5 Reasons to Hire Your Maid from 1 Region Employment Agency

At a Glance

Trades as 1 Region Resource, EA licence 24C2119 (Comprehensive), shown on its own website.
Licence issued 15 Feb 2024; business registered 20 Jan 2024.
Founder: Bernard Lim (contact person on its SearchMaid listing).
Places domestic helpers and other migrant workers, with paperwork help.
Contact via sales.1region@gmail.com or 1region.sg.
Check the licence is live on the MOM EA Directory before you sign.

Should you hire your maid from 1 Region Resource? It is a young agency, licensed in 2024, so it has a short track record. Here is what we could check, and what you should ask them yourself.

For the general agency checklist (fees, contracts, red flags), read Read This Before Hiring Maid Agencies.

Is 1 Region Resource licensed by MOM?

Yes. Its website shows EA licence 24C2119, and public licence records list it as a Comprehensive licence issued on 15 Feb 2024. Licences can lapse or be suspended, so check again yourself.

Search "1 Region" or "24C2119" on the MOM EA Directory.
Confirm the address on the licence matches the office you visit. Public records list 305 Bukit Batok St 31, while its SearchMaid listing names a Lavender branch. Ask which one is current.
Ask for the EA personnel number of whoever handles your case.

What does 1 Region Resource say it does?

These are the agency's own claims from 1region.sg and this article's earlier version. We have not tested them.

Domestic helper placement

Full-time maids and live-in caregivers.

Migrant worker placement

Matching skilled foreign workers with employers.

Documentation help

Work permit paperwork and medical screening reminders.

Before and after-sales support

Says it explains each step and checks in after the helper starts.

How hands-on is the training?

Bernard told us he once trained a helper on diaper changing using his own baby. That is his account, shared with SearchMaid. The agency also says it picks its overseas training partners carefully.

Diaper-changing training, photo courtesy of Bernard, founder of 1 Region Resource

How do I check 1 Region Resource before I sign?

Check licence 24C2119 is live on the MOM EA Directory.

Ask for the full fee breakdown and replacement terms in writing.

Ask how follow-up works in the first 3 months, and who you call.

Compare helpers from many licensed agencies in one place.

Filter by nationality, experience and skills, then contact the agency directly.

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P.S. A new agency can be very hands-on because the founder still does the work himself. Ask who will actually handle your case.