So I have been paying my cleaner (£150 a week) since lockdown even though she has not been coming to work (we both agreed on this). It looks like things are easing (possibly) next week and it's been drawn to my attention that cleaners are actually allowed to work according to government guidelines:
Work carried out in people’s homes - for example by tradespeople carrying out repairs and maintenance, cleaners, or those providing paid-for childcare in a child’s home - can continue, provided that the worker has no coronavirus symptoms.
So I texted her this morning to see if she would like to come back to work. She's replied that she has gone to the other end of the country to stay with her boyfriend's parents as he has received a letter from the NHS to stay home. They plan to stay there until the government says it's safe to travel and work and "everything is back to normal"
So would I be unreasonable to get someone temporary in, and to stop paying her until she is ready to come back while assuring her that the job is here for her when she is ready? She is a great cleaner and I haven't begrudged the last 6 weeks but I don't feel happy to carry on paying her that much money (for what could be months and months if her boyfriend is vulnerable) when she isn't actually available to work and government guidelines say she can.
I was wondering about offering her £50 a week in the meantime even to show good will?
What do you think?
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Summertime2 · 07/05/2020 08:58
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