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To give £100 Xmas bonus to cleaner

299 replies

AlorMy · 17/12/2019 16:36

Usually pay her £25 a week.

She’s been cleaning my home about 8 months so first Xmas.

I’m thinking of £100. Is that too much? Not enough?

YABU = too little
YANBU = anything else (just right/too much)

OP posts:
Twinkled · 19/12/2019 08:21

you can afford it do give your cleaner £100. She is reliable and good at what she does , she us worth that tip. Reward her well. Why not . It is only once a year .

VerbenaGirl · 19/12/2019 09:19

Very generous, but if you can afford it - very kind and I'm sure will be very much appreciated. Good move if good cleaners are hard to find and she is goo.

Bluerussian · 19/12/2019 09:24

I don't understand why the op feels the need to run this by us, surely what she gives is private and entirely up to her, there are no official guide lines. Earlier on I suggested £50 as the cleaner has not been working for her that long

Nearly47 · 19/12/2019 11:06

Many people get a bonus that is over a month's pay. So it's not too much. Where are you that you can pay only 25 a week for a cleaner?

Bellapaws · 19/12/2019 11:13

If you can afford a cleaner then the bonus is fine and well deserved

shiveringsparklingtimber · 19/12/2019 11:16

What would you pay a team of two cleaners from a cleaning company? We always have the same team (or pair) and I know they're not paid much. I'm skint but I have to give them something... advice please? (Sorry for the hijack OP)

Moominfan · 19/12/2019 11:20

Very generous of you op. I can't imagine cleaners earning a great lot so would be very well received

Hobbesmanc · 19/12/2019 11:51

We pay ours for 52 weeks so she gets paid holidays. A good reliable cleaner is like gold in our area. We pay her an extra week next week (£50) as a thank you plus a nice gift for her child.

Daffodildainty · 19/12/2019 12:27

I gave mine £100 this year and flowers usually I give £50. She’s been with me for almost 10 years tho and I count her as a family friend. She really needs the money and I’ve had a recent large wind fall. Under normal circumstances £100 us a bit much for a cleaner working such few hours for a short time. Reverse?

katewhinesalot · 19/12/2019 12:40

£100 is a drop in the ocean if you have plenty of money and it could make a huge difference to your cleaners christmas, so if you are well off it's a lovely amount that would be really appreciated.

If OTOH you are a normal family and that £100 makes a big difference to YOU, then go for a smaller amount which will still be appreciated.

MoreSexPleaseImBritish · 19/12/2019 14:04

I'm really friendly with our cleaning lady at my office. she does houses too. She was really made up with a £30 bonus and a bottle of wine from one of her clients.

I think £100 is over the top personally

AutovillaGirl · 19/12/2019 14:39

If you can afford it and she's a good cleaner then that is wonderful. I recently gave up cleaning for an office job and of course I now get holiday pay, but when cleaning, generally if you don't work you don't get paid. So cleaners lose out at holiday times. As a cleaner I used to mainly get bought little presents at Christmas like a box of biscuits or a scarf, one or two people would give £10 or £20 at the most. A good reliable, honest cleaner is hard to find, so it's great that you are showing your appreciation.

pollymere · 19/12/2019 15:18

I've worked in companies where bonus is 5% of salary and others where it's about a month's pay. It's often known as the 13th month. I think as she earns £25/w it's a lovely gesture and about right.

sussexoldspot · 19/12/2019 21:07

Casual NHS cleaner, here. If someone gave me a £100 Christmas bonus I would weep with joy!

kingkuta · 19/12/2019 21:22

£100!! Bloody hell, on a thread a few weeks ago there were loads of MNs saying that they would only spend £30 on their own children Grin

I think that's too much OP when she only comes for a couple of hours a week. I usually give an extra weeks wages and some M&S biscuits and she seems really pleased with that. I'm self employed myself and no way would expect a £100 bonus from a small client!

ssd · 19/12/2019 21:25

That's lovely of you op.

Merryoldgoat · 19/12/2019 22:26

Well. The number of cleaners on here saying they’d be over the moon is enough for me to feel like it’s worth it if you can afford it.

As an aside I gave mine hers today and she tried to give it back because she thought I’d made a mistake. It was obviously welcome and that was a nice feeling and I hope she realises we value her as much as we do.

Skyejuly · 20/12/2019 08:14

I gave up one of my clients a few weeks back. Kind if wish I done it over xmas nowGrin

Freddiemercuarysmoustache · 20/12/2019 08:19

Too much op

Tensixtysix · 20/12/2019 09:18

I've got next week off, but most of my clients have been lovely, got boxes of chocolates, biscits, bubbly and at least £60 extra in cash Smile

Localocal · 20/12/2019 10:14

I give mine a week's pay, too.

myusernamewastakenbyme · 20/12/2019 10:32

I used to be a cleaner...i think i got small gifts like chocs...candles etc....id have been embarassed to receive £100...I think £20 and a bottle of something is plenty.

Fr0g · 20/12/2019 11:18

@Interestedwoman - minimum wage is £8.21, so £25 could easily be 3 hours, also MW is not legally applicable to self employed.
Bit presumptious of you to assume that clearly generous OP is paying below legal minimum and should be paying more.

OP - sounds very generous, I'm sure it would be appreciated - but I also get the point others have made about setting up expectations, and how will cleaner feel if only half the amount next year.

Southmouth · 20/12/2019 11:51

I think it’s very generous bonus, but I think it’s entirely up to you if you could afford or wish to give that amount.

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