Updated on Sunday, January 21, 2007, 00:00 IST

Washington, Jan 21: Halle Berry has but one order for the hired help – don’t speak to her.

The Oscar winning actress, who has been remodelling her LA home for the past year has called in an Orange Country painting company to spruce up the cabinets at her home.

And while she certainly doesn’t mind shelving out the cash to pay the whopping 57,000 dollar bill, she has set down a few ground rules for the workers to follow while they are in her home, reports TMZ.com.

According to the website, the contract drawn up between Berry and the company maintains that no worker is allowed to come anywhere near the actress while she is in the house, or on the premises.

Furthermore, no matter how much the workers want to share a few words with the famous star, they are on no accounts allowed to speak to her while in her presence.

As for when they do get the chance to exchange a few snippets with the star, well that will only happen if and when she happens to initiate a conversation.

Bureau Report with ANI inputs