STOMPer Lynette's maid ran away to the embassy because she couldn't handle Lynette's dementia-ridden mother. She thinks it's unfair that employers have no one to turn to when their maids give them trouble.
She says:
"I would like to indicate a concerning trend of maids running away to their embassy, and how maid agencies can flip their earnings from this act.
"Since the intervention of the embassy, where all new maids are educated about their rights and to seek help at the embassy, there have been many cases of ‘runaway maids'.
"I have been getting maids from Maid-Power Agency P L located at Lucky Plaza; this is the third maid since 2010.
"The only way we can establish if the maid is suitable for my mum with dementia is through the bio-data provided by the agency and the maid’s work experience.
"The maid ran away to the embassy and left my mum at the dialysis centre one day, as she could not handle my mum anymore after 2 weeks of trying.
"The embassy kept her from Jan 5 and was only picked up by Maid-Power Agency on Jan 9 (after several attempts to call the embassy).
"The embassy only looks after the interests of the maid, and the agency had since made another $1100 in service fees from the same maid.
"When maid needs help they can go to their embassy, but for us we can only go to our bank account.
"Each change of maid costs us money."
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I think the problem lies with u. Why didn't u do your homework before settling on this agency?
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DO NOT engage Maid power Agency P L located at lucky plaza, their service fee of $1100 is the highest in Spore and their quality of maid is horrible. The boss is only interested in making money and will be nice to only the rich people. My downfall is to engage them having various issues with maid.
Please try to understand that the job scope of a domestic helper is to lessen your burden by helping u with domestic chores. Anything beyond that is not part of their responsibility. Stomper should really consider hiring a professional nurse to look after her mum. Some Singaporean employers just don't seem to get it. Try imagining your boss at work asking u to wash his car, walk his dog, serve him coffee in the morning, clean the office toilets and sweep the floor on top of your regular office responsibilities. Get the point?
It's true..."Be your own maid, FOC."
Some employers really treat their maids like every-role rolled into one. You expect her to cook, to clean, to care for your sick mother, your children, to wash your car, run errands and etc...just like how you're not superwoman and WORSE obviously prove that you have zero capabilities to fulfill a single role as a daughter...naturally your maid will run away by your unrealistic demands.
Just take care of your mother yourself or hire a nurse. Do everyone a favour, stop complaining.