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http://news.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne+News/Singapore/Story/A1Story20110214-263468.html
Mon, Feb 14, 2011
AsiaOne
More maids choose their own bosses
More maids are stating their own terms of employment in Singapore these days.
As demand outweighs supply, such maids' requests for working conditions on their own terms can be seen in online forums and supermarkets' bulletin boards that are popular with expatriates, reported The Straits Times.
Most ask for more pay, days off on Sundays and public holidays, and no pets.
20 maids and agencies that the English daily spoke to said that more maids are turning to these bulletin boards now and stating their own demands.
Furthermore, most of the maids interviewed said they get the last say on their prospective employers, deciding who they want to work for.
These maids usually have served their contract and are waiting to be rehired, or have been returned to agencies by their employers before their contracts end.
It is not compulsory for domestic foreign workers who want to be rehired to go through a maid agency. Looking for their own employers also help these workers to save on transfer fees and other administrative costs, such as job-matching and applying for their work permits.
Most of the domestic workers who look for jobs on their own are Filipinos, who tend to be more savvy and are more proficient in English. They would also have had some working experience and some money.
These maids usually look for expatriate employers as the latter are more ready to giving days off. They would also look after their worker's well-being by sending them on courses and treating them like a family member.
Mon, Feb 14, 2011
AsiaOne
More maids choose their own bosses
More maids are stating their own terms of employment in Singapore these days.
As demand outweighs supply, such maids' requests for working conditions on their own terms can be seen in online forums and supermarkets' bulletin boards that are popular with expatriates, reported The Straits Times.
Most ask for more pay, days off on Sundays and public holidays, and no pets.
20 maids and agencies that the English daily spoke to said that more maids are turning to these bulletin boards now and stating their own demands.
Furthermore, most of the maids interviewed said they get the last say on their prospective employers, deciding who they want to work for.
These maids usually have served their contract and are waiting to be rehired, or have been returned to agencies by their employers before their contracts end.
It is not compulsory for domestic foreign workers who want to be rehired to go through a maid agency. Looking for their own employers also help these workers to save on transfer fees and other administrative costs, such as job-matching and applying for their work permits.
Most of the domestic workers who look for jobs on their own are Filipinos, who tend to be more savvy and are more proficient in English. They would also have had some working experience and some money.
These maids usually look for expatriate employers as the latter are more ready to giving days off. They would also look after their worker's well-being by sending them on courses and treating them like a family member.
