Filipino Maids to fill the void

Posted in: News- Jul 30, 2010 No Comments

Filipino maids with tertiary education and who can speak fluent English are set to fill the void left by Indonesian maids who are “boycotting” Malaysia after disputes over the minimum wages for them. According to a report in Sin Chew Daily yesterday, a large number of highly qualified Filipino maids from the Autonomous Region in [...]

Employers Can Appeal Fine When Maids Run Away

Posted in: News- Jul 18, 2010 No Comments

PORT DICKSON: It is not mandatory for employers whose maids run away to pay a RM250 fine to the Immigration Department. Its director-general Datuk Mahmood Adam said employers could always appeal if they were asked to do so. “We will look at this on a case-by-case basis … we understand that this is sometimes beyond [...]