How much does it cost to employ a maid ?
Maid Levy - $170/$265 (from 1 July 2007) every month, paid to the government. If you have children below 12 years old, or elderly above 65 years old, you pay $170. Otherwise you need to pay $265.
You must provide enough food for the maid. Most family will ask the maid to eat whatever the rest of the family is eating. However if the maid is Indonesian and does not eat pork, you will need to make sure you have non-pork dishes for her every meal.
Comments:
I have found that many maids are providing very good care to the elderly and the terminally ill. It is time we show our appreciation to our foreign maids for their contribution in helping to care for our young, elderly and the terminally ill. They are in fact making a very important contribution to our nation.
It is very sad that many maids have to work for salaries $350 or more in order to repay their debts incurred in securing their position here. If we put ourselves in their shoes, it will be easier to understand why some of them had turned violent under stress.
Many employers of maid are also unwittingly breaking the law when they take over the debt by paying the employment agencies the debt owed by the maid and then deducting a monthly sum from the maid’s salary.
Towards this end, the government needs to review the rationale for the
foreign maid levy. The government should impose a higher minimum salary for the maids and reduce the levy. It is not right that we as a nation should compound the problems of the poor in our neighbouring countries. The monies collected from the levy should also be used to equip the maids with skills which they can use when they return home. Let us remember that maids are our fellow human beings as well as our neighbours.
Comments:
I have found that many maids are providing very good care to the elderly and the terminally ill. It is time we show our appreciation to our foreign maids for their contribution in helping to care for our young, elderly and the terminally ill. They are in fact making a very important contribution to our nation.
It is very sad that many maids have to work for salaries $350 or more in order to repay their debts incurred in securing their position here. If we put ourselves in their shoes, it will be easier to understand why some of them had turned violent under stress.
Many employers of maid are also unwittingly breaking the law when they take over the debt by paying the employment agencies the debt owed by the maid and then deducting a monthly sum from the maid’s salary.
Towards this end, the government needs to review the rationale for the
foreign maid levy. The government should impose a higher minimum salary for the maids and reduce the levy. It is not right that we as a nation should compound the problems of the poor in our neighbouring countries. The monies collected from the levy should also be used to equip the maids with skills which they can use when they return home. Let us remember that maids are our fellow human beings as well as our neighbours.
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