" because their "boss" asked them to walk their dogs but they were sitting there chit chatting. accused them of walking the dogs for 2 mins and sitting down for 1 hour. video poster also say the dogs very poor thing and suffering cos they were not being walked.. well to me the dogs look healthy and happy to be there. having one dog and one helper myself i would have no issues with my helper bringing my dog for a walk with another fellow helper from the neighbourhood. they may be here to work but they still need sometime to socialise? my daughter used to walk my dog before our helper came and she would go down at a certain timing every night to meet one helper from the same block as us who also walked her employer's dog. harmless chit chatting i dont see whats wrong. if he was really concerned i guess he could have talked to them politely instead of taking a video and threatening them. maids/helpers are also humans. what about you guys? do you guys allow your helper some time off each evening to socialise with their friends, for instance walking the dogs. if you saw them downstairs walking your dog with another fellow helper, would you be ok with it? this country needs to chill! https://www.facebook.com/jason.ong.9822/videos/10155688631883215/

Planning to get domestic helper, prefer Filipino. Anyone has recommendation of an agency?

Few days back I got into an accident. Traffic jam at usual flowing road, front vehicle jam brakked, I brake in time. Vehicle from rear came crashing and drag me to hit vehicle in front. Damage to my car front and back. Friendly "helper" appear within 10 mins. Saying he can handle the case so that I don't pay a single cent. Helped my car to a Kaki Bukit workshop. Gave me a replacement car on the spot and promises one week lead time. Helped with all my incident reports and tells me that he knows what that after viewing the other party's reports, he confirms that it's third party claim. After repair he will one to one exchange my car. Sound very good service so far. How can I ensure that this is a confirm third party claim? Because this ws is not authorized ws for my insurance. If somehow later on they say that the 3rd party claim not successful, when will I know? Any experience with this workshop? Do I need to be careful of something? Do i force them to produce something before start repair? As for insurance reports I got none so far.

Hi all, It's kind of complicated. I have this part time housekeeper for a while. She's currently holding an S pass, however as her boss's company wind downing soon, her S pass will be cancelled in a month's time and she will be going back to Myanmar. I have interest in hire her as my full time domestic helper. Wondering if it is even possible? Thanks all.