Bluntly put, despite said maid swearing and declaring that she is allowed to work part time, IT IS ILLEGAL.dazzlebabe wrote:I have a part time helper from a new agency and I asked for a copy of her ID. I noticed she is on a WP and is addressed to another owner (not under agency).
IF she gets caught, will I also get into trouble?
So you might not be deported, but you will probably be fined.Illegal employment/deployment
Under the existing Work Permit conditions, foreign domestic workers can only be employed for the performance of domestic chores for their employers, at the residential addresses stated on the Work Permits. Foreign domestic workers may only be deployed to work at another address if they are there to perform duties pertaining to the employer's children or elderly parents.
Employers can be charged for illegally employing or deploying a foreign domestic worker.
Penalties for Offenders
The penalty for illegal employment without a valid Work Permit is a fine equivalent to between two and four years of the FDW levy, and/or imprisonment for up to one year. For subsequent convictions, the errant employer will face mandatory imprisonment.
Employers who illegally deploy their FDWs can be fined up to $5,000. In addition, the errant employer will be permanently barred from employing FDWs. The $5,000 security deposit posted with the MOM might also be forfeited.
Correct: maybe those days MOM was not so keen, but, if I believe my friends running maid agencies, they have told me that MOM has repeatedly reminded them to ensure not to assist to process WP for maids who are solely planning to do Freelancing .. and if caught, the agency too gets a warning / demerit points for not properly checking ..sundaymorningstaple wrote:If you get caught, you will probably be unceremoniously booted out of Singapore or if you are a Singaporean, you will probably be at least fined and what ever else they do for hiring illegal workers.
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So you might not be deported, but you will probably be fined.
ok .. let me give you the inside info ..dazzlebabe wrote:Thanks. But I did hire her via an Agency. So that means I have to make sure the (licensed) agency is hiring legit workers? That defeats the purpose of hiring via an agency then!
Maid permit, though classified as WP, falls under a slightly different set of rules.x9200 wrote:I have some daubs.
MOM page:
Work Permit (general)
Ensure that the Foreign Worker does not engage in any form of:
- Employment other than that stated in the WP; or
- Freelance arrangement or self-employment.
and as quoted this for the maids:
Work Permit (FDW)
Under the existing Work Permit conditions, foreign domestic workers can only be employed for the performance of domestic chores for their employers, at the residential addresses stated on the Work Permits.
There is nothing about the address for the first case. IMHO it would not be practical to have such restriction for i.e. construction workers.
I know a case where one lady (PR) had her own company and she hired a
cleaner (WP) to provide services at ppl's homes. Seems legal to me at least as per the info given at the MOM's webpage. She (PR) was registered also in some agency.
Exactlysundaymorningstaple wrote:Because, if an agency has gotten a standard WP, then it means they've lied to MOM regarding job duties. MOM doesn't give WP's for domestic cleaners, only FDW WP's. The other job description are "cleaners" specifically designed for estate cleaners that you find in all HDB housing estates. If MOM catches them, they are up the creek with a fat fine and possible black listing by MOM.
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