Proposed Short-term Work Permits to Allow Households to Temporarily Hire Additional Migrant Domestic Worker

Debated in Parliament on 7 Jan 2025.

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Christopher de Souza proposed the idea of granting short-term work permits for households to temporarily hire additional migrant domestic workers when their current workers return home for extended periods.
Minister Tan See Leng responded that households can already employ a second migrant domestic worker if they have caregiving needs and the financial means to do so.
Households can agree on a shorter employment period than the standard two-year work permit validity.
The Ministry suggested that households needing interim help could utilize the Household Services Scheme for part-time and short-term domestic services.

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Christopher de Souza

Mr Christopher de Souza asked the Minister for Manpower whether the Ministry can consider granting short-term work permits to allow households to temporarily employ an additional migrant domestic worker (MDW) over an interim period when their current MDW returns to their home country for an extended period of time.

Tan See Leng

Households are eligible to employ a second migrant domestic worker (MDW) if they have caregiving needs and have the requisite financial ability. They are free to mutually agree with the MDW on an employment period that is shorter than the work permit validity of two years. Households that need interim help while their MDWs are on extended home leave may also consider tapping on the Household Services Scheme, which offers domestic, child-minding and elder-minding services on part-time and short-term basis.

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Christopher de Souza proposed the idea of granting short-term work permits for households to temporarily hire additional migrant domestic workers when their current workers return home for extended periods.
Minister Tan See Leng responded that households can already employ a second migrant domestic worker if they have caregiving needs and the financial means to do so.
Households can agree on a shorter employment period than the standard two-year work permit validity.
The Ministry suggested that households needing interim help could utilize the Household Services Scheme for part-time and short-term domestic services.

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Proposed Short-term Work Permits to Allow Households to Temporarily Hire Additional Migrant Domestic Worker

Debated in Parliament on 7 Jan 2025.

Summary written by AI (learn more)

Christopher de Souza proposed the idea of granting short-term work permits for households to temporarily hire additional migrant domestic workers when their current workers return home for extended periods.
Minister Tan See Leng responded that households can already employ a second migrant domestic worker if they have caregiving needs and the financial means to do so.
Households can agree on a shorter employment period than the standard two-year work permit validity.
The Ministry suggested that households needing interim help could utilize the Household Services Scheme for part-time and short-term domestic services.

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Christopher de Souza

Tan See Leng

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Christopher de Souza proposed the idea of granting short-term work permits for households to temporarily hire additional migrant domestic workers when their current workers return home for extended periods.
Minister Tan See Leng responded that households can already employ a second migrant domestic worker if they have caregiving needs and the financial means to do so.
Households can agree on a shorter employment period than the standard two-year work permit validity.
The Ministry suggested that households needing interim help could utilize the Household Services Scheme for part-time and short-term domestic services.

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Proposed Short-term Work Permits to Allow Households to Temporarily Hire Additional Migrant Domestic Worker

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Christopher de Souza

Tan See Leng

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Proposed Short-term Work Permits to Allow Households to Temporarily Hire Additional Migrant Domestic Worker

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Christopher de Souza

Tan See Leng

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