Posted on 17 Nov 2009
Maids who party all night: Should bosses impose curfew on them?
STOMPer stac9988's maid came home at midnight after a night of partying at Orchard Towers, prompting her to impose a curfew. She wonders if this is the right thing to do.
Shocked by her behaviour, the STOMPer wrote in an email today (Nov 17):
"I'm just wondering whether any of you who have domestic helpers at home impose a curfew on their off days.
"I have asked others before, and someone said that since it is their off day, they can come back any time they want.
"However, last week an incident occurred that made my household impose a curfew on our maid.
"She usually has a problem with punctuality. When she says she will be home by 7:00 pm, she will usually come back at 7.45pm.
"Last Sunday we went out for dinner. When we came back at 8.30 pm, she was still not home.
"At 10.30 pm, we called her hand phone. When she answered, we could hear that the background was very noisy, like in a club.
"She said she was at her sister's house and apologised, saying she would be home by 11:00 pm.
"She did not turn up until midnight.
"The next day, we questioned her about it. She confessed that she had gone to a disco at Orchard Towers.
"We do not want to sack her, because she is a very good worker.
"We had to explain to her that staying out late in such places is not a good idea. But still had to give her a stern warning that if she does it again we will have to send her back to the agent.
"For their own safety, I wonder whether we should impose curfews on their off days?"
Keywords: maid , Orchard Towers
Maids who party all night: Should bosses impose curfew on them?
STOMPer stac9988's maid came home at midnight after a night of partying at Orchard Towers, prompting her to impose a curfew. She wonders if this is the right thing to do.
Shocked by her behaviour, the STOMPer wrote in an email today (Nov 17):
"I'm just wondering whether any of you who have domestic helpers at home impose a curfew on their off days.
"I have asked others before, and someone said that since it is their off day, they can come back any time they want.
"However, last week an incident occurred that made my household impose a curfew on our maid.
"She usually has a problem with punctuality. When she says she will be home by 7:00 pm, she will usually come back at 7.45pm.
"Last Sunday we went out for dinner. When we came back at 8.30 pm, she was still not home.
"At 10.30 pm, we called her hand phone. When she answered, we could hear that the background was very noisy, like in a club.
"She said she was at her sister's house and apologised, saying she would be home by 11:00 pm.
"She did not turn up until midnight.
"The next day, we questioned her about it. She confessed that she had gone to a disco at Orchard Towers.
"We do not want to sack her, because she is a very good worker.
"We had to explain to her that staying out late in such places is not a good idea. But still had to give her a stern warning that if she does it again we will have to send her back to the agent.
"For their own safety, I wonder whether we should impose curfews on their off days?"
Keywords: maid , Orchard Towers
