Several maids say employers are making them work on rest day without compensation
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Some employers are worried that their domestic workers may socialise in groups and crowd in areas like Lucky Plaza (left) on their rest days, said Ms K. Jayaprema, president of the Association of Employment Agencies Singapore, who added that there should be give and take.
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Yuen Sin
After stricter Covid-19 measures came into effect on May 16, Ms Luluk, an Indonesian domestic worker, was told by her employer to stay home on her days off amid the health risks posed by the recent surge in cases.
Although she is supposed to be paid if she works on her rest days, the 47-year-old, who declined to give her full name, said her employer had asked her to perform chores such as doing laundry and preparing meals without paying extra.
