Xmas gift for cleaner

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to start I’ll say I don’t love my cleaner. She’s not the most reliable, she’s quite forceful in nature over text, has done things like made it VERY obvious she expects birthday gifts (wtf!), and sometimes leaves early. I’m looking for an excuse to get rid of her tbh!

that said she’s cleaned for us for a year - what is a normal Xmas gift to give? I just read someone say they give £100 which seems outrageous to me - I don’t spend that on my siblings! For context she’s £22.50 an hour.

thanks.

Why do you need to provide her with a present ? If you want to get rid I certainly wouldn't be spending any extra cash on her.

Just tell her that in January you will not be requiring her services, blame the cost of living, and that will follow up nicely with no Christmas present.

She sounds a pain! I'd be looking at letting her go rather than presents, but to answer the question I'm giving my cleaners a little set of hand creams from TK Maxx and an hours extra wage (£20) each.

I wouldn’t give her anything! Thank her for the year and find a new cleaner.

I’m giving mine chocolates and wine but I really like her!

Normally I’d say a week or half a weeks wages but I wouldn’t bother in her case.

I just give mine some chocolates.

I was going to give mine £50 gift vouchers from our city’s main shopping centre so you can use them at loads of high street shops

Jesus Christ this is ridiculous. I was planning on giving mine a £6 bottle of wine. How is a £50 gift anything other than bonkers?!?

Two weeks' money and a token gift of smellies. Adds up to more than I spend on my sister as well but it's a bonus really rather than a gift.

It's not obligatory especially if you are planning to let her go.

I’m absolutely amazed how much people give! I guess if you have a cleaner you love who really improves your life it would make sense. Mine seems to make me more stressed 🤣
ok I think I’ll go wine and chocolate and leave it at that!

I give mine a £100 and a bottle of wine but I do adore her, she does a great job and she’s been cleaning here for 5 years. She also buys my kids presents for their birthday and christmas so I can’t really not. I wouldn’t buy your cleaner anything if I were you, though.

Mine gets a week's wages (£40), a bottle of wine and selection boxes for her kids. I really value her though. She takes Xmas off work so isn't earning so really the money just pays her for the missed week.

Mine gets 2 weeks paid holiday plus an extra week.
But she has been with me for 5 years and really suits me.

Mine comes fortnight £40 so I give her £80 on the last visit before Christmas and she buys us a small gift too

I give money to my fortnightly cleaner, because I'm not certain what he likes. Previously £30 but this year I'm planning to increase it to £40. I live in the north of England where tipping and gifts are much less usual and I think he's happy with that.

I am a cleaner and I am grateful for anything I get, but that's really because it shows I am valued - I clean for some lovely people. To be honest, if you don't value her, why would you give her anything? If she's not reliable and sometimes leaves early, and you are planning to get rid of her, why on earth would you give her anything?

Because she’s brilliant and often does an extra 5-10 mins just to finish. I’m also disabled so really appreciate her help because I can’t do it myself anymore

If I liked her I would give her £50 cash, if I didn’t I would give her a bottle of Presecco.

Nothing if she’s crap and you don’t like her.

I love mine. She gets a bonus weeks money and a gift that’s about £20/25.

I give mine double wages and something like chocs or a bottle of fizz..,
But then I do love her and she’s been with us 10 yrs!

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We love ours, she is a true gem. I usually double her pay for that session, give a box of chocolates or something and have the children make her cards as she really likes them.

Because cleaners are low paid and don't earn over the Xmas holidays, the Xmas tip usually covers the missed wages. It's not an obligation, you don't need to do it.

I give mine £100, but as someone else said, it’s more of a bonus. She’s been with us about 15 years, and cleaned for us in 3 different houses. She’s seen the kids grow up and is super reliable. I’d give yours a bottle of wine or £20 in a card just to stop any awkwardness.

As we normally don't need her to come between Christmas and New Year we gave our old cleaner a week's money plus some chocolates. She was willing to work but it was our decision that she shouldn't come.

In your case I would do a Lindt bear and politely tell her that your circumstances changed and you aren't needing her anymore, give her 4 weeks notice or so and that's it.