Hong Kong: Hong Kong singer Jacky Cheung, one of Chinese pop’s biggest acts, has been barred by Filipino officials from hiring any more maids from the Philippines after he fired too many them in recent years.
A Filipino activist on Wednesday questioned Cheung’s employment practices and criticised the Philippine consulate, which must certify all Filipino maid contracts in Hong Kong, for not acting sooner to blacklist the singer.
The Filipino Globe newspaper — published for Hong Kong’s community of Filipino workers — reported the unusually high maid turnover at Cheung’s household in September.
Cheung and his wife live with their two daughters in a more than 3,000-square-foot apartment.
Hong Kong singer Jacky Cheung“We told them we’re sorry, but given their record, this is our policy and it’s best we keep it that way,’’ the Filipino Globe quoted Vicente as saying.
Meanwhile, Cheung hit out at the claims, saying he was an “ordinary employer”, a report said on Friday.
“I consider myself an ordinary employer,” he was quoted as saying from the eastern Chinese province of Zhejing, where he was on his concert tour.
“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, who has been dubbed ‘the Terminator’ by domestic workers, said some of them resigned on their first day after seeing there were too many stairs at the four-storey luxury home.
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A Filipino activist on Wednesday questioned Cheung’s employment practices and criticised the Philippine consulate, which must certify all Filipino maid contracts in Hong Kong, for not acting sooner to blacklist the singer.
The Filipino Globe newspaper — published for Hong Kong’s community of Filipino workers — reported the unusually high maid turnover at Cheung’s household in September.
Cheung and his wife live with their two daughters in a more than 3,000-square-foot apartment.
Meanwhile, Cheung hit out at the claims, saying he was an “ordinary employer”, a report said on Friday.
“I consider myself an ordinary employer,” he was quoted as saying from the eastern Chinese province of Zhejing, where he was on his concert tour.
“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, who has been dubbed ‘the Terminator’ by domestic workers, said some of them resigned on their first day after seeing there were too many stairs at the four-storey luxury home.
http://www.mumbaimirror.com/net/mmp...4&contentid=200709292007092902340610959bf15dc