Faq - Responsibilities of EAs & TPs

Ministry of Manpower

If your foreign domestic worker (FDW) is a first-time FDW in Singapore, she is required to attend the SIP.

A first-time FDW is one who:

1. Doesn’t have an employment record with MOM’s Work Pass Division.
2. Has Work Permit records with MOM but did not collect her Work Permit card, or collected the card but did not eventually work in Singapore.

Source information taken from https://www.mom.gov.sg/faq/work-permit-for-fdw/if-i-am-a-foreigner-bringing-in-my-own-fdw-must-she-attend-the-settling-in-programme-sip

Ministry of Manpower

A security bond is a binding pledge to pay the government (up to $5,000) if you break the security bond conditions. When your FDW is transferred to another employer, you are discharged from this liability.

If your family member wishes to take over the employment of the FDW from you, they need to take over this liability by purchasing a new bond. This applies even if the new employer is your family member, if you stay at the same address, or if you share the same bank account.

Source information taken from https://www.mom.gov.sg/faq/work-permit-for-fdw/why-do-i-need-to-get-a-new-security-bond-when-taking-over-an-fdw-from-my-family-member

Ministry of Manpower

Yes. Attending the Employers’ Orientation Programme (EOP) is required as long as the employer is employing a foreign domestic worker (FDW) for the first time in Singapore.

Source information taken from https://www.mom.gov.sg/faq/work-permit-for-fdw/are-foreigners-who-bring-in-their-own-fdws-required-to-attend-the-employers-orientation-programme

Ministry of Manpower

You can check the employment record of a prospective FDW by:

1. Logging in to WP Online – you will need a SingPass and the FDW's Work Permit number.
2. Enquiring through an employment agency.

Source information taken from https://www.mom.gov.sg/faq/work-permit-for-fdw/how-do-i-check-an-fdws-employment-history

Ministry of Manpower

A sponsor is required to attend the Employers' Orientation Programme (EOP) on the legal employer's behalf only if the employer is a first-time employer and has a valid reason for not being able to attend, e.g. physical disability.

The sponsor does not have to attend the EOP if the legal employer attends the programme, or if the sponsor or the sponsor's spouse has employed a foreign domestic worker before.

Source information taken from https://www.mom.gov.sg/faq/work-permit-for-fdw/do-sponsors-have-to-attend-the-employers-orientation-programme

Ministry of Manpower

If you engage an employment agency (EA) to help you with hiring a foreign domestic worker (FDW), the EA is responsible for:

1. The FDW’s upkeep and maintenance, including accommodation, from her arrival until she is successfully placed for employment, or until she is sent home if unsuccessfully placed.
2. Sending the FDW home, and bearing the cost of doing so, if she is unsuccessfully placed.
3. Ensuring that you and the FDW sign the safety agreement.

The EA should only place the FDW for employment after she has attended the Settling-In Programme (SIP).

Source information taken from https://www.mom.gov.sg/faq/work-permit-for-fdw/what-is-the-fdws-employment-agency-responsible-for

Ministry of Manpower

Training providers who apply to be accredited training providers (ATPs) and meet MOM criteria can be accredited ATPs for the foreign domestic worker Employers’ Orientation Programme. The criteria include the trainers’ experience and the ability to provide training facilities and materials according to MOM’s requirements.

Source information taken from https://www.mom.gov.sg/faq/work-permit-for-fdw/who-can-be-a-training-provider-for-the-employers-orientation-programme