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FDWs are not covered by the Employment Act because it is not practical to regulate specific aspects of domestic work, such as hours of work and work on public holidays. You must pay your foreign domestic worker (FDW) the monthly salary that you declare to MOM. You need to pay the salary within 7 days of the end of the month. Employers will face severe penalties if they are convicted of abusing a foreign domestic worker (FDW). The agreement will be signed by three parties: you, the employment agency and the FDW. You must each keep a copy of the agreement. Your foreign domestic worker (FDW) may wish to take time off to visit her family. You can get a levy waiver for the time she is away and defer her 6-monthly medical examination, if needed. However, MOM encourages you to sign an employment contract with your FDW to avoid disputes (contracts and safety agreement for foreign domestic worker). An Idaho month-to