A domestic worker in Singapore was unable to find work for several months after a former employer filed a false complaint about her to the Ministry of Manpower.
The worker alleged she had left the job with her former employer because of physical and verbal abuse. The employer then filed a complaint with the authority, saying she was mentally unstable and unable to do her work properly, The Straits Times reported.
The maid discovered the complaint when applying for other jobs and sought help from the Humanitarian Organisation for Migration Economics, a non-government organization, which appealed to the Ministry of Manpower on her behalf.
It took seven months to have the complaint removed from the authority’s system, after which she was hired within three weeks.
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I wish the MOM would add some rules like for those employers who falsely accused their helpers should pay same amount of their salary in such period of time that the helper was unable to work just because she was falsely accused.50-50 to be fare.
Complaint for what? Fyi… before a FDW bound to Singapore had mental examination, otherwise became reasonable when they hired by unreasonable employer. Most Employer don’t follow day-off and salary raise. Then, good for that employer that keep descriminating and keep bullied that we are just a Maid? Afterall without a Maid, employer house seems like a rubbish.
EGOTISM… is the problem of this employer.
They cant give what their helper should have to be compensated at the right rate yet to cover their bad attitudes they complain more since they are the one who has the problem… its"mentally probs."..to define…
This employer is actually the one has a mental problems…
The illnesses that has no cure… it is their bad attitudes.
or banned them from hiring one
Hope the MOM will check house to house to interview the maid if they give the salaries increament every two years if they recontract.And the day off every sunday that suppose to be if they dont go out during their day off they must compensate coz some employeer they never follow the rules.Hope they can do some action.
Horrible employer! If there was such an abuse, I don’t think they won’t pursue the matter before she left them. What an insensitive fellow! I wonder what happened to her Family back home…pity on her.
It will be fair to hear from both side ….not only from the maid..
MOM should ask helper if it’s true not just listen to one side bcoz its Unfair to the helper..
Aiyoo..
Very well said!!!
Agree
That’s true,they can’t earn money without us,they never think that…I’m thankful my employer is good
Correct
That’s true
Agree
My friend also leave her previous employer because she complaint of non-stop work,everyday she eat lunch around 4pm already .She complain to her agency and tell everything why she wants to change employer. But the employer also complain in the agency that my friend can’t do her work properly, and even tell the staff that they threat my friend nicely. As my concern if they really threat my friend nicely why the helper decide to chance employer. I hope mom will help all helper who are total abused. And fine them for what they done.
Xiaoxiao Sanico agree
Very bad employer
The employer must be fined, and pay the maid for the seven months lost of her income !
Interested to know, who is holdong the passport of the domestic helper!
Black list employer…more rules for employer too..day off or salary…fair a nd honest…
Almost same for me lucky me i got out and got new employer before they put false complaint
MOM should invistigate first before making a decession to accept the employers report. They can’t just put a file in thier system jeopardising the poor worker of finding new employment.
My neighbor who is finishing her contract told her employer that she does not want to renew her contract , because she was always overwork. She is nearly 50. Her employer did not agree to give her a release paper when she ask for it. For fair of sudden repatriation , she ran away to HOME and seek help. MOM called her employer but her employer still does not want to release her, although they already found a replacement. I think its time to scrap the release paper thing. Its the reason for many problems bet employer and a helper..Employer have no right to keep a helper if she is not happy.MOM should relax some rules. Helpers are here to support families back home. Employers can always find a replacement, no need to be so difficult to the helpless helper.
Agree