Discuss everything about domestic helper and babysitter issues here
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Mon, 18 Mar 2024 4:44 pm
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Mon, 01 Jan 2024 11:24 am
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Tue, 14 Sep 2021 10:00 am
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Canadian International School
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Pal » Sat, 18 Aug 2018 10:25 pm
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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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Last post by Pal
Fri, 15 Jan 2021 6:08 pm
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Fri, 13 Dec 2019 12:14 pm
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Last post by joop
Wed, 07 Jan 2009 3:28 pm
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Helper asking for a few thousand dollars
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abbby » Thu, 08 Apr 2021 6:14 pm
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I am lil worried.. Could helper be involved in some scam? Asking a few thousand from me is no small sum...has anyone encountered such situations from...
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Yes, as much as I want to trust my helper, there is always a chance that thousands will disappear as a result, and that’s not a risk I’m very...
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Last post by Lisafuller
Sat, 10 Apr 2021 7:40 pm
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Re-entry of FDW back from home leave
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Sunrise123 » Thu, 10 Sep 2020 10:05 am
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Hello everyone,
We have recently sent our maid back to Indonesia for a family reason, and she's now ready to return. We have submitted application...
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Reviving this thread. Please do share your precious knowledge and experience if you have gone through this process!
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Last post by Haybao
Sun, 28 Mar 2021 10:55 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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Hi, did you go through with this? My helper would also like to take her home leave this year after deferring it in 2020. Keen to know if it’s easy to...
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Last post by Haybao
Sun, 28 Mar 2021 10:53 pm
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Aircon or fan for maids ?
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tina1980 » Mon, 18 Apr 2011 5:16 pm
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My Maid sleeps in our guest room since the other room has been converted into an office for my Work from home hubby ..
Last time I checked my maid...
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The title of this thread, Aircon or fan for maids? reminded me of a story shortly after I moved to Singapore. We had just moved into our semi-D, and...
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Last post by Lisafuller
Fri, 19 Mar 2021 2:53 pm
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Domestic helpers working in close family members' home
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abbby » Fri, 18 Sep 2020 9:16 am
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It's hard to draw the line, but it is always good to clarify the work requirements from the start of employment and compensate the helper fairly for...
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This straight from my email this morning from the MOM should help to clarify. Posting it in it's entirety.
Dear Sir/Madam
As an employer, you must...
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Last post by sundaymorningstaple
Fri, 12 Mar 2021 11:38 am
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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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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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Last post by Bek
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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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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Wed, 04 Mar 2020 6:25 pm
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