to keep having a cleaner?

[lu9months]

im worker long hours as a dr and they will get longer. my husband is home with the 3 kids from tomorrow (not sure about emergency school provision yet) and he has health problems-he had a brain tumour and he gets exhausted. our cleaner has a 2 yr old and if she doesnt work she doesnt get paid. i want to house disinfected as much as possible, and my husband snd kids could keep well away from her. i know soon we may be on lockdown but until then, AIBU?

Same here. I've told her today that I would be limiting contact- she part times as a carer and her husband has a medical condition so it's for her benefit too.
Will of course be paying her.

I'd totally continue and stay out of her way.😀

I've cancelled mine but will continue to pay her.

Either way just ensure you continue to pay her. Good cleaners are hard to come by and after this madness is over you'll want her to return.

I'm pregnant and cancelled mine as we're trying to self-isolate. I do feel bad about it as I know she needs the money but I don't want to risk her bringing anything into the house. As I'm at home now I have time to do my own cleaning.

Yes I’m continuing to use my dog walker, it’s her families only income. I continue to be paid so I’ll be paying her no matter what, I’ve reassured her of this. Even if she gets sick

Surely as you are a dr this is unreasonable. You are likely to be infected any moment, and spread it to your family. Thus the whole house will have virus on every surface.

Sorry, hope that didn't sound critical. I'm also a front line hcp and in same situation re: likely being infected and giving it to my family.

Your husband is vulnerable. She needs to stop coming in.

I’m keeping mine on, she needs the money. I won’t be spending any time close to her, and she’s cleaning so hands always in water and with gloves. The first thing she does is fill the kitchen sink up with water and clean it, so I’ve no issue with her coming.

I would stop her coming and continue to pay her.

I've cancelled mine. I'm following the guidance so to me it's non-essential.

I've kept mine

My cleaner is coming tomorrow. I am going out for a long, lonely walk while she cleans.

I don’t want to cancel and leave her out of pocket, but also so has only been my cleaner for a few weeks, this will be her third visit. if she had been cleaning for me for months I would continue to pay her, but feeling a bit odd paying her for that long for doing nothing when she only just started - or is this mean?

Still question, but do you all pay by direct debit?

I pay in cash - don’t even know her second name (introduction was through an agency).

@Itwasntme1 I pay via bank transfer once a month. I employ her through an agency though.

I’m struggling with this. I’m self isolating at the minute due to having a cough, but once it’s cleared up and I’m back to “normal”, I can’t decide what to do about my cleaner. On the one hand, I’m asthmatic and have an elderly parent with so need to be restricting contact, but on the other hand, I’m physically disabled and just can’t manage things like changing the bed etc without my cleaner.

She’s a local lady who only cleans for me and one other person, so risk is fairly minimal, but my anxiety is through the roof at the thought of seeing anyone at the minute.