The end-of-contract talk needs prep — not an ambush at dinner
Employer checklist before your end-of-contract talk with your MDW (Singapore) is the packing list before you sit down: co-employer alignment, agenda, documents, and when to loop the licensed EA. The one-year check-in sits in #170. The keep / transfer / end framework sits in #116. Cancellation mechanics sit in #21. Sending home sits in #22. This page owns prep for the conversation itself.
General guidance only. Soft MOM: mom.gov.sg. SmartMaid.com.sg is a marketplace. Licensed EAs place helpers. Platform ≠ agency. No invented $ — salary/renewal figures use #111 with live EA quotes only.
Neighbouring hubs:
- One-year check-in (unique #170)
- Renewal decision: keep, transfer, or end (unique #116)
- Cancellation checklist (unique #21)
- Sending an MDW home when contract ends (unique #22)
- Fresh search after employment ends (unique #23)
- Salary discussion without quoting figures (unique #111)
- When co-employers disagree (unique #120)
- When to loop the agency (unique #26)
- Written house rules sheet (unique #32)
- This article: prep before end-of-contract talk
Step 1 — Align co-employers first
Lean keep, transfer, or end *before* you speak to her (#120). Use #116 as the decision map — this page is the meeting prep.
Step 2 — Build a short agenda
- Contract end date / soft WP timing (EA confirms live)
- What went well / what must change
- Her preference (stay / go / transfer)
- Next steps with the agency
Bring notes from #170 if you ran it.
Step 3 — Documents pack
Contract copy, rest-day notes, any written warnings. Do not invent dollar figures in the room (#111).
Step 4 — Soft-loop EA when needed
If renewal, transfer, or cancellation paperwork will follow, message the EA the same day (#26). Then execute #21, #22, or #23 as relevant. Platform ≠ agency.
Step 5 — Soft MOM
Fair notice and clear communication. Soft framing on mom.gov.sg. No invented $.
Soft MOM
Confirm employment-end expectations on mom.gov.sg. Soft only.
Checklist
- Co-employers pre-aligned (#120 / #116)
- Agenda written
- Docs ready; no invented $
- EA soft-looped if paperwork follows (#26)
- Follow-on path chosen (#21 / #22 / #23 / renew)
- Platform ≠ agency; soft MOM
Scripts
To helper: We want to talk about the contract ending on [date]. No surprises — we will share our thinking and hear yours, then confirm next steps with the agency.
To EA: We are holding the end-of-contract talk on [date]. Please be ready for renewal / transfer / cancellation soft guidance after.
Bottom line
Prep the end-of-contract talk with alignment, agenda, and docs — then run the renewal or exit checklists with your licensed EA. Browse on SmartMaid; place through a licensed EA under soft MOM rules.
