A 30-year-old Singaporean woman who failed to pay her Filipino domestic worker a salary or rest-day allowances for 11 months was fined S$15,000 (US$11,106) by a State Court on Tuesday.
The defendant named Li Jun was hit with a total of 13 charges by the Ministry of the Manpower in regard to violations of the Employment of Foreign Manpower Act, The Straits Times reported.
Previously the court heard that Li did not pay her Filipino maid, whose wage was S$420 a month, between March 7, 2016 till February 21, 2017. She owed the maid a total of S$5,700, which was finally paid on September 7, 2017.
Li was fined S$15,000 by the court – and could be jailed for six weeks if she fails to pay the fine.
The woman was also barred from hiring a foreign domestic worker any time in the future by the ministry.
Read: Singaporean woman charged with failing to pay her maid
How inconsiderate and ignorant this Chinese employer is. One can be taught how to share at a young age, any culture, whatever color and nationality we are, if we treat each other with respect, this world will be a better place to live in.
Far east shopping center Good choice agency is the one of worst agency I’ve ever known kasi pinauwi nila kaibgan ko na transfer lang saknila on the spot and ndi naman sila accredited sa embassy wen we ask for help in our embassy anyway godbless them H**_
I want to ask,this is for MOM office.madam and sir good day.it is by law that if we take our off day the employer must deduct to our salary because agency say that to deduct if we want to take our off day.thank u so much.I hope I can had a reply
Thank you mom
Some agent follow what the employer told them ,one indonesia working in the chinese no off day at all for two years contract because her agency told her that shes new comer ,is there any such thing ,as i thought MOM changes thier rules of hireng a helper ,that the helper has every week off either youre a filipino or indonesia every one is equal .
How come her salary is very low? I just got a new helper at $570 per month excluding payment for work on rest days, my previous one also i was paying $550 excluding reat days too. I thought the law for Filipina maids should be salary of at least $550?
She thinks she is smart ! Sepandai-pandai tupai melompat !
Woah! The fine is 3x the salary she owed to the maid….. serves her right. Why hire a maid if you cant sfford to pay her salary?
Sister ganyan ang ibang agency ditoy SG kahit napirmahan Ng amo gagawa sila Ng ibang contracts.. at Yung sinabi Na agency nag iba Na… Pero Yun din ang amo… At Kong baguhan syempre wala Ng magawa sister ako ganyan.. at 6 months deduction pa…Di nila tinutupad ung salary ..kahit makiusapka wala Na magawa kundi magtiis
Dpat sa agency palang nya inexplain na ng agent magkano talaga sweldo tapos bayad sa rest day na d ka lalabas
True.. ako newcomer salary 580 pero no off un.. late 2013 aq dumating, tapos kada renew may dagdag na.. nag ooff na din ako ????
Dapat lang sa babaeng yan ! They dont even give proper food to the Domestic Helper ! Come to Malaysia and eat all you can !
Kaya nga e dinayaan dn xa sa monthly salary.sino ang my salarin?
How come salary only $420.00 intead of $550.00 to $600.00 as of starting salary of a new comer ? Correct me if Im wrong
Well done..great for her employer god bless kabayan
She deserved for that…
Thank you MOM for that
Serves her right.