Low cost and quick solutions of hiring a maid in singapore espite of tighter regulations

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Low Cost And Quick Solutions Of Hiring A Maid In Singapore Espite Of Tighter Regulations

To help cope with their household chores, babysitting children and providing elderly care at home, the permanent residents and expatriates in Singapore are turning towards the idea of hiring foreign domestic helpers. Ministry of Manpower has revealed that from the past three years, the proportion of the employers with two or more maid has stayed at four percent. Here, it is often seen that some maids quit after a few days when taking care of elderly people as 24/7 attention is needed therefore, the maids find themselves lacking enough rest.. So, there are mindful of tensions that have beenarising between the domestic helpers and their employers. This had lead to the preferences changes for employers where they prefer to choose helpers which meet their requirements and have prior experience in performing the work assigned to them. Ministry of Manpower, the authority that governs the employment of workers in Singapore, has made the process of hiring easy and affordable for both the parties. Over time, the way to find domestic helpers has become increasingly easier and faster than before. A MOM licensed agency handles all the necessary work for employers, where they are charged minimum fees and nothing extra. These takes away all the complexities of an employer while hiring a maid in Singapore. This includes taking care of all the paperwork related to work permit applications, maid transfers and more while ensuring prompt deployment of domestic worker to their home. These days, MOM has tighten up its regulations and Philippines government has decided to introduced a quota for the foreign helpers in Singapore which in combination can drop the supply of maids to about 20%. Also, from the previous $450 level, the minimum wages of Indonesian maids in Singapore has been raised to $ 500 by the Indonesian government.


Several maid service agencies have also increase their documentation fees for the employers. All these factors, have made it quiet trickier for the employers to get a maid the way they want. However, there are some other licensed maid service agencies like Maid It Right Pte Ltd, which provide quick and low cost solutions to employers for hiring a maid in Singapore. Such MOM licensed agencies enable the maids to enjoy the freedom to choose their desired job and the employer. Also, as a low-cost and reliable source to hire the maid, it provide great customer satisfaction to the employer as well. With such agencies, the employers not only assign responsibility to the domestic helpers with confidence but also get the appropriate service. As applicable to all the first time foreign domestic workers in Singapore, they have to pass the MOM stipulated test on their arrival on Singapore to obtain the work permit. This ensures that the employers get a reliable and MOM licensed helper and it also takes away all the worries of employers. Also, on request approval of Ministry of Manpower, an employer can even hire two maids. With Maid It Right Pte Ltd, hiring a maid in Singapore is no more a daunting and costly affair.


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