I have a cleaner who works very hard, hasn't taken a holiday in two years and I pay her every single week even when I go on holiday (she still comes to the house & cleans whilst I am away). To be honest I don't really need cleaning when I am on holiday but she said she relies on the income so I give her extra tasks and she does them. It's 5 hours per week.
Now she has taken a holiday at the same time as me and she wants to send her sister to clean the day I am back from holiday. I've asked to take a break but she says her sister would like the income. I've said my house isn't dirty since I've been away and doesn't need a clean but now I have a guilt trip from her about the money.
I don't really want a clean. I'm happy to honour my arrangement with her to clean every single week but I don't think it's fair on me that I don't need a clean and she's passed on the cleaning to someone else whilst she takes holiday.
Do other people who have cleaners pay them 52 weeks per year? Surely it's normal to take a break a handful of times per year?