'Sometimes that month after I pay her, and everything else, I left literally like $30-$50 for myself, and I have no savings… 😂' — Employer
After receiving a request for a salary advance from their maid, a concerned employer took to social media to ask if foreign domestic workers think they are rich.
The employer didn’t give the advance but gave the helper S$200 instead as a gift. “She was reluctant but in the end accepted it. I can understand her reluctance as her pay is S$700, so of course, she would prefer S$700 instead of the S$200 I gave,” said the employer.The incident got the employer thinking if FDWs think they were rich.
“I just feel like my helper thinks we’re super rich, cuz we always go holiday, etc. We have our own financial burdens that we definitely did not share with them, but I know that she thinks because we’re the employer, we have money on us at all times,”The employer said that there were moments when after paying all expenses, they had S$30 to S$50 left with no savings.
“That’s why there’s a lot of helpers prefer expat employer than local since expat can pay them well and prove a lot more benefits to them…These expat employers normally have their company paid for these helper salaries and expenses which also include the house and food allowance that these expat use and stay…”
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