My baby sleep very early at 8:30pm, so I only wash the dishes during she is sleeping.
The another reason I also share her 家務, it's because my house is quite big (2700 sq.feet) so in fact she is really busy during everyday's 2 hrs my bb's sleeping time!
And my husband is Western, so my maid needs to prepare both Western and Chinese food (for herself and my lunch box) for dinner.
I don't think I will 縱壞佢 because I believe she won't do her own things during day time, she knows that I'm quite a strict person, if she has anything not follow my instruction, I will quickly fry her without any warning letter.
And, she is 48yrs old already, she(I too) believe I'm her last employer, so she must be good employee for the long service $$.
I agree with Wiwi, it's a mother's privilege to spend time with the kid, and this is the reason to hire a helper to help with the housework. I trust that esp. with the working moms, play with the kid is more important that sharing housework with the helper.