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How we vet helpers: ID, NBI, references, and medical checks
How helpers.ph shows ID, NBI, and reference checks separately, plus the medical certificate RA 10361 lets a family require before day one, and what a psych test is not.
How to Hire Your First Yaya in the Philippines: A Practical Family Guide
A step-by-step guide to defining the role, interviewing candidates, checking references, setting fair terms, and starting a safe yaya arrangement in the Philippines.
How to Set Your Rate as a Helper in the Philippines
A practical framework for Filipino helpers to set a fair monthly rate from the legal floor, real duties, schedule, experience, and the costs of doing the work.
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Maid Insurance Singapore: MOM Requirements and How to Choose
What maid insurance in Singapore must cover under MOM rules: S$60,000 medical cover, the 25% co-payment, personal accident cover, the S$5,000 bond and more.
DMW E-Registration for Domestic Workers: Step-by-Step Guide
How Filipino domestic workers create a DMW e-Registration account, fix name and email errors, avoid scams, and connect it to agency hiring, PEOS, and OEC.
Singapore Maid Levy: Rates, Concession, and How to Pay
Current MOM maid levy rates for 2026, who qualifies for the S$60 MDW levy concession, how GIRO billing works, late penalties, and levy waivers.
Statutory Holidays 2027 for Domestic Helpers in Hong Kong
All 15 Hong Kong statutory holidays for 2027, how they differ from public holidays, holiday pay, rest-day clashes, and the rules for working on a holiday.
Hire a verified yaya in Alabang and Muntinlupa
How to hire a live-in yaya in Ayala Alabang, Filinvest, and the rest of Muntinlupa above the ₱7,800 NCR kasambahay floor, including the Laguna border and the Makati difference.
Hire a verified stay-out yaya near Subic Bay and Olongapo
How to hire a yaya in Olongapo and the Subic Bay Freeport above the ₱6,500 Region III kasambahay floor, with stay-out commute, SBMA gates, and a split from Clark/Pampanga.
How to Apply for a Domestic Helper Job in Hong Kong from the Philippines
A step-by-step guide for Filipino helpers applying for Hong Kong domestic work, including agencies, ID 407, visas, contract verification, fees, documents, and arrival checks.
Kasambahay Contract and Loan Agreement: Terms Families Must Write Down
A practical Philippines guide to a kasambahay employment contract, salary deductions, salary advances, loans, payslips, benefits, and fair repayment terms.
Hong Kong Domestic Helper Agencies: How Filipino Helpers Verify One
How Filipino domestic helpers verify Hong Kong agencies, Philippine recruiters, fees, contracts, job offers, accreditation, and red flags before deployment.
Filipino Domestic Helper Rights in Hong Kong: Salary, Rest, Contract, and Safety
A practical rights guide for Filipino domestic helpers in Hong Kong covering the ID 407 contract, salary, food, rest days, housing, agency checks, documents, and help when something goes wrong.
Singapore Maid Agencies vs Transfer Maid vs Direct Hire
How Singapore families compare maid agencies, transfer helpers, and direct hiring, including fees, Work Permit steps, replacement terms, contracts, and safer interviews.
Housekeeping Jobs in the Philippines: Roles, Duties, and Applications
How to find housekeeping jobs in the Philippines, understand hotel versus household roles, use TESDA training, avoid recruitment scams, and apply with a stronger profile.
How to Verify a DMW-Licensed Recruitment Agency
How Filipino helpers and families verify a DMW-licensed recruitment agency, job order, sending organization, fees, contract, and overseas domestic-work offer.
Cleaning Services in Singapore: Home, Spring, and Post-Renovation Cleaning
How Singapore families compare household cleaning services, regular visits, spring cleaning, and post-renovation cleaning, with current provider examples and safer booking questions.
Home Cleaning Services in Dubai: What to Check Before You Book
How to compare home cleaning services in Dubai, from hourly recurring visits and supplies to team size, subscriptions, access, payments, and re-clean terms.
Hiring a Helper in Manila as an Expat: Pay, Contract, and Legal Rules
How expats hire a kasambahay, yaya or family driver in Metro Manila: the ₱7,800 NCR floor, the BK-1 contract, SSS, PhilHealth and Pag-IBIG, 13th month pay, and two ways to hire on Helpers.
Batas Kasambahay: Mga Karapatan Mo Bilang Kasambahay (2026)
Ang Batas Kasambahay (RA 10361) sa simpleng Tagalog: minimum na sahod, day off, 13th month, SSS, PhilHealth, Pag-IBIG, kontrata, at saan magreklamo.
Deep Cleaning Services in Dubai: Scope, Price Questions, and Safer Booking
What deep cleaning services in Dubai should include, how apartment and villa quotes are calculated, what to ask about materials and extra hours, and how to book safely.
Cleaning Services in Dubai: How Families Compare Providers
A practical Dubai cleaning services guide covering regular home cleaning, deep cleaning, move-in cleaning, prices shown by current providers, booking questions, and safer payment.
Hire a verified yaya in Pampanga and Angeles: Clark corridor versus San Fernando
How to hire a yaya in Angeles, Clark, and San Fernando above the ₱6,500 Region III kasambahay floor, including English-heavy Clark homes and live-in provincial capital work.
Maid agency ownership in the Philippines: find the company behind the Facebook brand
Facebook maid-agency brands are not the legal employer. Match the page to a DOLE PEA licence and SEC name, then hire direct with ID and NBI if the paper does not exist.
Best maid agency in the Philippines: an evidence checklist, not a ranking
How to test "best maid agency" claims in the Philippines: DOLE PEA licence, no worker placement fee, joint liability, and when a marketplace is the better fit.
Maid shortage in the Philippines: what the data shows, and how to hire anyway
No official nationwide maid shortage. Overseas pay, dumped duties, and floor wages make local hiring feel hard. Write an honest job and browse verified helpers.
Newborn and infant yaya checklist: specialist vs general nanny
A hire checklist for a newborn or infant yaya in the Philippines: what a specialist does, what a general nanny should not improvise, and the safety rules to write down.
Hire a verified yaya in Cebu: rates, areas, and how to look
How Cebu families hire a yaya above the ₱7,500 Central Visayas kasambahay floor, what to write for Cebu City, Mandaue, and Lapu-Lapu, and how to browse verified profiles.
Maid Agencies in Dubai: How Families Compare and Verify Providers
How families in Dubai can compare maid agencies, check approved recruitment offices, understand packages and guarantees, review contracts, and hire a domestic worker safely.
Saudi Arabia Domestic Worker Hiring: Musaned, Costs, Contracts, and Family Steps
How families in Saudi Arabia can hire a domestic worker through Musaned, compare recruitment routes, check costs, review the contract, and protect both sides.
Singapore Domestic Helper Cost: Salary, Levy, Insurance, and Hiring Steps
A current Singapore domestic helper cost guide for families, covering salary, levy, work permit fees, insurance, security bond, agency costs, rest days, and safer hiring.
UAE Domestic Worker Hiring: MOHRE Rules, Costs, and Safer Family Steps
A practical UAE family guide to hiring a domestic worker through MOHRE, checking contracts, rest, wages, accommodation, agencies, and worker protections.
Hong Kong Domestic Helper Salary, Contract, Food Allowance, and Rights
What Hong Kong families and Filipino helpers should know about the HK$5,220 wage floor, the ID 407 contract, food, rest days, housing, and safe hiring.
Caregiver vs Caretaker in the Philippines: Which Title to Use
A caregiver looks after a person. A caretaker looks after a place. Here is which word belongs on your Philippine profile, your resume, and a family's search.
How to Hire a Kasambahay Legally: The 12-Step 2026 Checklist
Kasambahay hiring in order: duty list, wage floor, Form BK-1 contract, barangay registry, SSS enrolment, payslips, and the ₱10,000 to ₱40,000 fine for skipping them.
Kasambahay day off: weekly rest, leave, holiday pay, and the family schedule
One rest day of 24 straight hours, five paid leave days after a year, and no holiday premium. Includes the rest-day clause, how to fix day-off clashes, and a sample calendar.
Family Driver Job Description in the Philippines: What to Write
Family drivers are excluded from the Kasambahay Law and its wage orders. What that means for duties, hours, benefits, and the contract you write instead.
Who Is a Domestic Worker in the Philippines? RA 10361 Coverage
RA 10361 covers househelp, yaya, cook, gardener, and laundry person. Family drivers, service providers, and occasional helpers are outside it. Where the line falls.
PhilHealth and Pag-IBIG contribution for kasambahay 2026
At the ₱7,800 NCR wage floor, PhilHealth is ₱500 a month and Pag-IBIG is ₱156 per share. See 2026 rates, who pays, registration, and deadlines.
Domestic Helper Resume Sample Philippines: 3 Templates to Copy
Three complete domestic helper resume samples: a yaya, an all-around kasambahay, and a first-time applicant, plus who legally pays for your NBI and barangay clearance.
Hiring an Elderly Caregiver at Home: A Philippine Family Guide
Arranging care for a parent at home in the Philippines: the five options, which law covers your caregiver, the limits on 24-hour duty, and how to interview.
Caregiver Job Requirements in the Philippines: The Full Checklist
The papers, training, and interview answers Philippine families and home-care agencies ask for before hiring a caregiver, and who legally pays for them.
Household Cook Job Description for Philippine Families (2026)
What a kusinera or kusinero actually does in a Philippine household, what is not in the job, the ₱7,800 NCR wage floor, and a job description you can copy.
Housekeeper Resume Sample Philippines: What to Include
Use this one-page housekeeper resume outline for Philippine jobs: contact details, a short profile, duties, skills with proof, work dates, and two references.
Kasambahay Law Separation Pay: What You Actually Owe When It Ends
RA 10361 gives no Labor Code separation pay. Here is the 15 days indemnity, the notice rule, final pay worked out at ₱7,800, and the exit paperwork families owe.
Payslip Template Philippines: Free Kasambahay Pay Slip (BK-2)
A free payslip template for Philippine household employers: the eleven lines on DOLE Form BK-2, which deductions are lawful, and which are never allowed.
Caregiver Resume Sample Philippines: Two Templates That Work
Two complete caregiver resume samples for Philippine families and home-care agencies, plus a profile bio example, a skills table, and the documents to have ready.
Domestic Helper Job Description in the Philippines: All-Around Role
The all-around kasambahay role written out: daily and weekly duties, what needs separate pay, the legal hours and rest, and a job description you can copy.
Housekeeping NC II or Domestic Work NC II for Household Jobs?
For household jobs, Domestic Work NC II is the relevant TESDA qualification; Housekeeping NC II focuses on accommodation services. Compare the skills, assessment steps and what to verify before enrolling.
Kasambahay 13th month pay 2026: 24 December deadline and how to compute
Kasambahay 13th month pay is total basic salary actually earned from January to December, divided by 12. Worked examples, the 24 December deadline, and what to leave out.
SSS Contribution for Kasambahay 2026: Rates, Forms, Deadlines
The 2026 SSS contribution table for household employers, who pays what at each kasambahay salary, how to get your HR number, and the monthly payment deadline.
Minimum wage for kasambahay 2026: ₱7,800 in NCR, every region
Minimum wage for kasambahay 2026 is ₱7,800 a month in Metro Manila from 7 February 2026 (Wage Order NCR-DW-06). See the NWPC floor for every region, then browse helpers to hire.
Kasambahay Law (RA 10361) Explained for Philippine Families
What RA 10361 requires of a household employer on hiring day, every payday, every week, every year, and on the last day. Checked against the statute and its IRR.
Family driver salary Philippines 2026 and how to hire
Budget ₱15,000 to ₱26,000 a month for a live-out Metro Manila family driver. Compare pay, check a candidate's licence and record, and set clear terms.
TESDA Caregiver Course: Caregiving NC II Guide
What the TESDA caregiver course covers: entry rules, hours, free scholarship routes, how to check a registered school, the assessment, and caregiver jobs.
Nanny Job Description in the Philippines: Duties, Boundaries, and Skills
Use this Philippines-specific nanny job description to define childcare duties, safety boundaries, and a respectful hiring process for your family.
Housekeeper Interview Questions: A Philippine Family Hiring Scorecard
Use this Philippines-specific housekeeper interview scorecard to compare candidates fairly, protect privacy, and set clear expectations before an offer.
Caregiver Job Description in the Philippines: Duties, Skills, and Safety Boundaries
A Philippines-specific caregiver job description that sets clear duties, care limits, privacy rules, and safer expectations before work begins.
Cleaner Job Description in the Philippines: Duties, Skills, and Safe Work Boundaries
Use this Philippines-specific cleaner job description to define practical duties, safer work standards, and fair expectations before applying or hiring.
Caregiver salary Philippines 2026: ₱9,000 to ₱22,000, two legal floors
Household kasambahay caregivers typically plan ₱9,000 to ₱16,000 a month, never below ₱7,800 in NCR. TESDA-certified caregivers under RA 11965 follow the regional daily minimum, about ₱19,600 a month in Metro Manila. Indeed reports ₱22,033. Browse caregiver profiles after you pick the floor that applies.
How to Hire a Housekeeper in the Philippines: Duties and Checklist
Define housekeeper duties, schedule, pay, and boundaries before you interview candidates. Use this Philippines-specific hiring checklist.