Jackie Cheung defends sacking of maids

From Yahoo News -

HONG KONG (AFP) - The Philippine consulate said Thursday it has placed Cheung and his wife, a former actress, on its banned list of sub-standard employers for one year. He has reportedly has fired 21 Filipina maids in three years.

"I consider myself an ordinary employer. Many of my friends terminate their maids' contracts and I believe it is normal in any employment. An employer can fire an employee if he or she fails to perform, whilst an employee can also resign if he or she is not happy about the employer. Is there anything wrong if we fire a maid when we find out that she is not helpful?," the 46-year-old said.

Cheung has been dubbed "the Terminator" by domestic workers. He said some of them resigned on their first day after seeing there were too many stairs at the four-storey luxury home he shares with his wife and two young daughters.

Cheung said his four latest maids all resigned after they found out he had been blacklisted a few weeks ago, leaving him with no hired help. He now relies on his mother, relatives and friends to help, and was recruiting maids from other countries.