Category Helper’s Rights and Regulation (SG)

As with any profession, ensuring a safe working environment is of the utmost importance when employing a domestic helper. The safety and wellbeing of maids is the responsibility of their employers, who ultimately have to cover costs associated with medical…

Despite progress, including greater awareness of the rights of domestic helpers, maids are sometimes poorly treated in Singapore and other parts of Asia. Since this worker group remains vulnerable to exploitation, the government of Singapore says it imposes severe penalties…

Hiring a domestic helper comes with a lot of responsibilities – one of them being medical care. Managing a foreign domestic worker can be challenging in itself, which is why employers need to be aware of these and other obligations…

Employers need to make sure that their maids have a valid work permit, since the Ministry of Manpower can impose relatively severe penalties on those who do not comply with the law. Maids’ eligibility requirements for work permits To be…

Before employing a full-time foreign domestic worker, employers should familiarise themselves with Singapore’s laws regarding domestic work. Foreign domestic helpers are not covered by the Employment Act, though their rights are enforced through various regulations, and contravening these can be…