Employment Laws And Contract
Domestic workers, both foreign and local, are not covered by the Employment Act. This is because it is not practical to regulate specific aspects of domestic work i.e. hours of work, work on a rest day and on public holidays.
It would also be difficult to enforce the terms of the Employment Act for domestic workers as:
  • They work in a home environment; and
  • The habits of households vary.
For example, it would be hard to compute overtime payments as domestic workers' work/free time are difficult to define and regulate in the same way as employees working in offices or factories.
For a common understanding, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) encourages employers and their Foreign Domestic Workers (FDW) to draft a written employment contract.
Employment agencies commonly draft mutually agreeable contracts for the two parties involved.
In event of an employment problem or breach of contract by her employer, the FDW can lodge a complaint or file a claim with MOM. MOM will contact the employer and arrange for a meeting between the FDW and the employer to solve the dispute.
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