Why do some think a domestic worker is a slave?? What's wrong with them using the phone after completing their tasks??

You fix a cctv to view your baby when you're away, so I believe your access it during your working hours, so how would you feel if your employer restrict your access and you're not able to view the cctv??

Same goes to the maid, she has a family or child even back at home, nothing wrong making a call just to hear them. You can always set the rules not to use any other unproductive apps during work hours.

End of the day, keep your employee happy and you'll gain the most

It depends, bcos TS maid already knew the rules and regulations in the contract. Same like when you work in a company, there is rules and regulations need to be follow. So, the maid at fault here for broken the rules, but why? TS need to talk her maid and find out. Why would the maid steal the phone and keep it, rather than just use it and then put back.

id rather just give her the phone and use only
please dont treat your maid like a slave

Those that agree with the ruling, well
You guys never been away from home for an extended time
Even with phone and comes, the feeling is different with NOT able be back home at the end of the day

1 time usage per week?
Kek, every night comm back home also cannot tahan for some of you guys

allow after work hour and sunday

she broke rule once will prolly be negligence and broke another...safer to switch another maid...maybe can be lenient allow when youre both home ady...

Let her use the phone. Tell her she must make sure the phone usage won't affect her work.

Initially you cakap you both treat her like a family member. That way you call a treatment to a family member ka?

Slavery is real..

How about both of u take care of your own offspring? Learn the responsibility of being actual parent.

why did you have such a dumb rule in the first place?

i allowed my previous maid to use phone whenever she wants as long as it doesnt interfere with her work.
she is not a slave. she is a person with friends and family.

no matter how well you treat her, access to communication and entertainment is necessary to keep her sane. can you imagine living with an employer 24/7 without being able to contact your family? it wont work dude.

I assume she is a Filipino maid??
My maid agency had the same rule..
Frankly I think it's a dumb rule but as a parent and employer u don't want any issues to arise when ur not at home

I did give her a 3310 phone with prepaid line with cheaper idd.
I let her use the smartphone on Saturday - Sunday when we're home.
3310 top up is beared by her.

This is at the beginning 5 years ago.. Now my kids grown I just let her keep the smartphone. She pandai pandai manage her time..

Why can only use phone once a week? You hired a slave or a maid? You use phone once a week only can or not?

It's ok one. Nowadays all maids are getting it

With a phone, some maid may plan to runaway. That's the biggest issue with Indo maid at the moment. The agency is just trying to make sure the maid don't have modes to plan her runaway.

2nd, it's all about trust. Does a phone makes a maid productivity drop? Yes. Always based on what I see.
But lay down ur rules. Talk to her nicely that you have said the phone is being place at a certain area so that she can use during emergency but it's not for her to keep.

At a certain point of work years, you may relax it and let her keep it. It's like a reward system based on trust.

Not all maid are the same. Some have pretty good education background like they study until Form5. You need to know your maid more, like how's the family and etc. Understand what's their needs and not just yours.
Indonesian maid now are not like 20 years ago (unless you are getting from really kampung area).

Remember your priority - take care of baby. The last thing you want is baby masuk hospital because of long term feeding bad stuff.
For me, productivity is 2nd priority if maid is home alone with baby.

My maid was with me for 8 years before she when back after the 1st MCO. We had stealing incidents after 6mths of working. Shouting incidents in between my wife and her due to house chores. Bad attitude after 1 years plus. Each time, we deal with it immediately (not punish yeah). But the difference is my maid was educated (can even read basic English).
Once trust is establish - u can go dating with your wife again and starts to enjoy ur own hobby.

Trust your gut instinct.

we dont limit their phone usage but they should use it only to pass the time. if other task is still pending, they would have to finish those first

Any reason phone is like a contraband device in the house?

Like already against human rights ye.

In case of emergency, she needs to make a call but how? Do you have home phone?

Give her the phone, maybe ask her to update every few hours about the baby?

Wait how do you communicate with your maid about your baby? Through CCTV? Only?

This post has been edited by Sha91: Oct 20 2023, 07:48 AM

Is she working in army camp? Why cant use phone?

Lol, OP is a slave master.

I don't like live in maids and still don't. Especially with a baby. This is the time you have to spend more time with them. Both me and wife are working with kids and we still manage without maid. When there's a will there's a way.