Liz Hurley 'paid maid £1.20 an hour'

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Actress Liz Hurley reportedly paid an Indian maid £1.20 an hour to work in her West London home.

According to The Mirror, Violet D'Souza was planning to take Hurley and her husband to an employment tribunal until they reached an out-of-court settlement yesterday.

D'Souza has claimed that she worked seven days a week for the couple, with chores including babysitting, cleaning and cooking.

However, she alleged that they were only paying her 8,000 rupees a week (£100), which could have worked out to as little as £1.20 per hour.

The legal minimum wage in the UK is £5.52 an hour.

After working for four years with the couple, D'Souza was fired last August.

She later launched an employment tribunal claim, arguing that there was a breach of contract, failure to supply a written statement of terms and conditions, race discrimination and unfair dismissal.

A pre-hearing review at Kingsway Employment Tribunal was planned for tomorrow, but the claims have now been withdrawn.

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