Housemaid agencies are those agencies which provide you with the details of a prospective maid. In general the housemaid agency acts as middle-men between the employer and the employee. Though the maid agencies do charge nominal fees for their works, they do a wonderful job of easing you out of your hectic household chores. Maid agencies in Singapore are well versed with the norms and regulations of the government, and all the documents involved in the processing of the hiring whether it may be a local housemaid or a maid who has to be legally brought about to work from another country on a proper passage.