Now, people go online to get house help
Posted on: 15/Mar/2016 9:34:42 AM
The Internet has become a popular place to hire house help. Says an engineer who works in Mumbai and turned to the Internet to hire a maid to look after his ailing mother, I met a lot of people, but nobody seemed trained for the job. However, some websites promised trained, and well-groomed staff. I thought of giving it a try. Since then, I`ve had a help who`s been with us for almost 10 months now.
Bookmybai.com was established in March of 2015. This domestic help aggregator has its presence in multiple cities. They have over 10000 register helpers based on region, religion and language. Another site that provides part time and full time maids is helper4u.in. They provide baby sitters, help, cooks and drivers from the slums of Mumbai and Pune. Bengaluru based housemaidforyou.com offers only full day maids who works for 8 - 9 hours.
Says an official from bookmybai.com, The domestic help market has been plagued with unprofessional maid bureaus, which are either fly-by-night, or rogue agencies. In a scenario where every household is hunting for credible, reliable and loyal help, dedicated sites are the need of the hour. Word-of-mouth hiring comes with its own set of problems: the employers do not get options to choose from, they have to adhere to the unreasonable demands of the help since they don`t have any choice, security is a huge concern, and the time taken to hire is usually very long.
An official from helper4u.in says, Most workers who come to us are either uneducated or minimally educated, are migrants from backward States, and are mostly, the prime earners for their families. They are then trained and polished. The most interesting part with hiring help online, is the reversal of a trend. While earlier, the jobseeker would approach the job provider, now it is the other way round. Now, we, on behalf of employers approach the service provider.
