3 Tips On How To Handle Your Myanmar Maids

In today’s hectic world, hiring a domestic helper is probably the best way to reduce our workloads and to regain some time for ourselves. The challenge here is to find a competent, reliable and trustworthy domestic helper from some Singapore maid agency. However, it is not easy at all!

First of all, you must decide if you want a Filipino, Indonesia, Vietnamese or Myanmar maid. Myanmar maids are slowly gaining popularity in Singapore. As the culture in Singapore and Myanmar is vastly different, Myanmar maids usually take a longer period to settle down in Singapore. They generally speak some basic English but can be very humble and hardworking workers.

A good helper eases our responsibilities at home, but if handled improperly, she could be a time-bomb too.  We need to know what to expect from each other and how to deal with the daily conflicts.

3 tips to handle your Myanmar maid

1 Be a reasonable employer

All working class people need sick leave and vacation. The same goes to domestic helper. Although some of them do not have any off-days (as agreed in their contracts), do give them a short break at work every once in a while. After all, they are human being too. Also, do remember to be nice, let her rest early if possible, sleep 8 hours, hongbaos for CNY and birthdays, some new clothings and gifts on some occasions.

2 Have a set of house rules 

This is very important. On her first day of work, gave her a set of house rules to follow.

1. No hand phones allowed. Must ask your permission before making phone calls. You should specify how many times a month she can call home, and that she must pay for it herself.
2. Cannot keep long hair or long fingernails, or paint fingernails.
3. Cannot put on makeup.
4. Cannot go out of the house without your permission.
5. Cannot eat anything in the house without your permission.
6. Cannot sit or step on any bed except her own.
7. Cannot mix her clothes with your family's clothes when washing.
8. Must pay for her own toiletries using her salary. 

3 Prepare A time-table of work schedule

A work schedule on daily, weekly and monthly basis so that she knows what to do at what time. It will help her to settle down to her work routine a lot faster.

With the help of the above tips, we can definitely expect much more free time with our family, along with a glistening clean home if we know the tricks of managing our domestic helpers.