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  • Abused Maids Should Use MOM’s System To Report Abusive Employers

    Abused Maids Should Use MOM’s System To Report Abusive Employers

    The Ministry of Manpower has a “feedback” system which allows an employer to recommend that a worker not be employed here if s/he is undesirable or “bad”. I have always been opposed to this because MOM’s decision to accept such feedback is based on the employer’s story only without any proper investigation.

    I don’t think such a feedback system should exist, whether it is a complaint by an employer or a worker. Claims and complaints need to be investigated properly. But now I have decided to turn the tables and write negative feedback about abusive employers to MOM.

    What triggered this? This afternoon, despite acknowledgement by MOM that an employer (who is an SMU professor with a Phd from MIT) had pressured a domestic worker to kneel on the floor to say sorry for mistakes made, and had to write 500 times “I will follow what grandma tells me to” as punishment, she was still unfairly terminated by the employer and had to return home.

    Another domestic worker was threatened and had a knife pointed in her direction by the employer. Despite filing a complaint at MOM, she was told she had “no case” and had to return home.

    Why should migrant workers have to suffer in silence when such injustice happens? Why should you have to lose your job when your employer points a knife at you, humiliates and tortures you mentally? We need to take action.

    If abusive employers can submit negative feedback about you for no good reason and MOM blacklists you without thorough investigations, it is time to fight back. I don’t like this feedback system. But it looks like we have no choice because too many migrant workers have been unfairly punished by it.

    You can feedback an abusive employer and recommend that s/he be barred from hiring workers to the following email: [email protected]. If you are a domestic worker and need help with this, I’m happy to assist you. HOME Singapore

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    Republished from Jolovan’s FB.

     

    Source: www.theindependent.sg

  • New Mom Returned From Maternity Leave Only To Be Forced To Resign, MOM Powerless

    New Mom Returned From Maternity Leave Only To Be Forced To Resign, MOM Powerless

    Dear Gilbert,

    I have just return from my maternity leave and was told by my boss that I will be handling more decision making work. I enquired about my appraisal report and bonus and she mentioned that it was submitted.

    However, on Monday when I went back to work I was informed by my HR manager that company is laying me off. I will be terminated by the Company. This totally came as a shock to me. I asked for the reason of this decision but she was unable to tell me. When I enquired about my bonus due to me she could not give me an answer too.

    I have spoken to MOM regarding my case and there’s nothing much that MOM indeed can do. My horrid Company has turned the scenario around now and instead of terminating me, they force me to sign a Resignation letter stating I request to resign immediately and Company has agreed.

    This also needs me to pay the Company 1 month’s notice! Company has issued me a bonus (which is actually a payment in lieu to me for terminating me immediately).

    Upon reading MOM’s reply to me, I was feeling helpless hence in such situation without aid, I have to just agreed to their terms or risk not getting my notice payment in lieu. I have to stress that no additional compensation was offered to me apart from the notice period payment in lieu.

    My manager stressed to me that I either accept the Termination letter or risk not receiving the 1 month’s notice payment in lieu. She also mentioned going to MOM is useless. As what they did is all in line with the MOM’ legislation, which they have seek their lawyer’s advice.

    I agree to shaming this Company so that other local job seekers will not fall prey to this Company, terminating people at whim especially when they are near to getting their anniversary bonus. However, I am worried that this might involve me in a possible lawsuit.

    Rgds,

    Jasmine

     

    Source: www.transitioning.org

  • Indonesian Maid Abused My Grandma, Stole Her Money, Then Ran Away To Malaysia

    Indonesian Maid Abused My Grandma, Stole Her Money, Then Ran Away To Malaysia

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    On Monday 2nd of January 2017 around 7.30am, my grandmom was pushed and beaten by her helper who have worked with her since July last year. Not only that, the helper twisted n broke my grandmom’s right ankle while grandmom tried to stop her from leaving th house. My grandmom is currently warded in the hospital due to th injuries and fractured leg. She suffers some bruises from the scuffle too.. All this happen while my aunt was out sending her daughter to school.

    Before she left, she have also stolen my grandmom’s money approx $1.3k (supposingly to bank in that day) and rm300+. She also took my aunt’s Samsung Tab. The helper has left Singapore to Malaysia via Woodlands Custom on that very morning according to th Investigation Officer.

    We have lodged a police report and got legal advice on this matter too. We are just waiting for the Investigation Officer to get back to us on the updates.. Since this is not a Murder or Drug case, Interpol will take sometime to handle this.

    I would like to seek help from everyone here to make this post viral so the helper can be found in no time. For our family, we are totally fine if the helper wants to leave if she really want to but why does she need to beat up and broke my grandmom’s leg. It is just unfair for my grandmom who is already 86years old and less mobility..

    We trusted and treated her just like our own family. My family members will give her extra allowance for her own expenses, additional of her salary. Bought for her lots of things and she got lots of rest thru out her working here. She will also took her nap too as and when my grandmom naps. So we are shocked when this happens.

    We have no idea what triggers her too.. Coz if she wants to fled, she can do it th past mths while she was alone with my grandmom. We believe that she was influenced or taught by someone that crossed path her recently. But no one cares about it now. All we care now is to seek justice for my aged grandmom who is still in a trauma state.

    Her details are as per below –

    Name of Helper : Baiq Sulaemi
    #MAKEITVIRAL #THEFTOFSERVANT #CRIMINALMAID
    #WANTEDMAIDBYTHEAUTHORITY

    Do PM or Whatsapp me if you have any info about it. Thank You All For Your Help..
    Jazakallahu Khayran

    IN SINGAPORE IF EMPLOYER WERE TO ABUSE AND CAUSE HURT TO A DOMESTIC WORKER, TH EMPLOYER WILL BE CHARGED SO WHY CANT THIS HEARTLESS MAID BE CHARGED FOR HER WRONGDOINGS. ESPECIALLY TO AN ELDERLY WOMAN.

    Source: www.allsingaporestuff.com

     

  • Technicians, Engineers, Among Hard-To-Fill Job Positions

    Technicians, Engineers, Among Hard-To-Fill Job Positions

    More employers are having problems filling job vacancies, a worldwide survey has found, reflecting the mismatch in jobs and skills that government leaders recently highlighted while addressing the rising number of layoffs.

    The Talent Shortage Survey, released on Tuesday (Oct 18) by workforce solutions provider ManpowerGroup, showed that sales representatives, engineers, technicians, accounting and finance professionals, as well as drivers are the top five jobs in Singapore that are not being taken up.

    More than 42,000 employers in 42 countries were surveyed and 40 per cent of them have trouble filling jobs — the highest level in nine years.

    Slightly more than half of the employers here (51 per cent) reported facing difficulty in filling jobs, a jump of 11 per cent from last year, the survey showed.

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    These employers said that the top reason for that is the job-seeker’s lack of experience (22 per cent), or the candidate was looking for more pay than offered (21 per cent), or there was a lack of or no applicants (17 per cent).

    To address this shortage, 52 per cent of the employers here are offering training and development to existing workers, ManpowerGroup said in a press release, while 47 per cent are paying higher salary packages to recruits.

    The Government’s latest labour market report showed that there were more job-seekers than the number of job vacancies available, and in the first half of the year, professionals, managers, executives and technicians made up about 56 per cent of layoffs.

    In Parliament last week, Manpower Minister Lim Swee Say addressed this problem in the job market, saying there is a need to minimise the mismatch in jobs and skills, given that many job-seekers have higher expectations and aspirations, and do not want jobs that have been newly vacated by others. Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam also said last month that Singapore faces “a big task” in matching people to jobs and in reducing the mismatches in workers’ skills and what jobs require.

    Ms Linda Teo, country manager of ManpowerGroup Singapore, said: “Upskilling our Singapore workforce is critical to ensure organisations have the skills they need to accelerate performance and everyone has access to the opportunities on offer.

    “The best organisations know this, which is why we’ve seen a marked rise in the number of businesses focusing on training and development to fill talent gaps. We expect to see this number grow.”

    In the Asia-Pacific region, almost half of the employers (46 per cent) report hiring difficulties, with Japan, Taiwan and Hong Kong reporting the most challenges.

    The survey found that, overall, employers worldwide are looking inside their organisations for solutions to tackle this rapid change in skills requirements, with more than half choosing to develop and train their own people. This is a big increase from last year’s survey, when just 20 per cent of employers prioritised training and development to fill roles or find new skills.

    For the first time globally, the IT sector found itself among the top five spots for industries with hard-to-fill roles, and IT businesses are reporting the most marked talent shortage in a number of years.

     

    Source: www.todayonline.com

  • MOM Too Lax In Allowing Foreigners Wth Infectious Disease To Work Here?

    MOM Too Lax In Allowing Foreigners Wth Infectious Disease To Work Here?

    A NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit) nurse from the Philippines who is a
    chronic Hepatitis B virus (Hepatitis B reactive, but HBeAg Non-Reactive)
    carrier is dreaming of having greener pastures abroad so as to increase her
    earning potential.

    She is currently applying to work overseas, but realises that the Kingdom of
    Saudi Arabia (KSA) is very strict in granting work visa to foreigners with
    her medical condition to serve as nurses in the Kingdom, so she decides to
    target Singapore and is seeking advice from her Kababayans here (See URLs
    below).
    http://www.pinoysg.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=66&t=86246
    http://www.pinoysg.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=67&t=86245&sid=0337ff244d14…

    Hepatitis refers to the inflammation of the liver. Hepatitis can be caused by
    viral infections, chemicals, drug abuse, some medications and immune
    disorders. There are various forms of Viral Hepatitis including Hepatitis A,
    B and C, which are caused by Hepatitis A, B, and C viruses, respectively.

    Hepatitis B Infection is the most common infection of the liver. The majority
    of infected individuals recover from Acute Hepatitis B infections and become
    immune to it.

    However some people can develop a long-term Hepatitis B infection, which may
    lead to serious complications including chronic hepatitis, liver failure,
    liver cancer and liver cirrhosis.

    Hepatitis B virus is mainly found in the blood, and it can also be found in
    semen and vaginal secretions.

    Hepatitis B can be acquired through:
    • Infected expecting mothers transmitting the infection to their newborn
    during childbirth (Perinatal)
    • Contact with an infected person (Horizontal)
    • Sharing contaminated injections among users
    • Unsafe sexual contact with an infected person
    • Blood-to-blood exposure to blood or other infected fluids (Parenteral)

    Subject to the outcome of their medical examinations, all foreigners seeking
    works in Singapore are screened for only 4 types of infectious disease
    (tuberculosis, HIV, syphilis and malaria) before they are certified fit to
    work here. However, no medical examination is needed for foreigners on Work
    Holiday Pass, Malaysian confinement nannies, Training Work Permit,
    Miscellaneous Work Pass).

    Anecdotal evidence suggest that foreigners with Hepatitis B Infection have no
    problems getting various work passes from the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) (See
    URL below).
    http://www.pinoysg.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=68&t=40757&start=0

    The World Health Organization has a list of groups of people who are at risk
    of contracting Hepatitis B including health care workers, patients and employees in
    haemodialysis centres, people sharing unsterile medical or dental equipment
    etc.

    Migrant workers in other countries are subject to Hepatitis testing before
    the governments will grant them work passes.

    For instance, Malaysia has a more stringent medical screening process
    compared to Singapore (See URL below).
    http://www.fomema.com.my/index.php/medical-screening-process
    http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/more-foreign-workers…

    In Qatar, pre-arrival Hepatitis testing are compulsory for all foreign
    workers (See URL below).
    http://portal.www.gov.qa/wps/portal/media-center/news/individualnews/pre…

    However, according to our Ministry Of Health, there is no need to ban
    foreigners working in Singapore who are hepatitis B carriers (See URL below).
    https://www.moh.gov.sg/content/moh_web/home/pressRoom/Media_Forums/2010/…

    Foreigners who wish to work in Singapore may get a medical examination done
    through an established clinic/hospital here. Most clinics in Singapore
    provide medical examination and report within a day. Completed medical
    examination forms or health declaration forms (For Employment Pass, Training
    Employment Pass, EntrePass, Dependent’s Pass, Long Term Visit Pass only)
    will be attached with the candidates’ in-principle approval letters to the
    Ministry of Manpower for their work pass issuance.

    Should Singaporeans be concerned with the current medical examination
    procedures with physical examination like blood pressure, chest and abdominal
    examination, blood test, etc. as routine tests and screening for only 4 types
    of infectious diseases. i.e. Tuberculosis, HIV, Syphilis and Malaria
    (Hepatitis excluded) before work passes are approved?

    What do you think?

     

    Source: www.allsingaporestuff.com