Many Singaporeans cannot see their maid as an employee.And these are usually people who have never been in charge at work before.Originally posted by laurence82:Heng meh?
Its just that her employer abused her, thats why end up like this.
Seriously, many so called educated Singaporeans do not know how to treat their maids like felllow human beings...
Wrong!Originally posted by LazerLordz:Many Singaporeans cannot see their maid as an employee.And these are usually people who have never been in charge at work before.![]()
Most entrepreneur emphasize the ME concept. Which means they usually step on other people to get themselves ahead.Originally posted by mancha:Wrong!
The latest one that got killed was an entreprenuer.
A towkay neo.
I think we should think of a way to psychologically profile potential maid employers ( both husband and wife) and weed out unsuitable employers.
Not only for the employers' safety, but also for their childrens', and the maids' as well. There was a case of a maid who was beaten to death by the man.
If maids have to be qualified to work as FDW, employers also have to be qualified to employ them.
Whenever such tragedy happens, Singaporeans are always very fast to accuse the employers for ill treating or abusing the maid, cos dead employers cannot defend for themselves.Originally posted by laurence82:Heng meh?
Its just that her employer abused her, thats why end up like this.
Seriously, many so called educated Singaporeans do not know how to treat their maids like felllow human beings...
dun agree....... somebody whom i noe is in charge of a company but she is also veri demanding on her maid.Originally posted by LazerLordz:Many Singaporeans cannot see their maid as an employee.And these are usually people who have never been in charge at work before.![]()
This is slavery...Originally posted by surfer188:Just wanted to point out that employer is not at home does not means employer cannot pressure the maid.
My sister-in-law, everyday plans what her maid have to do that day. Then every 30mins to 1hr calls back home to check her maid.
She wakes the maid up 5am & let her sleep 12pm. Everday needs to clean the windows, wash toilet, bring kids to & back from school. And still either the maid complain to change or she would change maid every 3 months.
Everyday meal is Mee, Behoon & eggs.
Even when I was invited to dinner at her house, can see she order the maid do this do that. At dinner table, the maid was expected to walk at least 30~40 times to serve a 45 minutes dinner.
Already a serious case recently where the maid sleep at the corridor just to gain police attentions. Police lodge the case, then sister-in-law have no choice but to sent maid back immediately.
I have no surprise if her maid attack her in the future.
By the way, sister-in-law is a Private Teacher. And my brother it's his own boss. It's does not means not at home cannot pressure maid. There is always telephone. Pressure does not only comes by physical. Mental pressure are more deadly.
I pray hard sister-in-law will wake up her idea. She have been telling me, she paid her salary, she must work the hours that she is been paid for. This maybe right, but driving toward a deadly ending.