Somehow I ended up reading this old email trail today, years later than the entries were written...some good responses, but the person who suggested you should agree an amount of 500 per month and then not pay anything as the thing to do in the gulf should be ashamed of themselves - are you serious? Hopefully your tongue is so far in your cheek that you have a very large ulcer... Personally I'm not into slavery and like the concept of ensuring at least basic human rights and a happy household. We pay Q2000 for a non-driving housemaid/nanny and Q3000 for a housemaid who is also a good driver - this is still not much for the responsibility that goes with the job, and nice to feel their trip to the country, leaving their own kids behind so they can try and save something for their education, might actually be worth it.
Somehow I ended up reading this old email trail today, years later than the entries were written...some good responses, but the person who suggested you should agree an amount of 500 per month and then not pay anything as the thing to do in the gulf should be ashamed of themselves - are you serious? Hopefully your tongue is so far in your cheek that you have a very large ulcer... Personally I'm not into slavery and like the concept of ensuring at least basic human rights and a happy household. We pay Q2000 for a non-driving housemaid/nanny and Q3000 for a housemaid who is also a good driver - this is still not much for the responsibility that goes with the job, and nice to feel their trip to the country, leaving their own kids behind so they can try and save something for their education, might actually be worth it.