SINGAPORE: A woman who wanted to terminate her maid’s contract took to social media asking how she could proceed.
In a post to a social media group for foreign domestic helpers and employers, a woman asked others how she could terminate her maid’s contract because her agent was ignoring her. She wrote: “Hi all. Recently I want to terminate the contract with my helper. How to do n what to do? As my agent ignore me”.
The woman continued in the comments section: “My contract stated need to inform the agency 1 mth in advance n allows them to talk with maid. But now I travel back, the agent ignored me .. I don’t know what to do n how to do”.
Here’s what netizens who commented on the post said:
Earlier this month, a disgruntled employer took to social media after a maid signed a contract agreeing to be transferred to her. However, after two days, the maid then said that she changed her mind about a family that was offering more.
In an anonymous post to a Facebook support group for employers and helpers, the woman wrote that it was her first time hiring a maid directly without an agency. She added that it was a lot of effort for her to look through the profile of maids. “This particular helper agreed to the salary I offered/off days. She even sign the contract and I applied for transfer”, the woman wrote.
However, “After 2 days of waiting. The employer rejected my transfer & texted me that helper have chosen another family that offered more. Honestly I respect her decision but what made me feel unfair is she had given hope to me by signing the contract and agreeing to transfer”, the employer added.