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<!-- START OF : div id="storytext"--><!-- 4 or less paragraphs so show all paragraphs first before showing the media and bkstry and stuffs --><!-- story content : start --><!-- story content : start -->'After she confessed, I still had to pay to repatriate her. How does the law protect employers?'
<!-- story content : start -->MRS LILIAN LIM: 'Recently, I returned my maid to the agency. A few days later, she lodged a police report against my mother. After one month of police investigation, the maid finally confessed that she had made a false statement. What happened subsequently was bizarre. After my maid confessed to making a false statement, she faced no penalty and I still had to pay for the air ticket to repatriate her. The investigating officer said that if I wanted to sue her, I would have to hire a lawyer, and even if she loses the case, I would still have to pay for her air ticket home. How does the law protect employers in such cases? If there is no such law, it may deter employers from hiring maids because even if the maid makes a false statement, she is not punished and so has nothing to lose.'
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<!-- START OF : div id="storytext"--><!-- 4 or less paragraphs so show all paragraphs first before showing the media and bkstry and stuffs --><!-- story content : start --><!-- story content : start -->'After she confessed, I still had to pay to repatriate her. How does the law protect employers?'
<!-- story content : start -->MRS LILIAN LIM: 'Recently, I returned my maid to the agency. A few days later, she lodged a police report against my mother. After one month of police investigation, the maid finally confessed that she had made a false statement. What happened subsequently was bizarre. After my maid confessed to making a false statement, she faced no penalty and I still had to pay for the air ticket to repatriate her. The investigating officer said that if I wanted to sue her, I would have to hire a lawyer, and even if she loses the case, I would still have to pay for her air ticket home. How does the law protect employers in such cases? If there is no such law, it may deter employers from hiring maids because even if the maid makes a false statement, she is not punished and so has nothing to lose.'
