PNGMK wrote:I wish I had know this. We absorbed our maids fee ($1800 or so). She was not a transfer as she had resigned and returned home.
Yes that's what happened with our maid. Ex exmployer refused to let her transfer so we can to cough up the whole fee.Beeroclock wrote:PNGMK wrote:I wish I had know this. We absorbed our maids fee ($1800 or so). She was not a transfer as she had resigned and returned home.
For a transfer maid the process is extremely straightforward to DIY. To bring a maid in from overseas, that I am not sure, I suspect it might be hard to DIY and you might need to use an agency.
I observed some employers (not usually the western expat variety) really give their maids a hard time at contract end or if a transfer is requested..... Withholding/refusing to give a consent letter. Waiting until less than 30 days til WP expires so transfer not possible. Generally difficult/uncooperative behaviour e.g. refusing to give any reference.
The mentality appears to be, if you don't want to work for me, then I don't want you working for anyone else either. Very sad.... Even though the employer is better off transferring as they save the home flight cost, it still doesn't seem to matter much. It is a lot worse for the maid who gets sent home and then has to get a fresh job from abroad and swallow salary deductions for another 3-6 months. I also suspect some agencies might privately discourage/block transfers, to earn better commissions bringing maids in from overseas.
http://getbrainy.wordpress.com/2011/06/ ... singapore/PNGMK wrote:Yes that's what happened with our maid. Ex exmployer refused to let her transfer so we can to cough up the whole fee.Beeroclock wrote:PNGMK wrote:I wish I had know this. We absorbed our maids fee ($1800 or so). She was not a transfer as she had resigned and returned home.
For a transfer maid the process is extremely straightforward to DIY. To bring a maid in from overseas, that I am not sure, I suspect it might be hard to DIY and you might need to use an agency.
I observed some employers (not usually the western expat variety) really give their maids a hard time at contract end or if a transfer is requested..... Withholding/refusing to give a consent letter. Waiting until less than 30 days til WP expires so transfer not possible. Generally difficult/uncooperative behaviour e.g. refusing to give any reference.
The mentality appears to be, if you don't want to work for me, then I don't want you working for anyone else either. Very sad.... Even though the employer is better off transferring as they save the home flight cost, it still doesn't seem to matter much. It is a lot worse for the maid who gets sent home and then has to get a fresh job from abroad and swallow salary deductions for another 3-6 months. I also suspect some agencies might privately discourage/block transfers, to earn better commissions bringing maids in from overseas.
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