BedokAmerican wrote:...
I then thought about the hours she'd come here: After the parents would have gone to work and after the children had been sent off to school, but she'd be back in time for them when they returned home from work/school. Not bad planning on her part. ....
Actually some of the employers knowingly allow the maid to freelance, since they don't mind (as they say) or care about the penalty
Such practice was a bit rampant in the 99-2000 time period, when many employers couldn't afford to pay the maid the basic pay -so, in lieu, they let the maid freelance ..
And same for some employers who are always travelling
I don't know if MOM does it now, but sometime ago, MOM officers used to stop maids coming out of
condos, on weekdays and weekends, and check those maids who had no reason to be in the
condo - 9 out of 10 apparently admit they were freelancing ...