The Manpower Ministry says that if it is not stated in the employment contract, you can come to a mutual agreement with your FDW on who should pay
SINGAPORE: A foreign domestic worker took to social media asking about the leave that she was about to go on.
She asked: “my question is do i still get paid when im on home leave? or shud i disscuss to my employer too?”: “Who should pay for an FDW’s air ticket if she goes on overseas leave? Employers and foreign domestic workers are encouraged to discuss and agree on the terms and conditions of employment at the start of the employment relationship. This includes overseas leave arrangements, such as who pays for travel expenses.
Another helper who commented on the post asked: “for 6 yrs of ur stay here, my understanding is you never have ur vacation,only now..did your boss give you in cash ur return ticket 3 times or in short compensated you? You mentioned also never take off, i guess u r paid off”. Earlier this year, a foreign domestic worker took to social media asking about the discrepancy in the number of days of leave she had.
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