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Tue, 12 May 2020 7:54 pm
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Canadian International School
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Pal » Sat, 18 Aug 2018 10:25 pm
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CIS Profile
The Canadian International School (CIS) is a leading international school in Singapore. Founded in 1990, CIS has over...
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Bump for this thread 8-)
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Fri, 15 Jan 2021 6:08 pm
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Wed, 07 Jan 2009 3:28 pm
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Maids, helpers and employers, please use Classifieds
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jpatokal » Wed, 21 Jan 2009 1:54 am
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The Classifieds section of this site has a busy Maids and Helpers section:
Maids and Helpers
The Classifieds are free and much better suited to...
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Might be time to put this on the first page and not just as a sticky. These forums are not a job board for domestic workers. The only exception to...
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Last post by sundaymorningstaple
Mon, 04 Apr 2011 8:49 pm
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Sending items overseas
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abbby » Wed, 28 Oct 2020 4:13 pm
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What courier service company do you use to help your helpers ship their items back home? ie: phil and Indonesia.
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Look into easyparcel. They offer rate comparison so you will be able to find a pretty good deal there. For individual couriers I tend to just use DHL...
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Last post by Lisafuller
Mon, 08 Feb 2021 12:18 pm
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Sending helper for home leave, can she come back?
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abbsedu » Wed, 03 Feb 2021 12:16 pm
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If one sends the helper back for home leave, is she able to return back from Philippines Or Indo?
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Ask your agency. She needs MOM permission to return for sure and will have to do 2 week hotel quarantine. The sending country may have restrictions.
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Last post by PNGMK
Wed, 03 Feb 2021 3:35 pm
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Missed homeleave / holiday payment
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ProvenPracticalFlexible » Fri, 29 Jan 2021 6:26 pm
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Now that traveling is kind of challenging to all of us, and sending your helper back for home leave would practically mean that she won't be able to...
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I’d say it’s a judgement call, considering the overall situation, past, present & future. Not just leave, but the whole comp & ben picture. If it...
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Last post by malcontent
Tue, 02 Feb 2021 3:26 pm
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How to hire a local Fwd helper?
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amyzhang » Fri, 15 Jan 2021 8:10 am
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Hello, we just arrived in Singapore and was going to bring our helper from HK, but the waiting process is long and lots of uncertainty. We are...
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You can find direct ads from helpers and their employers at
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Last post by abbby
Mon, 18 Jan 2021 1:44 pm
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Direct hire FDW with child from Singaporean
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sxsw » Wed, 06 Jan 2021 11:24 pm
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I am in the market for an FDW and realize it’s very competitive. A FDW currently in Philippines was referred to me by a friend. She has worked in...
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Might be difficult to come over. I've applied for a helper once I found online and approved by MOM, and I informed the helper. A few days later, MOM...
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Last post by abbby
Thu, 07 Jan 2021 12:15 pm
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Is it my friend will be blacklisted from Singapore?
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NahidHasan » Sat, 14 Nov 2020 1:14 am
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Hello everyone, I'have a friend who's from Bangladesh. He is a work pass holder. Currently he is in Bangladesh as he left Singapore 10month ago. He...
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Hello everyone, I'have a friend who's from Bangladesh. He is a work pass holder. Currently he is in Bangladesh as he left Singapore 10month ago. He...
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Last post by PNGMK
Sun, 15 Nov 2020 10:26 am
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Any reliable and honest Maid agency
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Zhou Anqi » Mon, 25 May 2020 8:56 pm
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Anyone can help to input. Thanks in advance!
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Hi all,
Just wanted to see if anyone had any recommendations for FDW that may need a transfer? I see mainly the sentiment regarding agencies is not...
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Wed, 28 Oct 2020 11:53 am
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Last post by sundaymorningstaple
Mon, 26 Oct 2020 11:50 am
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General enquiry on direct transfer for helper
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chikki2020 » Sun, 18 Oct 2020 5:44 pm
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HI Everyone,
I just managed to confirm a helper today whose current employer is willing to transfer her.
I started working on the process and I...
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Why don't you go hire a transfer agency. While this is straight forward if you want the i's dotted you're better off paying for professional help...
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Last post by PNGMK
Mon, 19 Oct 2020 9:03 am
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Transfer maid mess
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sndy » Wed, 07 Oct 2020 9:09 pm
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Seeking a way out of this situation -
So after months of trying to get FDW approval finally my application was approved, but as luck would have it...
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Oh dear...so PNGMK is right..better to find a new transfer helper, employer probably realised its hard to find a helper now.
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Last post by abbby
Thu, 08 Oct 2020 1:28 pm
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Difficulty in getting a transfer FDW
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Melu » Fri, 18 Sep 2020 9:39 am
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Hi,
Need some advise on the below:
The helper we had left us and transferred to another house.
Now we need another helper, we tried with lot of...
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You will need to justify as to why you need a helper now with something like child caring need or pre medical condition
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Last post by sndy
Sat, 19 Sep 2020 3:04 pm
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Fri, 18 Sep 2020 9:16 am
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Last post by Sunrise123
Thu, 10 Sep 2020 10:05 am
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MOM approving Maid application for expats?
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sndy » Sun, 16 Aug 2020 11:20 am
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Hi, starting this thread to see if expat applications are getting approved for hiring FDW.
Do share your approvals or rejections, any queries here....
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It seems many employers are giving helpers higher pay to retain them as helpers are getting competing offers from expats. Is this okay with MOM?...
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Last post by x9200
Thu, 10 Sep 2020 6:34 am
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Last post by TropicalExpat
Wed, 02 Sep 2020 7:23 am
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look for a direct transfer maid to take care infant
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zhang.jidong » Thu, 02 Jul 2020 3:18 pm
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Hi.
Anyone who has a good maid to transfer. I need someone to take care my 3 month boy.
Please contact me @8421*6744.
Thanks.
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maybe his SC wife is ban for apply maid.
That would explain OP's pissy mood.
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Last post by PNGMK
Tue, 14 Jul 2020 9:44 am
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Repatriation of Indian FDW
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vishal1528 » Tue, 05 May 2020 6:37 pm
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Hi All
I am in a peculiar situation where I got stuck with my Indian helper because of lock down. As she was not wrkng properly I gave her 30 days...
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This may help. It allows you to cancel the helper's permit (i.e. fire her) if you can find an agency who will take on the helper and transfer her -...
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Last post by PNGMK
Sun, 17 May 2020 4:54 pm
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Ethical ways to hire a helper
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tiktok » Thu, 21 Nov 2019 1:34 pm
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It seems most maid agencies here charge a few months salary to the helper, plus 1k or so to the employer. I'm not ok with the helper paying anything...
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No, but the Indonesian agency ended up only charging her 1 month, so overall she lost 2 months salary. Wish we could have avoided it but we could not...
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Last post by tiktok
Wed, 04 Mar 2020 6:25 pm
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my helper seems to carry bugs
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karenwang » Sun, 01 Dec 2019 10:35 am
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I changed my helper last month and ever since she came, I realized some small bugs in the house.
I first found them in her room. She doesn't seem to...
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We often leave a probably spammer's post here just to liven it up a bit, but you need to remember that this is a Singapore Expat based forum, and 15...
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Mon, 02 Dec 2019 7:03 pm
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