sweet - just think about what you write, you stated that the hours were 7 - 9, i make that 14 hours, were you absent from school the day they taught basic arithmatic?

The old chestnut that always gets trotted out by people who make their maids work long hours are the same'oh but she is not working 100% of the time/ I pay her a fair wage if you take into account the hours she actually works so if you think about her per/hour pay it really is quite good' yada yada yada. Look if it salves your conscience go head trot out these cliches to yourself but it does not alter the fact, that 14 hours contracted work/day is not really that acceptable (regardless of whether she sometimes works 14 hours and sometimes less). You are fooling no one who has a sense of decency