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Original poster

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:
Yetanotherwinter · 17/12/2019 17:04

It’s all relative isn’t it. If you’re loaded then a hundred quid is fine. I’m sure she’d be very appreciative. You sound like a very kind person 💐

MistyCloud · 17/12/2019 17:04

@AlorMy

Very kind of you. Does seem a bit much. I would go for £50.

TrinketsPearls · 17/12/2019 17:04

Very nice of you to do so OP. I don't think its too much. It would put a real spring in my step! Cleaning is a hard job. Its nice to be appreciated Smile

RhubarbTea · 17/12/2019 17:05

I would give her £50 so you have no qualms about being able to repeat that in future years, and maybe also get her a bottle of wine/box of chocolates etc. That would be a lovely thing to do. (For context, I have been the cleaner before.)

BennyTheBall · 17/12/2019 17:07

If you’re giving her £25 a week, I’d say £100 is v generous. We give ours £80 extra at Christmas and pay her £50 pw.

daffyducked · 17/12/2019 17:07

My cleaner will still get paid for the 2 weeks without having to come and clean.

That's plenty.

TheresWaldo · 17/12/2019 17:09

I give £50 to mine.

cstaff · 17/12/2019 17:09

I pay my cleaner €30 every week but this week she will get €100. That is what I have done for the last few years. She is great and I wouldn't want to lose her so if you can afford it I would do it.

isitxmasyet · 17/12/2019 17:10

I pay my cleaner £20 an hour for six hours a week and give her £250 and a gift at Xmas.

I love her and I can afford it so why not

Give what you can afford OP
If £100 is a stretch and would set a precedent You cant manage then make it £50 or £20 and a bottle.

The fact you are even thinking of it makes you a good egg.

Oysterbabe · 17/12/2019 17:11

Ah fuck, I have to tip my cleaner? How much if I don't really like her and already pay her way over the going rate?

AtomicRabbit · 17/12/2019 17:12

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Pfefferkuchen · 17/12/2019 17:12

it's generous but not ridiculous - it's all depends on how much you can afford. No one bats an eyelid when an employee gets a 5 or 10k Christmas bonus, so why should a cleaner not get much on principle? (in some companies, they do receive a very generous bonus)

If it's too much for you for the future, lower it a bit.
you sound lovely, there's nothing wrong in being generous.

NameChangeNugget · 17/12/2019 17:12

Seems right to me

northbacchus · 17/12/2019 17:13

Not sure I agree with the “too much” comments! That’s a lovely thing to do and could make a huge difference to someone.

ScabbyBabby · 17/12/2019 17:13

I don’t think £100 is too much at all. I think it’s stealth boasting to be posting on Mumsnet about it, either that or virtue signalling.

torain6319 · 17/12/2019 17:13

Too much Op! Give her an extra week’s pay but not more than that. Save some for when you’ve caused her a little extra work.

EntirelyAnonymised · 17/12/2019 17:13

Double time is plenty.

BlingLoving · 17/12/2019 17:15

I can't work out why it's a problem if you can afford it. And if your cleaner is good and reliable then frankly a generous bonus at Christmas is only going to work in your favour. We always give ours two weeks paid leave and two weeks bonus at Christmas. We do it because we want to but I'm not going to deny that it's worked out for us too as she is insanely reliable and regularly goes above and beyond. I came in one day to discover that she'd brought a sewing kit from home to sew up a bean/rice door stop thing someone had given us and that had sprung a hole!!!

RightOnTheEdge · 17/12/2019 17:16

Well I'd be over the moon with that or £50 or even £20 to be honest.
It's very kind of you. I was going to say if you can afford it then do it, but if it might be a problem in other years then £50 is still a lovely bonus to get.

Miniloso · 17/12/2019 17:19

Wow, that’s what both my children are getting for Xmas!!!

Spied · 17/12/2019 17:20

I'd give a gift to the value of what I pay her. So £25.
I'd choose a gift rather than cash.i think handing over cash looks like you think she's in dire need.

MerryDeath · 17/12/2019 17:21

that's very generous, if you can afford it and like her then why not, good for you.

Flamingolegs · 17/12/2019 17:21

Do you pay her holiday pay? I used to give mine that amount as I never paid her holidays and she so rarely let me down, if she is worth it to you then YANBU.

Flamingolegs · 17/12/2019 17:22

Now I am the cleaner, maybe I should give myself a bonus Grin

Noflora · 17/12/2019 17:22

£100 is what I give for my 3-4hours a week cleaner