Conditions and Reminders
1. The domestic helper should be assigned to domestic chores (excluding car wash) as agreed upon in the employment contract.
2. The room provided for the domestic helper should be equipped with basic facilities, and she should receive nutritious food and proper rest, including adequate sleeping time.
3. For non-Muslim employers hiring Muslim domestic helpers, it is essential to respect their religious sensitivities, including allowing them to conduct worship acts, observe fasting during Ramadan, and refrain from assigning tasks that oppose the Islamic faith.
4. Changing employment or employers requires permission from the Immigration Department of Malaysia.
5. The Pas Lawatan Kerja Sementara, or PLKS should be renewed to the Immigration Office within three (3) months before its expiry, along with a valid medical examination report.
6. Employers are responsible for opening a bank account for their maid and pay her salary into her account accordingly every month. The domestic helper should receive her salary at least once in the last week of each month.
7. The employer is responsible for the domestic helper's medical treatment during the PLKS period.
8. Employers must report to the Immigration Department if the domestic helper is deceased, missing,
9. Employers and employment agencies are prohibited from inflicting harm or causing injury to the domestic helper.
10. In the event of the employer's or spouse's death, the employer, spouse, or beneficiaries should report to the Immigration Department to verify the new employer's status for the domestic helper.
11. Approval from the Immigration Department is necessary if either party wishes to terminate the domestic helper's services. It is mandatory to obtain a Check-out memo before the employment pass has expired.
12. The Immigration Department of Malaysia reserves the right to revoke approved passes.
13. On humanitarian grounds, the Immigration Department may transfer the domestic helper to a new employer, even without the consent of the original employer, if the domestic helper has been persecuted.
14. Employers who fail to comply with the specified conditions may be blacklisted from hiring future domestic helper.