Help - our domestic helper is pregnant
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carang
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that's what i was thinking... the actual "cost" in $$$ is far less worrisome than what this family is going to do with no help. what if she has a problem pregnancy? that was my concern when my helper went back to PH last april when her hubby was also at the end of his contract. i asked her if she was hoping to get pregnant again. she said that she'd been thinking about it. i told her that we were planning on trying around June and that it would be terrible if she was preggers at the same time because i knew what kind of pregnancy to expect for myself.
i was right, this pregnancy has been sheer hell. i am very thankful that she didn't get pregnant, because there is NO WAY we would have been able to cope.
ps. i'm pretty sure that the insurance that we bought covered hospitalisations. it didn't specify what the hospitalisation was for though. and it would only have covered the minimal cost of public hospitals anyway. i didn't mean that the insurance would cover the costs at the matilda.
i was right, this pregnancy has been sheer hell. i am very thankful that she didn't get pregnant, because there is NO WAY we would have been able to cope.
ps. i'm pretty sure that the insurance that we bought covered hospitalisations. it didn't specify what the hospitalisation was for though. and it would only have covered the minimal cost of public hospitals anyway. i didn't mean that the insurance would cover the costs at the matilda.
Exactly the same thing happened to us, but luckily I was not pregnant at the time. My hubby and I decided to keep our maid, on the following reasoning: 1) She was pleasant and we felt sorry for her, 2) There is no guarantee that your next maid would not get pregnant during employment unless she is past menopause, and it is much less likely that your maid would get pregnant again knowing the trouble she is in, 3) She would need money to look after her baby, so would need to have to work even harder, and 4) It'd probably take just as long choosing and hiring a new maid as waiting for her to come back after she has given birth.
Anyway, she was also afraid to tell her parents but we convinced her that it is not really plausible for her to have the baby in Hong Kong and she would need her family support in looking after the baby in Phillippines. She was very grateful and reassured when she knew that she still had a job to come back to, she managed to sort it out with her family very quickly after that.
Since she was pregnant when she started her employment with us, we did not have to pay for her maternity leave. Although she had to leave for 3-4 months and it was a real nuisance, we have not regretted our decision. She has been with us for over 6 years now and looks after our baby almost like her own, even volunteered to stay in to help on Sundays (paid of course) during our baby's first 8 months.
May not be the solution for everyone, but since we found our maid to be hardworking and pleasant, we decided not to ask/bribe her to leave. As anticipated, she has not gotten pregnant again and works hard to send money home for her daughter. Hope that gives you an alternative view.
Anyway, she was also afraid to tell her parents but we convinced her that it is not really plausible for her to have the baby in Hong Kong and she would need her family support in looking after the baby in Phillippines. She was very grateful and reassured when she knew that she still had a job to come back to, she managed to sort it out with her family very quickly after that.
Since she was pregnant when she started her employment with us, we did not have to pay for her maternity leave. Although she had to leave for 3-4 months and it was a real nuisance, we have not regretted our decision. She has been with us for over 6 years now and looks after our baby almost like her own, even volunteered to stay in to help on Sundays (paid of course) during our baby's first 8 months.
May not be the solution for everyone, but since we found our maid to be hardworking and pleasant, we decided not to ask/bribe her to leave. As anticipated, she has not gotten pregnant again and works hard to send money home for her daughter. Hope that gives you an alternative view.
Exactly the same thing happened to me 3 years ago but luckily I was not pregnant and without small kid at that time. It happened just after we started our 3rd contract when she came back from Philippines. At first, she said she wants to continue her employment with me and give birth in HK (but I knew she won't). After negotiation, she asked for $$$$ (I can't remember how much). Finally, she rendered her resignation and we paid her HKD10,000 at the airport (my agent taught me never give her before check in).
bornandbredhk
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Domestic Helpers Medical Insurance
On this subject, where can I purchase domestic helpers medical insurance? Does anyone know of a company that provides this?
On this subject, where can I purchase domestic helpers medical insurance? Does anyone know of a company that provides this?
rani
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have a read through this thread on helper's insurance
http://www.geobaby.com/forum/showthread.php?t=119029
http://www.geobaby.com/forum/showthread.php?t=119029
wenliwenli
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to cckwok,
why is that you should pay her at the airport but not earlier? will she buy that?
why is that you should pay her at the airport but not earlier? will she buy that?