Cleaner with or without uniform?

[Cleaningbusinessobssesion]

I'm in the process of starting a cleaning business, and I just wanted to ask those with cleaners, do your cleaners wear uniform?

My great-grandmother had 2 cleaners in her later years, neither wore a uniform.

The only upside I see to a uniform is that nosy neighbours are less likely to call the police on them when they enter and you're not at home.

I was once a cleaner, I had a uniform, which I found better as I didn't want to get bleach etc on my "normal" clothes. Uniform was black trousers and a pink polo,(everything was pink though, hoover, mop buckets etc) not company signed though.

Mine wear their own clothes but with a tabard with the company name over the top.

I pay £15 an hour (midlands) but they supply all their own cleaning materials so I don't have a panic the night before they're due that I've run out of bathroom cleaner/polish/bleach etc!

@DilianaDilemma what is your profit if the cleaner is paid x amount of £?

@DilianaDilemma do you mind if I PM?

@Cleaningbusinessobssesion, misunderstanding? I don't run a cleaning business. I meant the people who clean the office where I spend my days doing something altogether unrelated.

Sorry, I realise that wasn't helpful!

@DilianaDilemma oh ok, sorry I must have misunderstood then

NP at all ... I could have phrased it a tad more carefully!

We pay £15/hr + 5 weeks holidays at full rate. It was £13/hr, but we moved so we asked to pay extra for her travel if she'd come to our new place. She's quick, good and trustworthy so it's well worth it.

No worries! Worth a go ;-) good luck!

I'm in London, and I've thought of charging £12.50 an hour.

How will you get staff to work for you? You will need to pay NI and pension contributions etc

Sorry and holiday pay. You cant possibly empty people and only charge £13 an hour in London.

I think no uniform for a self employed individual but a 'company' tee shirt' or polo for a company cleaner.

When we had a cleaner we actually avoided the company that made people wear uniforms - I mean if someone wanted to wear a tabard or whatever to keep their clothes clean I of course wouldn't have a problem with that, just don't want to put anyone to the added inconvenience of wearing a uniform if they don't want to.

Uniform with a logo - then it can be claimed as a corporate expense.

I pay £12/hr for a self employed cleaner who comes in old gym clothes with holes and bleach stains
That's above average pay for my area but not by much and I should probably give her a pay rise.
For an an agency I'd expect to pay more and in my (limited) experience they usually have a branded polo shirt or tabbard.
Recently used an agency for an 'emergency' clean before a big party and they charge £16/hr if it's not a regular client and they weren't very good either so def won't be using them again! The boss of the agency does my mums cleaning for £13/hr I think and is great.
If it helps all my self employed cleaners have used my cleaning products and hoover etc whereas agency ones seem to bring their own.

Oh, I'm in the south east London/Kent borders

I don’t think it’s necessary, but it may work out cheaper to get a few polo shirts embroided with your logo and claim them against your taxes.