To give £100 Xmas bonus to cleaner

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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)

I give £60 OP. But you give £100 if you can afford it

Our old cleaner we paid for the two weeks holiday and gave her a bottle of vodka (her drink). She is one of my most loved friends now.

Our current cleaner I am tempted to give a cleaning cloth, a bottle of flash and a link to some YouTube cleaning videos, but instead will smiling nicely and wishing her a happy Christmas.

I think it's generous, but not outrageous. I'm a gardener, I have one private customer where me and a partner spend about 2 hours a week at the property charging £40/hour. The last three or so years at Christmas we've been given a tip of £120 between us, plus some nice wine and chocolates each. I think it's very kind of you, it means a lot to know that work is appreciated.

Woah! Too much! 1 weeks wages would be a good amount!

Well she's nit going to turn it down! If you can afford it and she does a good job go for it.

If you can afford it go for it.

I think it's very lovely of you.

I hope my cleaner's not on here - I've given her £50 for Christmas, not 2 hours ago, which is the same as we pay her per week.

She'll think we're tight sods if she sees this!

If you can afford it, I'm sure she'll appreciate the wonderful bonus.

Times are hard for a lot of people, if you won't miss £100, it would be a lovely gesture.

I think that is a large amount TBH. Most cleaners would be happy with half that.However if you can afford it, then why not ! she will certainly have a very good time !

i think 100 is very generous and if you can afford it why not. Very kind of you.

As others have said, it a very generous amount.

Standard practice at Christmas is to pay one week’s wages. So if you give her £25 a week, you leave that as a gift.

Way too much I think! I was planning on giving my cleaner a box of nice biscuits/chocolates and selection boxes for her kids. I do really appreciate her but can't afford a week's fee plus Christmas bonus.

I normally give £100 + a gift but I've had my cleaner for 15 years now

Like most people, I would give a week's wages in a Christmas card.

Nothing against you giving £100, except that you will probably be creating an expectation that you will do the same in future years. If that's not likely to be a problem, then fine

Bottle of wine and a card here!

Very generous!

That's so lovely, if you can afford it I'm sure it would be much appreciated!

Very kind and generous of you to do that and think of your cleaner:)

Sorry to hi jack my cleaner is £30 a week (£15 an hour). I was going to give the £30 for this week and then she's off next week so I was going to give her £40 - maybe I should give the £30 for the week and £50 cash?!

Week’s pay.

Bloody Hell. I'm going to work as a cleaner if that's the kind of bonus I could expect.

I can't afford a cleaner, never mind a £100 bonus, so I don't know what the 'right' amount would be. I'd suggest an extra week's pay, though.

Do you pay your cleaners over the Christmas holidays ?

If not then giving them a weeks pay isn't really a bonus it just helps make up lost wages.

Op I think if you can afford it then go for it. How nice of you.

£100 is smashing but as she's only been with you eight months, I think £50 would be more appropriate.

i you can afford it and she is good then i cant see how anything i too much.give the woman a million an it would be.if its what you want to do.she will be overjoyed and it miht make a real difference.

I think that's spot on. It's what in France we call "the thirteenth month". One month's worth of pay is a nice bonus and fair, if she's good.