Six months is a second checkpoint — not a repeat of month one
Six-month check-in with your MDW (Singapore) is the employer conversation at about 180 days: what is working, what to adjust, and early signals for later renewal. The ~90-day check-in sits in Three-Month Check-In With Your MDW (Singapore). First-month performance talks sit in First Month Performance Conversations. Settling-in weeks sit in First-Month Settling-In With Your MDW (Singapore). Full renewal keep/transfer/end sits in Renewal Decision: Keep, Transfer, or End (Singapore). This page owns the six-month checkpoint.
General guidance only. MOM: mom.gov.sg. SmartMaid.com.sg is a marketplace. Licensed EAs place helpers. (no made-up raise figures — salary process is MDW Salary Discussion Process (Without Quoting Figures) if needed).
Neighbouring hubs:
- Three-month check-in
- First-month performance conversations
- First-month settling-in
- Renewal decision: keep, transfer, or end
- Building trust while maintaining standards
- When co-employers disagree
- Written house rules sheet
- When to loop the agency
- This article: six-month check-in
Step 1 — Book a calm 30–45 minutes
Not during dinner chaos. Both co-employers aligned on topics first (When Co-Employers Disagree About the Helper (Singapore)). Bring notes from the three-month check-in if you ran one (Three-Month Check-In With Your MDW (Singapore)).
Step 2 — Agenda (keep it short)
- Workload fairness and sleep
- Rest-day rhythm
- House rules that need an update (Creating a Simple Written House Rules Sheet)
- What she wants more coaching on
- Early “stay / rethink” signals (not a full Renewal Decision: Keep, Transfer, or End (Singapore) yet)
Trust with standards: Building Trust While Maintaining Employer Standards.
Step 3 — Write 3 outcomes
Agree up to three changes, owners, and a review date. Avoid inventing pay figures in the room — use the salary process page if pay is the topic.
Step 4 — Loop EA only if stuck
Placement or mediation needs → When to Loop the Agency Into Early Issues.
Step 5 — MOM rules
Fair communication supports welfare. Soft framing on mom.gov.sg.
MOM rules
Confirm fair treatment expectations on mom.gov.sg. Soft only.
Checklist
- Slot booked; co-employers pre-aligned
- Agenda covers workload, rest, rules, coaching
- Three written outcomes + review date
- Distinct from #122 three-month notes
- EA looped only if needed
Scripts
To helper: At six months we like a short check-in — what is working, what to change, and anything you need from us. No surprises.
To co-employer: We align on the agenda before we sit down — one voice.
Bottom line
Run a calm six-month checkpoint with a short agenda and three written outcomes — separate from month-one and the 90-day review. Browse on SmartMaid; place through a licensed EA under MOM rules.
