Your Migrant Domestic Worker (MDW) is entitled to one rest day per week. Both you and your helper should decide together on which day she will rest. However, with a mutual written agreement, the maid may work on her rest day in exchange for compensation. Starting from 1 January 2023, it is mandatory for all employers to grant their MDWs at least one rest day each month that cannot be compensated away. If your maid consents to work on the other rest days within the month, compensation must be given in one of the following forms: Payment equivalent to at least one day’s wages. Please note, this is an extra payment and does not contribute to the maid’s basic salary. A replacement rest day within the same month.