u issue cash cheque to your maid as salary usually ?
i suggest u to let your maid to have a bank a/c
now my maid is over 7 months, i phone to agent to get back her passport in order to open an a/c, and agent recommend me to issue cash cheque, because afraid the maid get back the passport and lending money
but the drawbacks of issuing cash cheque is , in case the maid sue me, then i haven't sufficient evidence to prove i have paid the money to her, i need to pay extra money to get back the statement from bank
in this way, i will let the maid to have a bank a/c and every month i deposit the cheque through the ATM machine, then i could get back the receipt, much safe and convenient!