You’ve just welcomed a complete stranger into your home. Over the next 1-2 years, she’ll be responsible for your household tasks, operate appliances, prepare your meals, and care for your family. However, she is likely to come from a different culture, follow a distinct religion, and speak a language different from your own. It may sound like a situation fraught with potential for strained relationships, but this is precisely what occurs when you engage a foreign domestic worker/helper (FDW). Fortunately, there are straightforward steps you can take to cultivate a positive employer-employee relationship with her, even if it doesn’t initially feel like a perfect match.
Establishing a harmonious relationship with your foreign domestic helper begins with a clear understanding of your responsibilities as an employer. This entails providing appropriate accommodation, setting reasonable working hours, ensuring a weekly rest day, or compensating adequately if rest days are waived. Timely payment of the monthly salary is crucial. Moreover, fostering a safe, fair, and productive work environment is essential, and employers should prioritize the welfare of their domestic helpers by securing adequate insurance coverage for them.
Effective communication is crucial for establishing trust and fostering a healthy relationship, especially considering that your domestic helper will be residing with you and your family. It’s beneficial to involve her by sharing insights into our local culture, norms, and keeping her informed about household and community happenings.
Recent findings reveal that foreign domestic workers (FDWs) constitute a significant portion of foreigners in Singapore seeking loans from licensed and unlicensed moneylenders, resulting in many maids accumulating debt. Providing your domestic helper with a clear understanding of the implications of loans could potentially help her avoid such situations. In this context, knowledge is empowering, and awareness can prevent unfortunate circumstances.
Cultivating a positive employer-employee relationship involves treating your domestic helper with kindness and empathy. Demonstrating concern for her well-being fosters a sense of appreciation, encouraging her to be even more committed to her duties.
Consider the heartwarming story of a Filipino maid who, after 35 years of contentedly working for her employers, crafted face masks as a gesture of gratitude. This reciprocal appreciation not only contributes to a harmonious living environment but also establishes a dynamic where the employer can support the maid, and in return, the maid can wholeheartedly care for the employer.
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