Because we provide selected, well trained and quality maids and we value the needs of our customers.

Yes. We are Licensed. Ministry of Man Power issues the license to operate the Maids Recruitment and Deployment business.

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.

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.

The Normal rate is $265 per month or $9 per day and ** Concessionary rate is $170 per month or $6 per day, payable for the period the work permit is valid. CPF Board, as the collection agent, collects the Levy on behalf of MOM.

**An employer of a Foreign Domestic Worker (FDW) is eligible for low levy for each FDW if he/she satisfies Conditions A, B, C or D below at the time of application for levy concession: 

A (i) the employer or spouse has a child/grandchild who is a Singapore Citizen below 12 years old; or

B (i) the employer or co-residing spouse is a Singapore Citizen who is aged 65 years old or above; or

(ii) the employer or spouse is a Singapore Citizen and the other party is a Singapore Permanent Resident aged 65 years old or above, and both are living  together at the same registered address as in NRIC; or

C (i) the employer or spouse has a parent, parent-in-law, grandparent or grandparent-in-law who is a Singapore Citizen aged 65 years old or above, and is living with him/her at the same registered address as in NRIC; or

(ii) the employer or spouse is a Singapore Citizen and has a parent, parent-in-law or grandparent or grandparent-in-law who is a Singapore Permanent Resident aged 65 years old or above, and is living with him/her at the same registered address as in NRIC. 

D (i) With effect from 15 September 2007, the FDW levy concession will be extended to FDW's employers with disability or who have family members with disability and require a full-time caregiver's assistance in Activities of Daily Living.

         For more information on the eligibility criteria and application procedures, please visit the Disability Portal

For each condition that is satisfied, the employer is eligible for levy concession for one FDW. However, each household is only eligible for levy concession for a total of two FDWs at any one time.

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.

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).

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.

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:

Augaries Insurance 116 Lavender Street #02-05 Pek Chuan Building Singapore 338730 Tel: 6293 6232

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

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.

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.

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.
  

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: 6297-7707	J-Dee Remittance Services 2 Beach Road #01-4791 Singapore 190002 North Bridge Road Phone: 6294-8720 E-mail: jdeeremit@hotmail.com
Ace Orient Exchange Pte. Ltd. 400 Orchard Road #022-28 ORCHaRD TOWERS Postal Code : 238875 Phone No: 67355525 Fax No: 67325575	Brunphil Express (S) Pte Ltd 304 Orchard Road #02-83 LUCKY PLaZa Postal Code : 238863 Phone No: 67356204,67356205 Fax No: 67356690	CYS Express Exchange Pte Ltd 3 Shenton Way #02-05 SHENTON HOUSE more addresses... Postal Code : 068805 Phone No: 62262088 Fax No: 62260288
GPL Remittance Pte Ltd 5001 Beach Road #01-77a GOLDEN MILE COMPLEX Postal Code : 199588 Phone No: 62912991	King's Professional Cargo Service 304 Orchard Road #04-19 LUCKY PLaZa Postal Code : 238863 Phone No: 67342387 Fax No: 67343991	Lekshmi Overseas Remittance agency 304 Orchard Road #04-25 LUCKY PLaZa Postal Code : 238863 Phone No: 67364033 Fax No: 67321910
Metro Remittance Centre 304 Orchard Road #04-93 LUCKY PLaZa Postal Code : 238863 Phone No: 67348035 Fax No: 67349326	Ming Express Pte Ltd 5001 Beach Road #01-14 GOLDEN MILE COMPLEX Postal Code : 199588 Phone No: 62977602 Fax No: 62977585	One-Stop Remittance Centre 304 Orchard Road #03-30 LUCKY PLaZa Postal Code : 238863 Phone No: 68340071 Fax No: 68340069
Pinoy Express Pte Ltd 304 Orchard Road #02-30/31 & #03-76 LUCKY PLaZa Postal Code : 238863 Phone No: 67379002,68360046 Fax No: 67379467	Robin Remittance Trading Centre 304 Orchard Road. #03-14 LUCKY PLaZa Postal Code : 238863 Phone No: 62350803 Fax No: 62359115	Tsoimpex Enterprises 304 Orchard Road #04-69 LUCKY PLaZa Postal Code : 238863 Phone No: 68873932 Fax No: 68873142
Valutapos-TKI Pte Ltd 304 Orchard Road #02-08 LUCKY PLaZa Postal Code : 238863 Phone No: 67330055 Fax No: 67372987	WG Express Remittance 304 Orchard Road #B1-119 LUCKY PLaZa Postal Code : 238863 Phone No: 67360892 Fax No: 68360968	Zhongguo Remittance Centre 710 ang Mo Kio avenue 8, #01-2611 Postal Code : 560710 Phone No: 64584456 Fax No: 64585567
Sonali 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

You should cancel her work permit immediately to stop the levy payment. You are then given 1 month to locate and repatriate her. Otherwise, you risk losing the $5,000 security deposit

You must repatriate the maid immediately.

Present MOM regulation does not allow the part-time employment of maids.

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.

The employer is responsible for following as per MOM regulations:

• To pay her salary on a timely basis
  
• 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.

The obligations of the employer to the Immigration Department are stated clearly in the Security Bond.

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:

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.

The Philippine Overseas Employment administration's stipulated minimum salary of Singapore Dollars 380.00. The more the experience, higher the salary.

Singapore Dollars 320.00 to 400.00. The more the experience, higher the salary.

Singapore Dollars 320.00 to 400.00. The more the experience, higher the salary.