Helper weekly work schedule template

By APEX Maids Agency Pte. Ltd. · MOM EA Licence 25C3180 · UEN 202547196H. Based in Jurong West and serving households across Singapore. Our website is apexmaids.sg and our phone is 8405 6661.

How to use this template

1. Print this page (Ctrl+P or Cmd+P) or copy the table below.
2. Fill in each day’s duties together with your helper.
3. Mark the agreed rest day. At least one rest day per week is required; at least one per month cannot be compensated away.
4. Review and adjust the schedule at the end of each month.

Example (illustrative only; adjust for your household): a family with a school-age child and two working parents might prioritise morning meal preparation and school pickup, afternoon laundry and house cleaning, and evening meal preparation. Rest and personal time should be built into every day, not reserved for the rest day only.

Weekly schedule

What to include

• Recurring duties: cooking, cleaning, laundry, ironing, marketing, school pickup/dropoff.
• Care duties: feeding, bathing, medication reminders, outdoor walks. Tasks that require clinical skill or supervision beyond the helper’s experience need a family member or qualified professional.
• Meal preparation: which meals she prepares, dietary notes, shopping day. The food allowance and meals guide has a seven-day planning table.
• Personal time: when she is free to rest, use her phone, contact family.
• Rest day: which day, and whether the arrangement changes from week to week.

What this template is not

This is a planning tool, not a legally binding contract or performance tracker. It does not replace the employment agreement or MOM’s requirements. A realistic schedule includes adequate rest within working hours; a schedule that fills every waking hour is not sustainable and does not comply with MOM’s well-being expectations. See rest day and salary rules for the legal requirements.

Related planning guides

Use the schedule to explain your household’s actual work when discussing a shortlist.

• Describe housekeeping duties