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We arrived Bangalore two months ago, we have 2 years old girl,and I need some help with her. can anyone suggest me how I can find a maid/babysiter? any good agency in bangalore? we live in Koramangala. Anand replied. Hello Moms & Dads,

Based on my experience in Bangalore with Maids and Maid agencies i am writing below the tips to be followed while dealing with various maids/agencies.

a) The agency should be a reputed agency. How you find this out is by either checking around or asking him/her for references of previous customers.

b) DO NOT HAND OVER the initial payment of around Rs. 2000 or Rs. 2500 to the agency. Once this is done you are at their mercy. There are many agencies which are willing to work in arrears and not in advance. The chances of you getting a maid once you pay upfront is lower than if you withhold the money. Obviously once the agency gives you the person then you need to clear the amount, but not before.

c) In smaller agencies, never deal with their associates/freelancing parties etc. Always deal directly with the proprietor/director. This may not be possible with larger agencies.

d) Insist on a receipt for the money you pay. He may fool you saying he needs to pay sales tax etc. but all that is crap. You are within your right to insist on a receipt.

e) Put a precondition to the agency that his getting a maid is no guarantee that you will accept. You need to make the final decision after seeing her, interviewing her and thinking about it.

f) Tell the maid and the agency that the first one week will be a trial period. Do not agree for long term commitments.

g) Find out the languages which the maid knows and see if it is compatible with your needs

h) Get a photograph of the maid and her complete physical residential address in her home town (not in bangalore). God forbid, but you may need it someday.

i) Standard agreements are available with all agencies. Insist on an agreement

j) AS part of the fees, the agency is supposed to certify, verify the maid to ensure that she comes from a clean record/b ackground. Insist verbally on this being done.

k) Do not leave valuables in the house for your maid to get tempted.

l) Preferably spend 30 minutes writing out roles and responsibilities for the maid and convert it into local language if possible. This will avoid many future miscommunications and expectation mismatch.

Best of Luck.

Anand Anubha replied.
Please try Standard Services for your maid requirement. They are very professional with branches in bangalore,Chennai.They have a website even refer below:

www .standardservicescbm. com

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