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Business

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Singapore Politics

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Tag: maid

Maid asks: What to do if your employer took your room and made you sleep in the kitchen?

Maid says her employer didn’t give her any food or money when they went on holiday, gave her additional chores with no off days for 2 consecutive Sundays

Maid asks why her agency was allowed to charge her 2-month transfer fee of $1260 which was “a huge hard earned amount of money”

Maid asks if it’s difficult working in 2-storey landed property with 5 adults and 1 dog

Employer asks how to prevent confinement nanny from bulling the maid

Maid wanted to work only for 1 year, but her employer renewed her work permit for 2 years, asks if she’s stuck

Maid says her employer transferred her after 3 months of salary deductions, a new employer would mean another 3 months of no pay and lodging charges

Maid went back hometown cos she can’t stand her employer, but her work permit was not cancelled, so she’s unable to work for another employer, agency doesn’t care

Indonesian maid gets jailed for posting video of boss’ 4-year-old son changing pants, she also steals $50

Filipina maid in Singapore sent to jail for attempting to blackmail married boss over affair and distributing intimate image