Feel a bit weird about what my cleaner did.

If this is real which I suspect not. I would comment with a photo proving it was my house underneath. Then report the post as false information and sack her that's really not on.

What will she post next from your home?

“This is me in my new outfit! Check out the shoes!!!”

No, not joking. The posts need removing to protect OP's privacy and information rights. The police report is to log the behaviour in case it is a precursor to stalking. Checking other sites promotes OP's right to know how their information has been misused. Changing locks etc is protection against retaliation or further abuse. The cleaner has committed gross misconduct in employment terms and should be sacked.

It might be helpful to tell her why so she doesn’t repeat her mistake.

I would be v uncomfortable with what she did. The trust would have gone.

I think you are right to take time to think about what to do . In my experience the people who still post on FB are those who are struggling for some reason . This sounds like escapism by someone who has a pretty hard life . I don’t know what I’d do either to be honest

I think you need to tell her why you are letting her go.

Do you have someone in your life who is competent at basic DIY? or a good local handyman, changing a lock cylinder or a mortice lock is very easy, and you can get all the different types at B&Q or similar - I would just change the lock - problem with just changing the codes is she can still get in and set the alarms off.

Although if your gates are big that may keep her out.

I think it is only fair on her that you tell her why.

I can’t believe some of the replies on here? What harm has she done? This woman has posted photos of your home, without your consent, to an huge Facebook group. It’s a complete breach of confidentiality and trust. I wouldn’t have her back in my house and I would contact the fb group for the whole post to be removed.

Get your keys back but also change the locks and codes.

Everything@starsintheirearssaid.

I think you have to tell her why

This sounds sensible. I would absolutely report her post/pictures to the FB group admins so that they can remove them. This should absolutely give her a clue that there is an issue and then, after Christmas, you explain that you came across them and feel you can no longer employ her due to lack of trust. Am sure you are not her only client so she will simply have to find a new one to fill that spot/income.

Appreciate she is a low income parent with special needs children, but it’s better in that case that she learns this lesson now and knows not to do it again to another client.

Re keys - tbh, I would just report them as lost and get the locks changed on your household insurance this weekend. Or just pay yourself as it sounds as though you can cover a few hundred Euros for a couple of locks being swapped out? And lesson learned yourself, here. In a future contract I would be very clear that images of your home are not to be shared on social media ever. It is actually common for decorators or even cleaners to share before/after images - but they are supposed to have your permission, so be clear there are no circumstances under which you are happy to agree to this.

I'm a cleaner and am totally shocked by what she did. It sounds as if she has some mental health issues!

This.

Take it as a compliment? Is that honestly how you would react if this was your house?

Yes have you read the thread?

I think the trust has gone so you need to let her go. She isn’t your friend and from her behaviour I would say that she’s jealous of you. I don’t suppose her other clients would be very impressed with what she’s done either if they realise, so she really needs to delete the post.

So what are you going to do @DeadlyDead?

call her out on it at yours ? Ignore ? Reply on her post ? Fire her ?

I think the suggestion is too hard but her status as an immigrant single mother with 3 children, one of whom is disabled, doesn't really come into it.

She has massively abused your trust. She has lied on social media. If she knows you see her Facebook page this is a test to see how far you'll let her push you. From your other posts, she's training you well to tiptoe round her so far.

She wouldn't step in my home ever again, but that would have happened after she told me she knew better than me how to clean my tiles, when she didn't.

I would definitely ask her why she posted pictures of your house, without asking you.
You don't need to go full throttle, just see what she says and if you want her to stay just ask her not to do it again or you might have to cancel any further cleaning.
If she values you and her job she will apologise and take the post down.

Sounds like she was indulging in a bit of fantasy. You said she is an immigrant single mother - I would imagine she won’t be splashing out on 35 quid baubles. I would give her a break and overlook it.

It’s harsh.

The trouble is if it is a Walter Mitty type thing you don't know where it will go next. It could become very bizarre and stalker like, adopting the OP's life as her own in her imagination. I would be concerned at someone a bit disturbed having free access to my home. It is just so brazen she either thinks it is in someway true or is a pathological liar, get rid.

I would sack her immediately. You cant trust her.

I cannot abide liars and she is someone who has a key to your house.

I would be furious

It doesnt matter if it's "unrecognisable" you can extract meta data from a photo so the location could be found. Therefore the harm is a security risk.