Employer considers letting maid go over ‘bad breath and dandruff’; netizens suggest seeing a dentist and using anti-dandruff shampoo
SINGAPORE: Just three weeks after hiring a new helper, one employer says she's already having second thoughts about keeping her as she claims the woman has “poor hygiene. ”
In a post shared in the...
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