queenie71 wrote:Is she allowed to live out? I haven't seen any mention of maid rooms in any of the housing ads. SO where do the helpers live??
No, she must live in. Sometimes the helpers live in very poor conditions. Although the law requires a 'private space to sleep' it is all too common to have them sleep on the kitchen floor. If there is a room, it is very often closet sized; hence the 'maid's beds'... scaled down to fit in a windowless and aircon free closet.
There is no law that requires a maid employer to give a day off, only a recommendation, and many of the maids in my neighborhood work 7 days a week... my neighbor doesn't let their maid off because they are 'afraid she will get pregnant'.
You must provide medical care and medical and accident insurance. You must also pay for a medical examination every 6 months, part of which is a pregnancy test.
http://www.mom.gov.sg/publish/momportal ... nance.html
Your maid can only come from Bangladesh, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Macau, Malaysia, Myanmar, Pakistan, Philippines, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, and Thailand, otherwise she will not be permitted entry.
You must pay a monthly levy of $265 for your maid in addition to a minimum monthly salary of about $350 per month, which is not stipulated by law but by employment contract. A contract will usually include a paid leave home once a year as well.
I know a real estate lady who deals with expats... she never takes them to places that don't have full size maid's quarters.