1.Why
should you hire us?
2.Are
you the Licensed Maid Agency?
3.How
long does it take to get a maid from
overseas?
4.What
is the Maid Levy?
5.How
much is the maid levy?
6.What
are the countries Can I employ maid from?
7.What
is a security bond and how much is it?
8.What
are the alternatives available against the $5,000
security deposit?
9.What
is the Personal Accident Insurance?
10.Do
the maid need to undergo medical check ups and how
often?
11.Who
bears the responsibility for medical expenses of the
maid?
12.What
are the criteria to claim tax relief for maid levy?
13.How
do Maid remit money to her home country?
14.Maid
went missing?
15.Maid
got pregnant?
16.Can
I employ a MAID on part-time basis?
17.What
do you mean by "Trasfer Maid"?
18.What
are the obligations of the employer to the Maid?
19.Advise
on obligations of the employer to the Immigration
Department?
20.What
documents are needed for a first-time employer?
21.What
is the procedure of cancellation of the work permit of
the maid?
22.What
is the average salary of a Filipino maid?
23.What
is the average salary of an Indonesian
maid?
24.What
is the average salary of a Sri lankan
maid?
1.Why should you hire us?
Because we
provide selected, well trained and quality maids and we
value the needs of our customers.
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2.Are you the Licensed Maid
Agency?
Yes. We are Licensed. Ministry of Man
Power issues the license to operate the Maids
Recruitment and Deployment business.
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3.How long does it take to get a maid from
overseas?
If the application is done in correct manner
to process the Work Permit for the maid, it takes
anywhere from one week to four weeks for maid to arrive
and start working for the employer. It also depends on
the country of maid in some cases.
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4.What is the Maid Levy?
As per MOM (Ministry of Manpower) regulation,
an employer needs to pay the maids levy, which is a kind
of monthly tax, paid to government on every single
foreign domestic worker employed in republic of
Singapore.
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5.How much is the maid levy?
The levy is $265/$9 per day or $170/$6 per day if there is a child under 12 or/& elderly above 65 years old who is a Singapore Citizen. Deduct by giro every 17th of the month.
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6.What are the countries Can I employ maid
from?
You can only employ maid from MOM (Ministry
of Manpower) approved source of countries for FDW
(Foreign Domestic Workers). The countries are: Malaysia,
Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, Myanmar, Sri Lanka,
India and Bangladesh.
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7.What is a security bond and how much is it?
Employer is responsible for the repatriation
of the maid once the usual contract of 2 years expires
unless it is renewed. You are required to post a
security deposit (bond) of $5,000 for every maid with
the Work Permit Department, MOM. If you fail to
repatriate the maid after cancellation of her work
permit, you risk losing the $5,000 security deposit
(bond).
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8.What are the alternatives available against
the $5,000 security deposit?
Employer can purchase an insurance policy
from ANDA or NTUC Income, which is much more cheaper
alternative as compared to making the $5,000/- deposit.
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9.What is the Personal Accident
Insurance?
Employers need to purchase personal accident
insurance coverage for the maid, the minimum sum insured
is $10,000. You can purchase such insurance with various
options at the following Insuring Agencies:
ANDA Insurance Agencies Pte Ltd
60 Eu Tong
Sen Street
#01-13/14 Furama Hotel & Shopping
Centre
Singapore 059804
Tel: 6534-2288
NTUC Income Insurance Cooperative Ltd
75
Bras Basah Road
NTUC Income Centre
Singapore
189557
Tel: 6336-3322
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10.Do the maid need to undergo medical check
ups and how often?
Yes, Within 14 days from the date of to
Singapore, she must get herself examined by a certified
medical institution and only if she passes her medical
test as deemed to fit for working then she can work for
the employer. Such medical examination is required every
six-month for the medical screening, for VDRL,
pregnancy, and HIV. Inform your agent & get advice. Make a police report.
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11.Who bears the responsibility for medical
expenses of the maid?
As an Employer, you
are liable to pay full cost of the medical expense,
including hospitalization. So its better to have
insurance coverage for hospitalization expenses for your
maid.
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12.What are the criteria to claim tax
relief for maid levy?
There are certain
guidelines that you may be eligible for tax relief if
you meet any of the following conditions:
- you are a married woman and has elected for
separate assessment
you are married and your husband is not resident
in Singapore
- you are separated or divorced or widowed and
living with your Unmarried child for whom you can
claim child relief.
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13.How do Maid remit money to her home
country?
Your maid would like to send her
monthly salary back to her family regularly. You can
engage remittance service from the following.
List of Remittance Service
Provider:
ActionPlus Remittance Services
133 New Bridge Road
#03-05CHINATOWN
POINT
Singapore 059413
Chinatown
Phone:
6533-3083
E-mail:
westernunion@actionplus.com.sg Ameertech Remittance
Services
291 Serangoon
Road
#03-00SERANGOON BUILDING
Singapore 218107
Serangoon
Phone: 6297-7707J-Dee Remittance Services
2
Beach Road
#01-4791
Singapore 190002
North
Bridge Road
Phone: 6294-8720
E-mail:
jdeeremit@hotmail.comAce Orient Exchange Pte.
Ltd.
400 Orchard Road
#022-28 ORCHARD
TOWERS
Postal Code : 238875
Phone No:
67355525
Fax No: 67325575Brunphil Express (S) Pte
Ltd
304 Orchard Road
#02-83 LUCKY
PLAZA
Postal Code : 238863
Phone No:
67356204,67356205
Fax No: 67356690CYS Express Exchange Pte
Ltd
3 Shenton Way
#02-05 SHENTON HOUSE
more addresses...
Postal Code : 068805
Phone
No: 62262088
Fax No: 62260288GPL Remittance Pte Ltd
5001
Beach Road
#01-77A GOLDEN MILE COMPLEX
Postal
Code : 199588
Phone No: 62912991King's Professional Cargo
Service
304 Orchard Road
#04-19 LUCKY
PLAZA
Postal Code : 238863
Phone No:
67342387
Fax No: 67343991Lekshmi Overseas Remittance
Agency
304 Orchard Road
#04-25 LUCKY
PLAZA
Postal Code : 238863
Phone No:
67364033
Fax No: 67321910Metro Remittance Centre
304
Orchard Road
#04-93 LUCKY PLAZA
Postal Code :
238863
Phone No: 67348035
Fax No:
67349326Ming Express Pte Ltd
5001
Beach Road
#01-14 GOLDEN MILE COMPLEX
Postal
Code : 199588
Phone No: 62977602
Fax No:
62977585One-Stop Remittance
Centre
304 Orchard Road
#03-30 LUCKY
PLAZA
Postal Code : 238863
Phone No:
68340071
Fax No: 68340069Pinoy Express Pte Ltd
304
Orchard Road
#02-30/31 & #03-76 LUCKY PLAZA
Postal Code : 238863
Phone No:
67379002,68360046
Fax No: 67379467Robin Remittance Trading
Centre
304 Orchard Road.
#03-14 LUCKY
PLAZA
Postal Code : 238863
Phone No:
62350803
Fax No: 62359115Tsoimpex Enterprises
304
Orchard Road
#04-69 LUCKY PLAZA
Postal Code :
238863
Phone No: 68873932
Fax No:
68873142Valutapos-TKI Pte Ltd
304
Orchard Road
#02-08 LUCKY PLAZA
Postal Code :
238863
Phone No: 67330055
Fax No:
67372987WG Express Remittance
304
Orchard Road
#B1-119 LUCKY PLAZA
Postal Code :
238863
Phone No: 67360892
Fax No:
68360968Zhongguo Remittance
Centre
710 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 8,
#01-2611
Postal Code : 560710
Phone No:
64584456
Fax No: 64585567Sonali Exchange Pte Ltd
587 Bukit Timah Road
#03-26,
Coronation Plaza
Singapore 269707
Tel:
294-9862 Express Remittance
304
Orchard Road
#04-38 Lucky Plaza
Singapore
238863
Tel: 235-9849 Moneyhome Remittance Express
545 Orchard Road
#13-01 Far East
Shopping Centre
Singapore 238882
Tel: 732-8777 AMA Remittance Pte Ltd
7500A Beach Road
#01-326 The Plaza
Singapore 199591
Tel: 293-1992
MoneyNet Remittance Service Pte Ltd
101 Upper Cross Street
#03-50
People's Parke Centre
Singapore 058357
Tel: 532-1142
Email:
moneynet@magix.com.sg
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14.Maid went missing?
You should call the Employment Agency to ask for advice. Make a police report on missing maid if necessary.
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15.Maid got pregnant?
You
must repatriate the maid immediately.
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16.Can I employ a MAID on part-time basis?
Present MOM regulation does not allow the
part-time employment of maids.
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17.What do you mean by "Transfer Maid"?
Transfer Maids are usually already available
locally means they are not to be brought in from their
country of origin. Mostly "Transfer Maids" are from
another employer's and they are seeking a new employer
for various reasons such as the expiry of 2 years
contract or employers discontinuing the service of maid
for whatever reasons.
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18.What are the obligations of the employer to
e="Verdana,Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">--To provide adequate food and suitable
-- To provide medical care (includes hospitalization)
--To provide a safe working environment
--To give her the respect
--To treat her as a human being.
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19.Advise on obligations of the employer
to the Immigration Department?
The
obligations of the employer to the Immigration
Department are stated clearly in the Security Bond.
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20.What documents are needed for a
first-time employer?
There are 2 types of
employers: Local and Expatriate
A local employer
needs to provide following details to process the maids
work permit application:
1. Identity Card (as
well as those of members of his household)
2. Proof
of income in the form of
- Notice of Assessment (and that of the spouse if
applicable)
- or his authority to the Ministry of Manpower to
verify his income (and his spouse's if applicable)
with the Internal Revenue Authority;
- or if he has recently returned after an extended
absence, a letter by an officer of the company he is
attached to showing
i. His position in the company
ii. His monthly
income
iii. The date employment commences
If Notice of Assessment is not available and
the Employer has not paid income tax in the current or
previous year,
i. his income tax assessment if he was working
abroad
ii. and a statement from CPF showing his
contribution for the last 3 months, if applicable.
An expatriate employer needs to provide
following details to process the maids work permit
application:
1. Passport Copy- of self and members of the
family
2. Employment pass and dependent pass of
family members living with him/her
3. One of the
following:
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21.What is the procedure of cancellation
of the work permit of the maid?
Ministry
of Manpower needs following set of documents in order:
1. A letter to MOM for terminating maid's
services and repatriating her.
2. A ticket to
the maid’s country of origin.
3. Maid’s passport
copy
4. Maid’s work permit card.
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22.What is the average salary of a Filipino
maid?
The Philippine Overseas Employment
Administration's stipulated minimum salary of Singapore
Dollars 350.00. The more the experience, higher the
salary.
23.What is the average salary of an
Indonesian maid?
Singapore Dollars 300 to 360. The more the experience, higher the salary.
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24.What is the average salary of a Sri
lankan maid?
Singapore Dollars 220.00 to
250.00. The more the experience, higher the salary.
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