Guides
How to get started with Yiru, and how to explain household work clearly to your helper. Organised by question, kept up to date.
- Helper work schedule and house guide template for Singapore homes: 5 parts, with lunch break and rest dayWork schedule and house guide for your helper (maid) in Singapore: fixed times, daily and weekly jobs, house rules, rest time, and what “done well” means.
- How do I explain household work to a new helper in her first week in Singapore? 8 things, 3 fixed times (with template)First week with a new helper (maid) in Singapore: explain the 8 daily things, set 3 fixed times with a lunch break, ask her to repeat back, keep rest free.
- How do I start using Yiru? Three steps — and turn on notificationsNo download: open app.yiru.com in your phone's browser, log in with email, add it to your home screen, turn on notifications. Free for employers and maids.
- How do I teach my helper to cook in Singapore? Plan the week's menu once, and write down amounts and heat (with menu table)Teaching your helper (maid) to cook in Singapore: plan the week's menu once, so there's no daily “what's for dinner”, and write down amounts, heat, seasoning.
- Singapore 2026 year-end school holidays (21 Nov – 31 Dec): how do I adjust my helper's day with the kids at home?Singapore's 2026 year-end school holidays: 21 Nov–31 Dec. With kids home, adjust the day for your helper (maid): no school runs, add lunch, keep her break.
- Singapore helper rest day (off day) rules 2026: how many a month, extra pay for working, and half daysSingapore helper (maid) rest day rules: one a week on an agreed day; one a month can't be paid off; working on it earns a day's extra pay; 2 half days are OK.
- Thinking of changing your helper or looking for a transfer in Singapore? Do these three things firstA new helper (maid) in Singapore costs about $4,700 upfront (median). Before changing, rewrite expectations, ask her to repeat back, decide after 2 weeks.
- Your helper in Singapore says OK but does it differently? Don't ask “understand?” — ask her to repeat it backIn Singapore, a helper (maid) saying OK doesn't always mean she understood. Instead of “understand?”, ask her to say it back in her own words and fix it.
- Your helper is going on home leave in Singapore: how do you hand over household work before she goes and after she's back?Before your helper (maid) goes on home leave, go through the house guide and note what only she knows; keep a short version; on return, explain the changes.
- Your helper's housework never quite matches what you had in mind? One photo of it “done right” beats saying it ten timesHard to explain to your helper (maid) how to hang clothes or how clean the stove should be? Photograph it done right: pick the 3 jobs most often redone.
How to get started
- Open app.yiru.com in your phone's browser and log in with your email.
- Add it to your home screen and open it from the icon from then on.
- Turn on notifications: tap “Turn on notifications” at the top of the Today page, then tap “Allow” when your phone asks. Without notifications, reminders don't arrive.
Yiru (易如管家) is a free AI household assistant for Singapore families and their helpers. It works in 9 languages — just open app.yiru.com.
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